The Baabaas team that beat an England side featuring Andy Goode in 2009
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2009, Martin Corry and Josh Lewsey bade a victorious farewell to English rugby at Twickenham with the Barbarians as they held on for victory despite a late England comeback. Martin Johnson's...
THROWBACK: Leicester Tigers beat Cardiff in a penalty shootout
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn this day in 2009, Leicester Tigers booked a Heineken Cup final date with Leinster after beating Cardiff Blues 7-6 in an historic sudden death penalty shoot-out at the Millennium Stadium. Jordan...
Ulster Dominate PRO14 Team Of The Season So Far
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFour Ulster players have been named in the PRO14’s Team of the Season so far using the Opta stats index. The Opta Index allows genuine opportunities to compare and contrast both...
Ex-Tonga & Cardiff Blues flanker Ma'ama Molitika retires aged 45
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Cardiff Blues flanker & Tonga International Ma'ama Molitika has announced his retirement at the age of 45. Molitika played 18 times for Tonga and represented them at the 2007...
Who Is Next? The England Flyhalves In Waiting
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland has regularly had an excellent playmaker running things from the #10 jersey at test level with George Ford and Owen Farrell currently bossing the position since their respective debuts. The...
Doctor Jamie Roberts says everyone has a part to play as he steps up
6 years ago by Rugby DumpWelsh great Jamie Roberts has said that it is a “privilege” to be able to volunteer as an honorary fellow with the NHS Cardiff & Vale Trust during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ross Moriarty ends speculation over his future
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBritish & Irish Lions and Wales looseforward Ross Moriarty has ended the speculation around his future by rejecting advances from Premiership, TOP14 and other PRO14 clubs by signing a new long-term...
The Curious Case Of Keith Murdoch - The All Black Who Never Returned
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn the early hours of 3 December 1972, sounds of a scuffle broke out in the bowels of the Angel Hotel in Cardiff as 6ft 4in security guard, Peter Grant, was knocked to the floor. Hours earlier,...
The PRO14 Consider Radical End To The Season - Report
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe PRO14 are considering drawing its season to an end with a single match between conference leaders Leinster and Edinburgh. The global pandemic has left the competition on hold...
My favourite game: Wales v England, Five Nations 1999
6 years ago by The GuardianThe feeling among Welsh fans was that something was afoot, that they could deny England a grand slam at WembleyWembley is on loan but today it really must belong to Wales for the final Five Nations game...
