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Glasgow Warriors support act Sean Kennedy takes centre stage

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

GOOD THINGS do, indeed, sometimes come in threes, as Sean Kennedy will testify. The 32-year-old scrum-half added gloss to an eventful period in his life by marking his return to the Glasgow Warriors starting...

United Rugby Championship Round 6 Wrap-Up

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

A magic fixture and a bumper crowd Leo Cullen says there was something for everyone in a “magic fixture” as his Leinster team beat champions Munster 21-16 at a packed Aviva Stadium. A crowd...

Match Preview: Glasgow Warriors v Ulster

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Second hosts third in this battle of two BKT URC pacesetters, with both teams having won four of their first five matches. Giving his thoughts, Glasgow head coach Franco Smith said: “Ulster are...

Match Preview: Edinburgh Rugby v Benetton

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Recruiting Ben Healy from Munster is already looking like one of the signings of the season by Edinburgh. The Scottish international fly-half is the leading points scorer in the BKT URC by some distance...

Dempsey starts as Afshar set for debut

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jack Dempsey will make his return to Glasgow Warriors action under the Saturday night lights, as the Scotland international starts at number eight for the visit of Ulster to Scotstoun tomorrow night. The...

Toulouse pay release fee to secure Blair Kinghorn signing

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby centurion and full-back Blair Kinghorn will join Toulouse after next week’s BKT URC match against Ulster – subject to medical – after a six-figure release fee was...

The Lions who will take the field in Edinburgh

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

New trip to Scotland for Benetton Rugby. The green-and-whites are ready to leave for Scotland again: tomorrow evening, Friday 24 November at 8.35 pm, the green-and-whites visit the Hive...

Ritchie to hit century on club appreciation night

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie will become Edinburgh Rugby’s 40th centurion when the capital side face Benetton Rugby at Hive Stadium tomorrow night (Friday 24 November, kick-off 7.35pm)...

Women’s Celtic Challenge returns for the second year with an expanded format

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Celtic Challenge tournament, a cross-border club competition organised by the IRFU, Scottish Rugby and WRU with financial support from World Rugby, has been confirmed to run for a second year and...

Bleak Vodacom URC weekend for South Africa

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Difficult conditions, a lack of discipline and a little bit of unluckiness were part of the mix as all four South African teams came up short in the fifth round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship...