URC will introduce 20-Minute Red Card Trial for 2025/26 Season
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe BKT United Rugby Championship will adopt the global World Rugby trial of the 20-minute red card law for the 2025/26 season. The trial is designed to protect player welfare, improve accuracy in key...
Leinster give AIL star Jerry Cahir short-term contract and issue injury update
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen announces a short-term senior contract for Jerry Cahir.The former Cistercian College, Roscrea prop has made a name for himself over the last few years in the Energia...
Sharks URC Squad Announcement
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySharks head coach John Plumtree has named a 65-man squad to do duty in the upcoming United Rugby Championship that kicks off next week.With a lengthy and demanding season ahead, incorporating the VURC,...
Caelan Doris Confirmed as Leinster Rugby Captain for 2024/25 Season
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby have confirmed that Caelan Doris will continue as club captain for the 2024/25 United Rugby Championship season. Head coach Leo Cullen made the announcement ahead of Leinster’s season...
Leinster lock in coaches with contract extensions
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of the start of the BKT United Rugby Championship season for Leinster on Friday week away to the DHL Stormers in Cape Town, Leinster Rugby Head Coach, Leo Cullen has confirmed a number of changes...
The Golden Lions will host the Griquas in the 2025 Currie Cup Final
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Fidelity ADT Lions will host the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division final for the second successive season when Suzuki Griquas travel to Johannesburg next weekend after the two teams managed to progress...
Lam and Dobson to lead Barbarian F.C. against All Blacks XV
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBarbarian F.C. is delighted to confirm that two of world rugby’s most respected coaches, Pat Lam and John Dobson, will take charge of the invitational side this autumn when they face the All Blacks...
Bulls unveil URC squad with Nortje at the helm
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok forward Ruan Nortje will captain the Bulls in this season’s United Rugby Championship, which begins later this month.In confirming the appointment, new coach Johan Ackermann explained that...
SA Rugby Joins the URC as Shareholders | What It Means
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe United Rugby Championship has confirmed that the South African Rugby Union is now an official shareholder, joining Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales, and investors CVC Capital Partners. South Africa...
SA Rugby becomes URC shareholder
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe United Rugby Championship confirmed on Wednesday that the South African Rugby Union has become the league’s sixth shareholder, joining the Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Welsh rugby unions, along...
