Schmidt unimpressed with lacklustre Ireland
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland claimed maximum points in Rome, but they did not resemble Six Nations champions as Italy gave them a scare. Joe Schmidt was unimpressed with Ireland's performance as they were...
Monday Morning Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCourtney Lawes ruled out of Six Nations England Rugby have released a statement confirming that Northampton Saints' Courtney Lawes will miss the rest of the Six Nations due...
6 Nations U20 Round 3 Reaction
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound Three of the Under-20s Six Nations is in the books after three thrilling Friday night fixtures. It was Ireland who came out on top as they maintained a four-point lead at the summit of the standings...
Vernier grabs hat trick as France Women bounce back
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyGabrielle Vernier scored a brilliant hat-trick as France Women bounced back from defeat to England to see off Scotland 41-10 in Lille.Les Bleues, Grand Slam champions a year ago, had fallen to the English...
Fantastic Franco helps Italy women to historic bonus point win over Ireland
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyItaly continued their unbeaten start to this year's Women's Six Nations by edging Ireland 29-27 in a tight encounter in Parma for their first ever win over the Irish in the Championship.Flanker Giada Franco...
Women's 6 Nations - Best Stats from round 3
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland and France kept up their blistering try-scoring form as they ran in nine and seven tries respectively in the Women’s Six Nations. It was a record-breaking weekend for Italy,...
Selecting An Irish Rugby 31-man Squad for 2019 Rugby World Cup
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing today’s victory over Italy and three rounds of play in the Six Nations completed, Joe Schmidt will be a few steps closer to identifying the 31 players that will travel to Japan for the...
Six Nations Team Of The Week Round Three
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith round 3 of the Six Nations done and dusted we pick our team of the week. 1. Ben Moon - England A strong performance by the English loosehead sees...
Top performers: Italy vs Ireland
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJacob Stockdale 14 tries in 17 internationals for Ireland is an extraordinary return from the young Ulster winger. Topped the majoirty of the attack stats as he made 144 metres going forward, beat 9 defenders...
Conor Murray seals bonus-point victory as Ireland survive Italy scare
7 years ago by The Guardian• Italy 16-26 Ireland• Azzurri led 16-12 at the break but failed to recreate 2013 heroicsIreland tiptoed out of Rome with an unconvincing victory, claiming the four-try bonus point but enduring a serious...
