Johnny Matthews rugby player
Johnny Matthews rugby player

Johnny Matthews

5th Jul 1993 1.82m/107kg Hooker

Rowntree named URC Coach of the season

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster Rugby’s Graham Rowntree has been voted BKT Coach of the Season following another excellent campaign with the Irish province. Having led Munster to BKT URC glory last season, Rowntree and...

Sanele Nohamba wins URC POTY

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lions playmaker Sanele Nohamba has been named Vodacom URC Player of the Season 2024 following a fantastic campaign with the Johannesburg-based franchise.   The award was open to any...

Glasgow make no changes for semi-final

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith has named an unchanged starting XV for tomorrow night’s semi-final showdown in Limerick, as his side take on top seeds Munster for a place in the 2023/24...

Munster v Glasgow Warriors - Road to semi-final

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster overcame Ospreys at Thomond Park and will again be at home in the last four when they face the Warriors, who edged out the Stormers at Scotstoun. The game will take place on Saturday June 15. Here...

URC Awards: Top Try Scorer & Ironman winners announced

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors hooker Johnny Matthews and Munster Rugby’s Shane Daly are the latest players to win a 2023/24 URC Award, having been named OFX Top Try-Scorer and Ironman winners, respectively.   Matthews...

Munster v Glasgow: All you need to know

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

When: Saturday June 15 Where: Thomond Park, Ireland Time: 1800 (UK & IRE); 1900 (SA) Referee: Andrea Piardi AR 1: Federico Vedovelli; AR 2: Gianluca Gnecchi; TMO: Matteo...

United Rugby Championship Quarter-Finals Team Announcements

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Quarter-Finals of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below. #MUNvOSP Three changes from...

Steyn returns for Glasgow ahead of Stormers clash

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Club captain Kyle Steyn will return to the Glasgow Warriors starting XV this weekend, after the winger was selected to lead his team in tomorrow night’s BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-final...

URC Round 18 and Season Stats

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Top Players From R18   Carries: 24 Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors) Defenders Beaten: 9 David Hawkshaw (Connacht) Lineouts Won: 10 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) Metres: 131 Onisi Ratava (Benetton) Passes:...

URC final round review

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Play-off pathway   So, that’s the regular season over and we now know the make-up of the play-offs, with Benetton Rugby and the Ospreys having secured the last two spots in the top eight.   As...