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A look ahead to Ulster's pivotal final pool stage vs Quins

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster travel to Twickenham Stoop to face Pool 2 opponents, Harlequins, with their Round of 16 fate in their hands in Round 4 of the Investec Champions Cup. Ulster will aim to bounce back,...

Ellis Genge gives England a fitness boost ahead of the Six Nations

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The front-row forward is close to a return from his hamstring injury. Ellis Genge is “ready to go” for England in their Guinness Six Nations campaign, according to Bristol boss Pat Lam. The...

Team News: Quins squad named for Cardiff

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Marcus Smith will make his 150th Harlequins appearance as the Londoners travel to Cardiff Rugby on Saturday for round three of the Investec Champions Cup (KO 20:00). The Academy graduate, who made his...

Young returns for Harlequins clash

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Thomas Young returns to the Cardiff starting XV to take on Harlequins in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday (20:00). The open-side flanker has been sidelined since picking up a calf injury in November...

European Rugby crunch time for Prem sides

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The return of European action will see a host of Gallagher Premiership Rugby sides bid to secure safe passage to the knockout stages. For the four English clubs unbeaten in the Investec Champions Cup,...

Newcastle Falcons team to face Benetton

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cameron Hutchison is among the players returning for Newcastle Falcons on Friday when they host Italian side Benetton in EPCR Challenge Cup action. The Kingston Park clash is an 8pm kick-off and sees...

Lawes voted Gallagher Player of the Month for December

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints flanker Courtney Lawes has been voted as December’s Gallagher Player of the Month, winning 47% of the vote in the public poll ahead of Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Finn...

Joe Marler injury blow adds to England worries

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Steve Borthwick has front-row concerns ahead of the Six Nations.   England prop Joe Marler has been ruled out of Harlequins’ Investec Champions Cup clash against Cardiff as his arm injury...

WATCH: Referee fractures three ribs in Premiership fixture

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Referee Tom Foley fractured three ribs after being caught in a collision between Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers players, it has been revealed. Just before Christmas, Foley found himself a little...

Last-chance saloon for some Champions Cup clubs

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

For some clubs in the Investec Champions Cup, this weekend’s Round 3 is the last-chance saloon already. For others, it’s a crucial match in the push for a home tie in the Round of...