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...
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...
URC Match Day Programme: Ulster vs Munster
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a fixture that never lacks in physicality or intensity, Munster versus Ulster is a rivalry that dates back to the foundation of the game in Ireland in 1879. Games between the two have occurred on an...
Ulster ready for reigning URC champions Munster
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDan McFarland has named his Ulster side to compete against Munster at Kingspan Stadium in Friday’s BKT United Rugby Championship Round 4 fixture (KO 7 35pm). Ulster hope to bounce back...
White Believes BKT URC Appeal Will Help Lure Boks Back
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJake White believes South Africa’s involvement in the BKT URC will help lure World Cup-winning Springboks back home. The Vodacom Bulls boss feels the fact the country’s four franchises are...
Halaholo Joins The 100-Club After Fighting For His Career
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJust a couple of months ago, there seemed next to no chance of Willis Halaholo becoming a Cardiff Rugby centurion. It looked as though his seven-year stay at the Arms Park was over, with no new contract...
9 CHANGES IN THE ZEBRE XV FOR THE CLASH WITH THE SHARKS
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother South African team on the path of the Zebre . On Friday 10 November the athletes of the ducal franchise will open the fourth round of the BKT United Rugby Championship by...
GUMEDE HANDED DEBUT WITH CARR SET TO LEAD VODACOM BULLS IN CARDIFF
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLoose forward, Celimpilo ‘Mpilo’ Gumede has been handed his debut for the Vodacom Bulls this weekend when the Tshwane-based franchise visits Cardiff Rugby at Arms Park in Wales. Gumede –...
United Rugby Championship Stats Round 3
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter an exciting weekend of the BKT United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from R3 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so...
