Exeter sign two new forwards ahead of the 2021/22 season
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs have bolstered their pack ahead of the new season adding prop Sam Nixon and Lock Ryan McCauley. Tighthead prop joins from French Top 14 side Bayonne while McCauley has joined...
Explainer: The 50:22, Goal line drop-out & the other new law variations and how they work
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Rugby Championship officially kicks off this weekend right off the back of the British and Irish Lions series and with it comes the introduction of the new law variation for test rugby this year. The...
Stuff of fairytales: Steyn tames Lions once more
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was something of a fairytale finish for the Springboks as one Morne Steyn stepped up to the tee to kick the winning points in the game and the series, twelve years after doing the same the...
Rennie backs Lolesio to bounce back from 'rough night with the boot'
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAustralia will rally around Noah Lolesio after his poor kicking handed New Zealand victory in the Bledisloe Cup opener. Noah Lolesio's wayward kicking cost Australia at Eden Park on Saturday,...
Morne Steyn returns to Springboks side as De Allende reaches 50
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDamian de Allende will become the third Springbok in the Castle Lager Lions Series to reach the career milestone of 50 Test caps in Saturday’s decider in Cape Town, where Morné Steyn could...
Trinder joins Championship side Ampthill
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Gloucester centre Henry Trinder has joined Championship side Ampthill in a player-backs coach role. Working under former Wales fly half Paul Turner, Trinder joins...
Lions full-back Hogg 'annoyed and upset' by Le Roux bite allegations
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBritish and Irish Lions full-back Stuart Hogg has denied biting South Africa's Willie Le Roux and says he is "annoyed and upset" by the allegations. Footage emerged on Saturday of Hogg clashing...
Milestone for Kitshoff as Springboks make changes for Second Test
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Steven Kitshoff will earn his 50th Test cap at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday in the second Test of the Castle Lager Lions Series, with Jasper Wiese named at No 8 in this crucial...
USA Rugby to host the All Blacks in Washington DC
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe U.S. Men's National Rugby Team, The Eagles, will host the New Zealand All Blacks, for the first time ever in Washington, DC when they square off on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in the inaugural 1874...
Cooper links up with Wallabies squad
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFly-half Quade Cooper is to be involved in the Australia camp but is not an official member of the 42-man squad. Quade Cooper has been called up to train with Australia ahead of the Bledisloe...
