Championship Funding Slashed By 50% by RFU
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Rugby Football Union is set to cut its funding of the Championship, England's second Tier of professional, by 50% throwing the league into turmoil and handing “ring-fencing to the Premiership...
Championship clubs in shock over RFU’s decision to slash funding by 50%
6 years ago by The Guardian• RFU accused of giving Premiership ‘ring-fencing on a plate’• Swingeing cuts of more than £3m come into force next seasonThe Rugby Football Union is to cut its funding of the Championship by...
Australian Round-Up from Round 2 of Super Rugby
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBrumbies & Rebels The Brumbies put one over local foes, the Rebels, in Canberra on Friday evening, thus maintaining an unbeaten record so far in the competition. It was a good attacking...
Ireland end Wales' hopes of back-to-back Grand Slams
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales' hopes of back-to-back Grand Slams were ended as they became Ireland's latest Six Nations victims in Dublin. Ireland handed Wales a first Six Nations defeat in nine matches as...
Six Nations Team of the Weekend Round One
6 years ago by Rugby WorldThere were plenty of strong performances in the first round of the 2020 Six Nations, so Sam Tremlett faced a tricky task selecting a Team of the Weekend. Who makes the cut?Young Star: Alldritt is only...
Farrell And Sexton ‘Delighted’ As Ireland Dig Deep For Winning Start
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsAt the end of a tough Guinness Six Nations battle with Scotland at the Aviva Stadium, Andy Farrell cut a satisfied figure as he reflected on his first win as Ireland head coach. It has been a long wait...
Weekend Round Up
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance kick off their new era with a 24-17 win over England Charles Ollivon led from the front with a double in his first game as captain as France beat England at the start of a new...
France kick off their new era with a 24-17 win over England
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCharles Ollivon led from the front with a double in his first game as captain as France beat England at the start of a new dawn. New captain Charles Ollivon scored a try in each half...
Scotland must show fight for under-pressure Townsend
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGregor Townsend maintained there is much more to come from Scotland after their World Cup failure, and they must step up in the Six Nations. When Gregor Townsend signed a contract...
All Blacks Sevens win first title in Hamilton
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks Sevens extended their record as the most successful team on home soil in the history of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series with a 27-5 defeat of France in the HSBC New Zealand Sevens Cup...
