URC Round 17 Preview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEdinburgh Rugby v Munster Rugby. Friday 7.35pm The first of two sell-outs in the BKT URC this weekend, with a capacity crowd of 7,774 set to watch this meeting between two in-form teams at Hive...
World Rugby Women's Rankings preview: 11-12 May
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe men’s and women’s World Rugby Rankings are calculated using a points exchange system, in which sides take points off each other based on the match result. Whatever one side gains, the other...
Duncan Weir – the Glaswegian Kid who has come full circle
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGrowing up, many of us have dreamed about playing for our local club, running out in front of family and friends, and wearing those colours with pride. For Glasgow’s Duncan Weir, it started off...
Highlanders name team for battle of the Mainland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThis weekend’s round 12 match up between the Highlanders and the Crusaders is a fitting fixture for a Culture round as it encapsulates the culture of rugby fandom in the South Island. A...
Raptors Grab Bonus Point in Home Finale Loss to Peñarol
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe American Raptors finished up their 2024 home season with a 24-17 loss to Peñarol in Round 10 on Sunday afternoon. Despite building up a 10-0 lead in the first half, the Raptors (2-7) were sluggish...
Pressure mounts on SA sides in the URC
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe South African franchises will be under immense pressure to bounce back strongly from disappointing results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last week – apart from the Emirates Lions –...
Saints thump Leicester to assert number 1 spot
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA second-half surge for Northampton Saints saw the men in Black, Green and Gold strengthen their position at the top of the Gallagher Premiership standings, as they swept Leicester Tigers aside...
Dragons soundly humbled by Benneton
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBenetton kept themselves firmly on course for the United Rugby Championship play-offs by claiming a 36-19 bonus-point victory over the Dragons in Treviso. The Italian team's ninth league win of the season...
Log positions key as the URC returns to action
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySecuring the best possible positions on the log will be the main driving force when the United Rugby Championship returns to action this weekend as the pressure mounts with only five rounds remaining before...
Dogos Rout Raptors, Sweep Season Series
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySunday’s Round 8 match between the American Raptors and Dogos XV looked a lot like the first time these two teams met back in Round 1. The Raptors (2-5) ended up on the wrong end of a 56-8...
