Former Scotland captain and Lion Smith dies aged 50
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Scotland captain and British and Irish Lion Tom Smith has died at the age of 50. Smith was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2019 and sadly passed away on Wednesday. Capped...
Mack Hansen returns to the Ireland starting line up to face Scotland
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAndy Farrell has named the final Ireland Match Day Squad of the 2022 Guinness Six Nations Championship ahead of the Round 5 clash with Scotland at Aviva Stadium this coming Saturday. Johnny Sexton...
On This Day: The St Patrick's Day Grand Slam!
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn this day in 2018, Ireland were ruthless as they claimed their third Grand Slam at Twickenham, Jacob Stockdale scoring a record-breaking try in a win over England. Jacob Stockdale made...
Four Classic Grand Slam Deciders Involving England
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance and Ireland remain in the race for the 2022 Six Nations, with all three fixtures taking place on Super Saturday! Wales hosts Italy in the opening game of the day, with Wayne...
Townsend 'delighted' with Scotland win in Italy
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland responded to back-to-back defeats by earning a 33-22 Six Nations win against Italy in Rome. After Ireland dominated the late stages of a 32-15 Six Nations...
England 15-32 Ireland: Farrell's side stay in title hunt after early Ewels red card
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland put up an incredible fight a man down after a nightmare start, but it is Ireland who remain in contention for the title. Charlie Ewels was sent off after only 82 seconds as Ireland...
Six Nations: The Breakdown – Galthie's France two steps from Grand Slam glory as England eye Paris decider
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance are rolling towards a possible Grand Slam as they arrive in Cardiff for game four in their Six Nations mission, but Fabien Galthie's team must not switch off now. The championship...
Wales look to give Les Bleus a first defeat in the 2022 Six Nations
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales may be out of the running in terms of winning the competition, though playing for pride will be enough for Wayne Pivac’s men who will be hunting their second win of the 2022 campaign. However,...
Jones questions Ireland's ability to stand up to England's physicality
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland head coach Eddie Jones has been busy in the press this week, first talking up Ireland as favourites and then suggesting that Andy Farrell’s men would be chased all over the park at Twickenham. Jones’...
The Weekend's World Rankings Permutations
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance could climb to their equal highest-ever World Rugby Ranking this weekend while Wales could drop to eighth place. Second place in the World Rugby rankings is on the line this weekend...
