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Thursday Evening Round Up

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins extend Coaching Team contracts Harlequins has today announced contract extensions for Director of Rugby John Kingston, Head Coach Mark Mapletoft and Forwards Coach Graham Rowntree.   In...

8 uncapped players named in England Squad for Six Nations opener

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England head coach Eddie Jones has named his squad to begin preparations for England’s first match of the 6 Nations against Italy in Rome.  Following this weekend’s club fixtures, 35...

Thursday Morning Round Up

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Injury update: George North Wing George North may miss Wales’ Six Nations opener against Scotland after sustaining a knee injury in the English Premiership last weekend.   The injury will...

England U20s name their 32-man Elite Player Squad for the 2017/18 season

6 years ago by England Rugby

The squad, which will compete in the 2018 Six Nations as well as the World Rugby U20 Championship in May, will be led by Steve Bates and fellow coaches Anthony Allen, Richard Blaze and James Ponton.   Of...

France to host the U20 Championship in 2018

6 years ago by France Rugby

World Rugby has today announced that France will host next year's U20 Championship with host cities being Béziers, Perpignan and Narbonne for the five match days (30 May, 3 June, 7 June,...

Marx leads nominations for SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards 2017

6 years ago by South African Rugby

Springbok and Lions hooker Malcolm Marx leads the nominations for the SA Rugby Player of the Year 2017 awards with three, closely followed by four players who bagged two nominations each.   The...

Thursday Evening Round Up

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dragons sign Jarryd Sage from Southern Kings Sage joined the Kings from the Golden Lions earlier this season, but has struggled to command a regular place with the Port Elizabeth side, making just one...

Tuesday Morning Round Up

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Barbarians add 7 players to their squad for Tonga clash Munster great Donncha O’Callaghan joins the squad along with two current Munster players in props James Cronin and Brian Scott.   Also...

Georgia name a 32-man squad for November series

7 years ago by Georgia Rugby

The Georgian head coach has named experienced squad for TBC Rugby Series 2017, which includes two uncapped U20 graduates Mirian Modebadze and Giorgi Kveseladze, who last played for Junior Lelos at World...

London Irish sign former England U20 hooker

7 years ago by London Irish

London Irish have bolstered their front row options with the signing of former England Under-20 hooker Tom Woolstencroft.   A World Rugby U20 Championship winner with England in 2014, the 23-year-old...