How the Irish provinces can progress in the champions cup
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyPool 1 Next match – Lyon v Connacht, Matmut Stadium de Gerland, Saturday 1pm There is a sorry look to the table from a Connacht point of view with just one try bonus point from two games...
Impressive Bonus Point Win Sees Wolfhounds Topple Edinburgh
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe five-try Wolfhounds knocked Edinburgh Rugby off the top of the Celtic Challenge table, with Aoife Wafer touching down twice in a 27-17 bonus point victory for Neill Alcorn’s side. CELTIC...
Attendance Record Broken as BKT URC Sets All-Time High for a Single Round
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother new record has been set by the BKT United Rugby Championship today with the league setting an all-time high for single-round attendance. The 19,703 fans who attended the final game of Round...
New Year Has Terenure Eyeing Up More Success Under Skehan
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTerenure College head coach Sean Skehan and captain Harrison Brewer played key roles in the club winning the All-Ireland League Division 1A, Bateman Cup, Leinster Senior League, and Leinster Senior Cup...
Simon Thomas' BKT United Rugby Championship R9 Review
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyStepping stone success for Ulster Ulster Rugby skipper Iain Henderson insists there is much more to come from his team following their landmark 22-21 victory away to BKT URC league leaders Leinster...
STAT ATTACK: Duhan van der Metre, Billy Burns brilliance & more from Round 9
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWe've picked out some of the best stats from Round 9 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. EDINBURGH V GLASGOW WARRIORS Duhan van der Merwe made more carry metres than any other player in Round...
OPINION: It’s time for Ulster to push on and join European rugby’s elite
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing their epic 22-21 win over Leinster at their Dublin fortress, Ulster coach Dan McFarland has challenged his squad to now push on and become one of Europe’s big hitters. “We...
Connacht beat Munster but win comes at a cost
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIRISH COACH Andy Farrell will anxiously await news on the extent of an injury picked up by winger Mack Hansen, which forced him off in the closing stages as Connacht ended a five-match losing run with...
Connacht squad named for 2024 opener with Munster
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Connacht matchday 23 has been named for Monday’s New Year’s Day clash with Munster at a sold-out Sportsground (k/o 3pm). There are six changes from the side that started the narrow loss...
Sam Prendergast to start his first Interpro
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen has named the Leinster 23 to face Ulster Rugby in the BKT United Rugby Championship on New Year’s Day in a sold-out RDS Arena (KO: 5.15pm – live on RTÉ...
