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Dan McFarland fired up for Leinster test

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster Rugby head coach Dan McFarland is relishing the prospect of visiting last season’s finalists Leinster Rugby in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16.   Ulster secured their place...

Ulster advance after dramatic win over Sale

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster secured a place in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 in dramatic fashion as they beat Sale Sharks 22-11 in Belfast on Saturday night.   The hosts got over through Rob Lyttle in...

Scotland name 2023 Six Nations training squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bath Rugby wing Ruaridh McConnochie, Glasgow Warriors centre Stafford McDowall and stand-off Ben Healy, who recently agreed a move to Edinburgh Rugby from Munster, are all named in head coach Gregor Townsend’s...

Champions Cup Round of 16 places secured as pool stage heats up

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup produced some exhilarating encounters last weekend as eight teams secured their places in the knockout stage with a game to spare.   Leinster Rugby, Cell...

Match Report: 14-man Sale beaten by Toulouse

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks were eventually beaten 27-5 by Stade Toulousain in the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday despite offering stern resistance after being reduced to 14 men early on.     The...

Match Report: Heartbreak for Ulster amid last-gasp Sclavi try

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Joel Sclavi’s 81st minute try cost Ulster Rugby a famous Heineken Champions Cup victory over defending champions Stade Rochelais, as they fell to a 7-3 defeat in Pool B at the Stade Marcel Deflandre...

Sale Sharks set for humdinger against Toulouse at the AJ Bell

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jono Ross replaces the injured Tom Curry in the back-row and full-back Joe Carpenter starts a match for the first time in over a month as Alex Sanderson makes two changes to the team that toppled Harlequins...

Match Preview: Sale gunning for Toulouse revenge

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks are aiming to bounce back from defeat at Stade Toulousain when they welcome the TOP 14 side to the AJ Bell Stadium in Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday.   Sale...

Match Preview: Ulster eager to notch first win

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster Rugby head to reigning champions Stade Rochelais in dire need of a victory in Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday.   The Irish province have suffered back-to-back defeats...