Richie Vernon to call time on stellar career
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRichie Vernon will retire at the end of the current 2018/19 season after a remarkable thirteen-year career at the highest level. Vernon joined London Scottish last summer from Glasgow...
Monday Evening Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPremiership Rugby and LNR release a joint statement on Nations Championship concept The controlling bodies of England's Premiership and France's Top 14 have responded to World Rugby's Nations...
6 Nations - Who can win it?
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 6 days time we will know who will be crowned the 2019 Six Nations Champions. What we don't know is who and there are 3 teams in the running, Wales, England and Ireland. Wales are looking to to win it...
Six Nations: Scotland Squad Update
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland back-three trio Tommy Seymour, Blair Kinghorn and Stuart Hogg have been ruled out of this Saturday’s final Six Nations Test against England at Twickenham. Seymour...
England’s Maro Itoje out of Scotland game as injury ends his Six Nations
7 years ago by The Guardian• Second row has returned to Saracens for rehabilitation• Itoje suffered setback in knee ligament injury recoveryMaro Itoje has conceded defeat in his battle to be fit for the climax to England’s...
Six Nations: Marcus Smith gets England call-up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland head coach Eddie Jones has called up 31 players to prepare for England’s final Guinness Six Nations match against Scotland at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday. Maro Itoje (Saracens)...
Monday Morning Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa Sevens victorious in Vancouver The Springbok Sevens team claimed their first Canada Sevens title in Vancouver on Sunday when they beat France by 21-12 in the final of the...
Ireland set their sights on historic U20 Grand Slam
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNewly-crowned champions Ireland U20s remain on course for a grand slam of victories after beating France, while a win for England leaves them in contention for second place. Ireland will...
Warren Gatland gears up for grandest of send-offs but Wales must raise game
7 years ago by The GuardianCoach can celebrate Cardiff farewell with a third grand slam but his side will need to improve significantly on the error-strewn display against Scotland if they are to see off IrelandWales will not linger...
Recent history is on Wales’s side but England can have final word
7 years ago by The GuardianEddie Jones’s side have been strong but Warren Gatland’s gritty Wales team are on the verge of northern supremacyPredicting the winner of this year’s Six Nations entering the final week is almost...
