Winners & Losers: British and Irish Lions Squad Announcement
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEvery four years players from all the Home Nations eagerly await to hear their name as the British and Irish Lions squad is announced. This year, Warren Gatland was not short on some surprise...
Eight Scotsman make the Lions squad
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has named more Scottish players in his 2021 British and Irish Lions touring squad than his last two squads combined. Ahead of the tour to Australia in 2013, just four players...
The Omitted British & Irish Lions XV
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has made a number of surprising calls for his squad to tour South Africa. The one unsurprising call was Alun Wyn Jones being named captain of the touring side. The 2021...
Rory Best picks his British and Irish Lions XV
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer British and Irish Lions hooker and Ireland captain Rory Best has named his Lions test XV to face the Springboks. Best played over 100 test matches for Ireland and captained the side at...
Seven players who may have enough credit with Warren Gatland to make the Lions squad
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBritish and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland will be naming the 36 players who will tour to South Africa on Friday. With the squad announcement coming up, we take a look at seven players...
2021 British and Irish Lions Tour: Predicting the 36-man squad
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland selected 41 players to tour New Zealand four years ago but his preparation for the tour to South Africa will be vastly different. The British and Irish Lions have a shorter tour to...
Champions Cup Quarter-Finals Team Of The Week
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster, Toulouse, La Rochelle and Bordeaux are through to the Champions Cup semi-finals following their respective victories this weekend. In the semi-finals, La Rochelle will...
Leinster sink Exeter at Sandy Park
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster progress into the Champions Cup semi finals after Leo Cullen's men fought back from 14-0 down to beat Exeter 22-34 at Sandy Park on Saturday. After less than 20 minutes, it looked as...
Eight mouth-watering head to heads in the Champions Cup quarter-finals this weekend
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJust eight teams remain in the Champions Cup as they take the field this weekend to narrow that number to just four. We have picked out eight of the best head to heads to keep an eye on...
Readers' Six Nations Team of the Tournament
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe ask for your opinion and you gave it! The results are in and this is your Six Nations team of the competition. Front row: Wyn Jones, Ken Owens and Tadhg Furlong Wyn Jones...
