Alex Rieder forced to retire
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWasps can today confirm that Alex Rieder has been advised to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds. The back-row has suffered lengthy knee and shoulder setbacks over the past...
Champions Cup Highlights: Munster 10-3 Saracens
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA tough game at Thomond Park as Munster claim a 10-3 victory. The conditions made it incredibly difficult for both sides with the only try of the game coming in the 30th minute with Peter O'Mahony crashing...
Can Toulouse claim a fifth Champions Cup title season?
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was the turn of the new century that saw Toulouse become a European giant with the French club reaching the European Champions Cup final five times in the space of seven years, winning three. Yet almost...
Dan Evans banned for four weeks for Kung-Fu kick
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOspreys fullback Dan Evans has been suspended for four weeks after he was issued a red card during his club’s Champions Cup, Round Three match against Racing 92 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. Evans...
Arno Botha handed a three week ban
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster loose forward Arno Botha has been suspended for three weeks following an independent Disciplinary Hearing in London on Wednesday. The Munster forward was sent off during his team’s 10-3 win...
Monday Morning Round Up
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArdie Savea voted All Blacks player of the year by peers Ardie Savea has been voted the best All Black of 2019 in this year's New Zealand Rugby Players Association (NZRPA) awards. The...
Champions Cup Team of the Week Round 3
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother round of the Champions Cup has come and gone! And what a weekend it was with Clermont shining on Friday evening, Munster piping Saracens on Saturday and some pulsating action on Sunday rounding...
Watch: Arno Botha shown a red card in the final moments of Munster's win
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA tough game at Thomond Park saw Munster claim a 10-3 victory over Saracens in testing conditions. The only try of the game coming in the 30th minute with Peter O'Mahony crashing over. Beforehand,...
Racing 92 terminate Leone Nakawara's contract
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRacing 92 have confirmed that Leone Nakawara's contract has been terminated with immediate effect. The Fijian International failed to return to the club on time after the Rugby World Cup and according...
Champions Cup Round 3 Preview
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Champions Cup,Europe’s prestigious club rugby competition, returns to our screens this weekend with a host of mouth-watering fixtures. The next two week’s fixtures push us past the halfway...
