"Bring back tours!" - Say Wilson, Marshall and Kirwan
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer All Blacks legends Justin marshall, Jeff Wilson and John Kirwan believe a return to the touring system characteristic of the amateur era is the way forward for rugby after COVID-19. The...
Five Young Gun Springboks The Lions Could Face In 2021
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA few youngsters have made their mark against the famed touring side over the years. In 2013, a young Israel Folau made his test debut against Warren Gatland's side while in 2017 Rieko Ioane...
Sean Maitland to leave Saracens at the end of the season?
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland winger Sean Maitland is being linked to a move away from Saracens by multiple sources and make a return to former club Glasgow Warriors. The Glasgow Warriors unofficial...
Potential British and Irish Lions Bolters 2021
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA left-field pick. British and Irish legend Sir Ian McGeechan was well known for making surprising picks when it came to announcing his British and Irish Lions squads with the likes of Will Greenwood...
Sir Cive Woodward's 10 point plan to save rugby
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer England head coach Sir Clive Woodward has issued a ten-point plan to save rugby and reinforced the credentials of Agustin Pichot ahead of the World Rugby chairman election which will be voted...
Lions Legends - Jim Telfer
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyShortly before lunchtime on the 21st of June 1997, the burly frame of a grey-haired, bespectacled man stalked the halls of the British and Irish Lions’ hotel in Cape Town, just hours before the first...
The Journey of Errol Tobias - South Africa's First Black Springbok - Part 2 "Climbing the Ladder"
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTobias' individuality on the field and command of the basics soon earned him a spot in the 1972 Proteas (consisting of the country’s top non-white players) tour to England. The tour was mildly successful...
Four British and Irish Lions Bolters - Forwards
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA left-field pick. Every four years one of the most hotly debated subjects on the British and Irish Lions squad is that of who the next bolter will be. British and Irish legend Sir Ian McGeechan had...
Four British and Irish Lions Bolters - Backs
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA left-field pick. British and Irish legend Sir Ian McGeechan was well known for making surprising picks when it came to announcing his British and Irish Lions squads with the likes of Will Greenwood...
Agustin Pichot pledges to put the British and Irish Lions on the 'global stage
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Los Pumas scrumhalf Agustin Pichot, who is in the running to become the new chairman of World Rugby, says he would take the British and Irish Lions to a global stage if he is elected. The...
