Premiership teams gear up for round 2 of the Champions Cup
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup returns with a strong Anglo-French feel to this weekend’s fixtures. Across both competitions, five Premiership Rugby sides are in action against French...
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS SIGN HOOKER HENRY WALKER
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints today announce that hooker Henry Walker has joined the Club from Ealing Trailfinders with immediate effect. The 105kg 26-year-old arrives at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s...
Four changes for Sale ahead of Champions Cup opener
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyAlex Sanderson has made four changes to his XV to face Glasgow Warriors in the first pool stage game of this season’s Investec Champions Cup. England quartet George Ford, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ben Curry...
Premiership Rugby signs French broadcast deal
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyPremiership Rugby returns to French television screens having penned a one-year deal with broadcast giants beIN Sports, beginning with Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks on Sunday, December 1. The Premiership...
England Squad Update
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyCadan Murley (Harlequins) and Tom Curry (Sale Sharks) have been called up to England’s 36-player squad, replacing Elliot Daly (Saracens) and Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby) as preparations begin for the...
Stafford McDowall to captain Scotland against Portugal
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyStafford McDowall will lead Scotland on Saturday as they take on Portugal in the third match of The Famous Grouse Nations Series at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in front of more than 55,000 supporters. McDowall...
Prem Rugby Cup round 2 review
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo trebles and a double hat-trick were scored in a blockbuster second round of the Premiership Rugby Cup. Eight of the 10 Gallagher Premiership Rugby clubs secured a win with seven of them boasting...
Prem Cup: What we learned from the opening round
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe opening round of the Premiership Rugby Cup provided plenty of excitement as the race to follow in Gloucester Rugby’s footsteps got underway. There were derby battles, emerging stars and plenty...