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Match Preview: Challenge Cup final to see new winner crowned

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Friday night’s EPCR Challenge Cup final will see one club lift the trophy for the first time as Glasgow Warriors clash with RC Toulon at the Aviva Stadium.   17 clubs have won the EPCR...

Johan Goosen picks up the Gilbert Golden Boot Award

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Johan Goosen has been named the winner at the 2022/23 URC Awards picking up the Gilbert Golden Boot.     This prize recognises the season’s most accurate place-kicker,...

URC Awards: Try of the Season & Ironman Named

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Benetton centre Joaquin Riera and Emirates Lions full-back Quan Horn have added their names to the United Rugby Championship Awards list picking up Try of the Season and the Ironman awards respectively.   Benetton...

Preview: Bulls vs Leinster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls stopped the rot in spectacular fashion last week as they hammered Zebre to claim their first win in five games in the United Rugby Championship. They scored 78 points in that encounter but this...

What’s At Stake In Round 18 Of The BKT URC?

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

DHL Stormers v Benetton (5.30pm, Friday)Having been in second spot for so long this season, the DHL Stormers relinquished that all-important position with last weekend’s 26-24 defeat at home to Munster....

Bulls unchanged for Leinster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls have named an unchanged matchday 23 that will do duty against table-topping Irish side, Leinster in the ultimate round of the 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld...

Massive weekend for SA teams in final URC pool round

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A massive final round of United Rugby Championship pool matches awaits the South African teams this weekend, as the competition builds up to the playoffs early next month where the top teams will be chasing...

URC Round 18 Stats: Lions vs Zebre Parma

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look at the match stats ahead of round 18 of the United Rugby Championship.  Lions   Quan Horn has played more URC minutes this season than any other player – all but one of his...

How the Round 17 matches played out in the URC

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster, Connacht and the Vodacom Bulls joined Leinster, the DHL Stormers, Ulster and Glasgow Warriors in the Final Eight with one round remaining. The Stormers saw their 19-game winning streak in Cape...

URC Play-Off Race Blown Wide Open

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Scarlets’ stunning 32-20 victory over the star-studded Cell C Sharks and the Emirates Lions’ 32-28 comeback triumph away to Benetton mean 14 of the 16 sides in the league can still finish...