Cardiff Blues hooker joins Saracens on loan
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Wales U20 hooker Ethan Lewis will part ways with Cardiff Blues for a while and join up with Mark McCall’s Saracens outfit where he will be on loan as injury cover in the Greene King IPA Championship. Lewis,...
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout stage draws to take place on Tuesday
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe draws for the knockout stages of the 2020/21 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland next Tuesday (9 March). The key event which starts...
Nigel Owens backs Wales speedster Rees-Zammit for B&I Lions
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNigel Owens has backed Wales’ flyer Louis Rees-Zammit to force his way into the British & Irish Lions reckoning. Owens is the first referee to officiate 100 test matches and has...
Looking ahead to the Irish derbies
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyConnacht go into this crucial Conference B showdown with Munster on the back of three straight victories, but they will need to improve after being given an unexpected fright by Benetton last week –...
Eight changes for Munster as they chase a place in the PRO14 final
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere are eight changes to the Munster 23 from the side that won in Cardiff last week with Billy Holland returning to captain the side. A win for Johann van Graan’s side will secure a place...
Priestland opens up on Wales move
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBath flyhalf Rhys Priestland has conveyed that pulling on the Wales jersey again was not his motivation for returning to his home country when he signed with Cardiff Blues, with whom he will join up in...
Rugby Pod divided on THOSE refereeing decisions that favoured Wales
4 years ago by Rugby DumpAndy Goode and Jim Hamilton discuss Wales's 40-24 win over England that took place in Cardiff this past weekend, featuring two controversial Wales tries that Referee Pascal Gauzere has since admitted he...
What it’s like to be a rugby chaplain
4 years ago by Rugby WorldFormer second-row Martin Lewis has been chaplain at Cardiff Blues for more than a decade. He tells RW about his work behind the scenes at the Guinness Pro14 clubRugby pilgrimage: Martin Lewis watches Namibia...
Billy Holland To Retire At End Of Season
4 years ago by Munster Rugby NewsBilly Holland has announced today that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old will call it a day on a marvellous career spanning 14 seasons that saw him become...
Billy Holland To Retire At The End Of This Season
4 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsMunster and Ireland star Billy Holland has announced today that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old will call it a day on a marvellous career spanning 14 seasons...
