Warren Gatland Names The 2021 British & Irish Lions Squad
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Warren Gatland, has today named a 37-man squad to tour South Africa for the 2021 Castle Lager Lions Series. Gatland has also named Alun Wyn Jones as captain for...
Blade Thomson signs new Scarlets contract
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlade Thomson has signed a new contract to stay at Parc y Scarlets, confirms the club. The versatile back-rower, capped 10 times by Scotland, arrived in Llanelli from Super Rugby side the Hurricanes...
Scarlets announce new head coach
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets legend Dwayne Peel will return to his former club to take charge as head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season. Peel donned the Scarlets on 151 occasions. He was capped 76 times for Wales...
Law Trials Confirmed for Rainbow Cup
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThree law variations will be trialled in the Rainbow Cup starting next week, Red Card Replacements, Captain’s Challenge and Goal-line drop-outs all come in to affect for the tournament. Alan...
Scarlets and Wales hooker Ryan Elias signs new deal
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHooker Ryan Elias has become the latest Wales international to sign a new deal with the Scarlets. Hailing from Carmarthen, the 26-year-old is one of a number of home-grown products in the Scarlets...
Warren Gatland announces coaching staff for 2021 Lions tour
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has announced his coaching staff for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. After much uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it was finally decided that...
Tommy O'Donnell announces retirement
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTommy O’Donnell has announced today that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. A one-club man, O’Donnell has made 186 Munster appearances...
All the Champions Cup quarter-final line ups
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUpdate to the latest version of the Ultimate Rugby app here Quarter-final notes. • Home clubs have a 76% success rate from the 96 tournament quarter-finals which have been played...
Sale Sharks smell La Rochelle blood in the water
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe quarter-finals will kick off at Stade Marcel-Deflandre as La Rochelle host Sale Sharks. The French outfit had the better of the Cherry & Whites last weekend in a 27-16 victory at Kingsholm....
Jake Ball escapes punishment for dangerous clearout on Faf de Klerk
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales and Scarlets lock Jake Ball has escaped a citation for his dangerous clear out on Sale Sharks' scrumhalf Far Faf de Klerk during the Champions Cup round of 16. The Springbok scrumhalf...
