Racing off the mark in Top 14 as champions Toulouse remain winless
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyToulouse won the Top 14 last season but they have been beaten in each of their first two matches at the start of the 2019-20 campaign. Racing 92 bounced back on Sunday...
Round 1 of the Top 14 by the numbers
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe opening round of the Top 14 saw Lyon score the most tries with 7 and Antoine Hastoy of Pau top the points log with a haul of 18. A number of players bagged a brace this weekend with...
Top 14 Highlights: Lyon v Stade Francais
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUnlike their opening game last year where they drew to Toulouse 16 - all. Lyon managed to get one over their opposition this evening. 43 - 9 was the final score as the home side absolutely demolished Stade...
Weekend Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbySharks book last Currie Cup semi-final berth The Sharks booked the last semi-final berth in the Currie Cup with a bonus-point 48-40 victory against a gutsy Blue Bulls outfit at Loftus Versfeld...
Bayonne stun Racing 92 on opening day, Toulouse beaten
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere were shock wins for Bayonne and Bordeaux-Begles as the Top 14 returned for the 2019-20 season on Saturday. Newly promoted Bayonne celebrated an opening-day upset as the...
Savea scores as Toulon start campaign with Agen trouncing
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer New Zealand winger Julian Savea scored as Toulon crushed Agen 44-25 on Saturday in the opening round of the French Top 14 campaign. Savea, 29, who failed to score until three months into last season,...
Josua Tuisova scores a sensational try before throwing the ball at the linesman!
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFijian winger Josua Tuisova scored a stunning try in Fiji's 38-13 win over Canada on Saturday. However, the Fijian accidentally threw the ball at a linesman in the act of celebrating the...
Friday Morning Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPetaia, Polota-Nau and Pocock return to Wallabies squad Wallabies rookie Jordan Petaia has been named in Australia’s squad for the final Rugby Championship clash of 2019 against New Zealand...
Bastareaud makes positional switch for Lyon's pre-season clash
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer French International centre, Mathieu Bastareaud is set to make his first appearance for his new club, Lyon. Bastareaud missed out on a place in the France Rugby World Cup squad and...
Ten years on, where are the 2009 Emerging Springboks now?
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn the 23rd of June 2009, the Emerging Springboks piled the pressure on the British and Irish Lions, after the tourist lost the opening test to the Springboks, as they picked up 13 all draw. We...
