Sharks look to turn URC fortunes around at home
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks are back in Durban this week with the sole aim to get their Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign back on track, while the other three South African franchises are nearing the end of their...
Four wins on the bounce for Quins
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHarlequins made it fours wins on the bounce with a thrilling 25-29 bonus point victory over Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. In a seesawing contest, Quins scored five tries, including a brace to Player...
Connacht travelling squad to South Africa named
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Connacht management team have named a 29-man travelling squad to South Africa for the BKT United Rugby Championship fixtures against the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls. This evening the squad...
‘I heard what I heard’ – Tom Curry stands by racism claim against Bongi Mbonambi
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland flanker Tom Curry stands by his accusation that South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi racially abused him in the World Cup semi-final. World Rugby found “insufficient evidence” to back...
Scarlets suffer late heartbreak
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets suffered a heartbreaking late defeat to Emirates Lions in a nail-biting BKT United Rugby Championship clash at Parc y Scarlets. With just two minutes left on the clock, a charged down kick saw...
Tough weekend for SA URC sides in Italy as Stormers go down to Benetton
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStormers’ failure to capitalise on their opportunities led to their second defeat in the early stages of the United Rugby Championship (URC) season. The 2022 champions of the URC went down 20-17...
Round 4 United Rugby Championship Previews
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of Round 4 of the BKT United Rugby Championship journalist Simon Thomas provides his Previews. Zebre Parma v Hollywoodbets Sharks 17.30 UK & IRE / 18:30 ITA / 19:30 SA, Friday While both teams...
Vermeulen ‘keen’ on possible Stormers reunion
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJohn Dobson says he is hoping that Duane Vermeulen’s proposed move into coaching at the DHL Stormers is finalised in the next couple of weeks. DYLAN JACK reports. Vermeulen has been linked...
Italian beauty hiding deadly URC beasts
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTreviso and Parma are popular tourist destinations but Benetton and Zebre Parma have turned the breath-taking landscapes of northern Italy into a treacherous hunting ground for travelling teams in the...
Scarlets welcome back Wales internationals to face Lions
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales caps Tom Rogers, Ryan Elias and Taine Plumtree return to the Scarlets starting XV for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship round four encounter with Emirates Lions at Parc y Scarlets (17:15...
