REACTION: How players reacted to their inclusions in the Lions Squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEvery four years, players from all Home Nations eagerly await their name as the British and Irish Lions touring squad is announced. This year Warren Gatland threw in a number of surprises...
Warren Gatland Names The 2021 British & Irish Lions Squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Warren Gatland, has today named a 37-man squad to tour South Africa for the 2021 Castle Lager Lions Series. Gatland has also named Alun Wyn Jones as captain for...
Blade Thomson signs new Scarlets contract
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlade Thomson has signed a new contract to stay at Parc y Scarlets, confirms the club. The versatile back-rower, capped 10 times by Scotland, arrived in Llanelli from Super Rugby side the Hurricanes...
Scarlets announce new head coach
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets legend Dwayne Peel will return to his former club to take charge as head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season. Peel donned the Scarlets on 151 occasions. He was capped 76 times for Wales...
Law Trials Confirmed for Rainbow Cup
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThree law variations will be trialled in the Rainbow Cup starting next week, Red Card Replacements, Captain’s Challenge and Goal-line drop-outs all come in to affect for the tournament. Alan...
Scarlets and Wales hooker Ryan Elias signs new deal
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHooker Ryan Elias has become the latest Wales international to sign a new deal with the Scarlets. Hailing from Carmarthen, the 26-year-old is one of a number of home-grown products in the Scarlets...
Warren Gatland announces coaching staff for 2021 Lions tour
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland has announced his coaching staff for the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. After much uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it was finally decided that...
Tommy O'Donnell announces retirement
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTommy O’Donnell has announced today that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. A one-club man, O’Donnell has made 186 Munster appearances...
All the Champions Cup quarter-final line ups
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUpdate to the latest version of the Ultimate Rugby app here Quarter-final notes. • Home clubs have a 76% success rate from the 96 tournament quarter-finals which have been played...
Sale Sharks smell La Rochelle blood in the water
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe quarter-finals will kick off at Stade Marcel-Deflandre as La Rochelle host Sale Sharks. The French outfit had the better of the Cherry & Whites last weekend in a 27-16 victory at Kingsholm....
