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Blast from the Past: 'Jones credits Guardiola with revitalising his coaching style' (2016)

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England boss Eddie Jones changed his coaching style after spending a day learning from Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich.   England coach Eddie Jones says a day spent with Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola...

10 Things You May Not Know About Maro Itoje

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

One of the most popular players on the globe, Maro Itoje has achieved a great deal in both his international and club career, winning trophies with Saracens and England.      He...

10 Great Sledges in Rugby

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fans and players love a good verbal joust on the pitch from time to time. While more common in the sphere of, say, cricket, a bit of sledging is no foreign concept on the rugby field. We take a look at...

Premiership Rugby seals new partnership with ITV Sport

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Premiership Rugby and ITV can today announce a game-changing new partnership to show, free-to-air, live Premiership Rugby matches and a weekly highlights programme up until the end of the 2023-24 season.     This...

A look at the 5 uncapped players in the Scotland squad

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland boss Gregor Townsend named five uncapped players in his squad of 39 to tackle the 2022 Six Nations.    The Scots commence their campaign with a cracking clash against England at Murrayfield...

Andy Farrell names his 37 player squad for Six Nations

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andy Farrell and the Ireland coaching group have named a 37 player squad ahead of the 2022 Six Nations Championship which commences in early February.   The squad will be captained by Johnny Sexton...

Scotland announce 2022 Six Nations squad

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend has named five uncapped players in his 39-man squad for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations including Saracens back-rower Andy Christie and London Irish scrum-half Ben White.   Rory...

Pieter-Steph du Toit picks his top 5 players in the world

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby World Cup-winning flanker and the 2019 World Player of the Year, Pieter-Steph du Toit has named the five players who he highly rates most.   The South African forward appeared on World...

A look at the 6 new faces in the England squad

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones’ recent announcement of his England squad for the imminent 2022 Six Nations brought with it some exciting new names which have tongues wagging in England and abroad.    “Selecting...

England Six Nations Squad Announced

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones has named a 36-player England squad to begin preparations for the Guinness Six Nations. The squad will meet in Brighton on Monday [24 January] for a five-day training camp.  They...