Discover the 2026/27 Top 14 Calendar
1 day ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2025/2026 season once again confirmed the TOP 14's momentum. The championship recorded a record average attendance of 16,256 spectators per match , a 10% increase over the last...
Pools Confirmed | Champions & Challenge Cup Draw Complete
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyThe stage is set for another blockbuster Investec Champions Cup campaign, with the draw producing four mouth-watering pools packed with champions, historic rivals and European heavyweights. Tier...
Scarlets appoint Aaron Dundon as Lead Forwards Coach
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets are delighted to announce the appointment of Aaron Dundon as the club's Lead Forwards Coach ahead of the 2026-27 season. Widely respected as one of Irish rugby's brightest forward coaches,...
The France squad for the Nations Championship
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe French national team coaching staff has announced the 33-man squad selected to participate in the first part of the Nations Championship. Les Bleus will travel to the Southern Hemisphere to face New...
Seven Munster Departures Confirmed
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster Rugby can confirm that senior players Tony Butler, Fionn Gibbons, Paddy Patterson and Andrew Smith will depart the province this summer. We can also confirm that Academy props George Hadden and...
RETURNING HOME: Cheslin will bring what the Stormers have lacked
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok double World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe’s decision to return home from the start of next season to play for the DHL Stormers will bring something that their game model desperately requires...
Cullen names Leinster team for Champions Cup final
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyPaddy McCarthy returns to matchday 23 for the first time since January The Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Union Bordeaux Bègles in the 2025/26 Investec Champions...
Bordeaux receive double ban ahead of Champions Cup clash with Bath.
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBordeaux suffer 2 bans for Sunday's match with Bath: Yannick Bru - Head Coach - disrespecting authority of a match official Jefferson Poirot - loosehead prop - high tackle. Bordeaux-Begles...
Ulster team named to face Leinster in home interpro derby
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster Rugby Head Coach, Richie Murphy, has named his Ulster side to take on provincial rivals, Leinster Rugby, in Round 15 of the BKT United Rugby Championship at Affidea Stadium tomorrow night. (KO:...
The Remarkable Rise of BKT URC Top Try Scorer Joshua Kenny
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJoshua Kenny is in seventh heaven having emerged as one of the real breakthrough players of this season. The 22-year-old winger only made his Leinster Rugby debut in October, but has proved a...
