Grégory Alldritt voted 2023 EPCR Player of the Year
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stade Rochelais No 8 and captain, Grégory Alldritt, has capped off an outstanding EPCR season by being voted as the 2023 EPCR Player of the Year. A leading light in the Stade...
Julien Marchand secures EPCR Player of the Year nomination
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyStade Toulousain captain Julien Marchand is among the nominees for the 2023 EPCR Player of the Year award after leading the five-time champions to four straight wins in this season’s pool stage. The...
Fourth shot at Challenge Cup glory for Toulon
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith RC Toulon set to take on Lyon in the EPCR Challenge Cup final in Marseille on May 27, here's a look back at their previous three appearances in the competition’s showpiece game. 2010:...
Preview: Wasps bid to halt Lyon’s winning run
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWasps will need to halt Lyon’s six-match winning streak in the EPCR Challenge Cup this season in the clubs’ first ever meeting in Europe if they are to progress to their second final in the...
A history of penalty shootouts in rugby
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaturday's Champions Cup quarter-final between Munster and Toulouse produced a rare occurrence in rugby as the game had to be decided on a shootout. While knock out games in football...
Steffon Armitage to leave Biarritz and return to 'where it all started'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBiarritz flanker Steffon Armitage will leave the TOP14 club at the end of the season to join National club Nice in the third division of France. Armitage confirmed the news in an...
Watch: Alfie Barbeary scores a hattrick in Wasps' win
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAlfie Barbeary's hattrick against Biarritz fires Wasps into the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup. Lee Blackett's side will face either Edinburgh or Bath in the final eight after claiming a...
A history of penalty shootouts in rugby
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaturday's Top 14 Access Match produced a rare occurrence in rugby as the game had to be decided on a shootout. While knock out games in football will often go to penalty shootouts, the...
Watch: Steffon Armitage slots the match winning kick for Biarritz in a penalty shootout
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNot since the 2009 Champions Cup semi-final between Leicester Tigers and Cardiff has a top-flight European match or any top-flight match gone to a penalty shootout. However, on Saturday that all...
Antoine Dupont crowns stellar season with European Player of the Year Award
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAntoine Dupont has capped an outstanding season by becoming the first French player to win the prestigious EPCR European Player of the Year award. The scrum-half had already scored four tries in this...
