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Bulls boosted by returning Springboks

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls have been given a timely boost with the return to the starting XV of Springboks Cameron Hanekom, Marcell Coetzee and Willie le Roux. Hanekom missed out on the round 16 match in Scotland, whilst...

British & Irish Lions Omitted XV

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andy Farrell names his 38 man squad to tour Australia for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour, here is our 15 that have missed out and should keep themselves 'available'   Nicky Smith - Wales Jamie...

British & Irish Lions Squad Announced

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The eyes of the rugby world fell upon the O2 arena in London, England where Ieuan Evans (B&I Lions Chair and Tour Manager) along with head coach Andy Farrell announced the touring squad for the...

Black Ferns XV to play the Springbok Women

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Black Ferns XV will play two matches against the Springbok Women this year in South Africa in another boost to New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) women’s high-performance programme.The two international...

Five changes for Edinburgh ahead of semi-final showdown

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby welcome the return of several Scotland internationals for tomorrow’s EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final showdown against Bath Rugby at Hive Stadium.  Head Coach...

Disciplinary: Louis Brown, Newcastle Falcons

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The case of Louis Brown, Newcastle Falcons, was heard on papers by an independent panel, chaired by Martin Picton, sitting with Christian Scotland-Williamson and Kylie Hutchison.Brown was shown a red card...

Jack Mann to join Gloucester ahead of next season

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gloucester Rugby is pleased to reveal the signing of back-row Jack Mann, from United Rugby Championship (URC) club, Glasgow Warriors, ahead of the 2025/26 season. Before his professional debut, Jack...

Blackett and McGuigan to join England coaching team for tour of Argentina and US

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

England Rugby has today announced that Lee Blackett and Byron McGuigan will join Steve Borthwick’s coaching team for the upcoming summer tour to Argentina and the United States. Blackett, currently...

URC Round 16 Preview

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cardiff Rugby v Munster Rugby, 7.35pm, Friday   James Botham says Cardiff will have to produce their best performance of the season to come out on top in their huge clash with play-off rivals Munster.   The...

Red Roses team to play France at Allianz Stadium

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Emma Sing will earn her 3rd Red Roses start on Saturday when John Mitchell’s side host France in the final round of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations at Allianz Stadium. The back-to-back...