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Eddie Jones to name England squad next week

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England head coach Eddie Jones will name his squad for the Summer tests against the USA and Canada next week Thursday.   Jones will be without the likes of Mako Vunipola, Maro Itoje, Jamie George,...

Jamie Ritchie to lead 37-man Scotland squad

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland have named a 37-man squad for their summer tests against England A, Romania and Georgia with industrious flanker Jamie Ritchie named as the man to lead the side.    Mike Blair will...

Ireland U20s Head Coach: ‘It Was A Real Test And The Players Really Stepped Up’

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland U20s Head Coach Richie Murphy says his side’s intense work-out against Leinster ‘A’ on Friday will be a hugely valuable stepping stone towards this summer’s...

Carl Fearns makes his first start against Exeter

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Carl Fearns makes his first start for Newcastle Falcons on Sunday when they travel to Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs (kick-off 1.30pm).   The experienced forward has made a telling impact from...

Bhatti and Ojomoh start against Harlequins

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie Bhatti and Max Ojomoh will both earn their first Premiership starts when Bath Rugby head to Harlequins on Saturday.   Scotland international Bhatti has featured nine times in Blue, Black and...

13 new caps named in Samoa's squad to face Maori All Blacks, Tonga

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Thirteen new caps have been included in the Manu Samoa rugby squad to play the Māori All Blacks and Tonga in June and July.   Leinster bound prop Michael Alaalatoa will captain the 31-man squad...

Matawalu & Allen to leave Glasgow Warriors

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A brace of club centurions will depart Scotstoun at the end of the 2020/21 campaign, with Niko Matawalu and Alex Allan set to leave Glasgow Warriors following the conclusion of the Guinness Rainbow Cup.       The...

Stander captains Munster in his final game at Thomond Park

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Munster side has been named for Friday’s PRO14 Rainbow Cup clash against Cardiff Blues at Thomond Park (7.35pm).   There are seven changes to the side as Mike Haley, Rory Scannell, Joey...

Cameron Redpath suffers serious knee injury

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Young Scottish centre, Cameron Redpath, has suffered a serious knee injury which could see him out of action until next year.    The 21 year-old ruptured his ACL while playing for...

Tom Lambert signs first professional deal with Glasgow

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors have secured the services of another of their young, Scottish talents ahead of the 2021/22 campaign, after highly-rated loose-head Tom Lambert put pen to paper on his first professional...