Deacon appointed England Women Forwards Coach
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland Women have appointed Louis Deacon as forwards coach with immediate effect. Former England and Leicester Tigers lock-turned-coach Deacon will have responsibility for the forwards...
Leicester Tigers Sign Powerhouse Tongan Winger Hosea Saumaki
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers have signed powerhouse Tongan international winger Hosea Saumaki. The outside-back will join Tigers ahead of the 2021/22 season after five seasons in Japan, including three seasons...
Crunch Time - SA vs British & Irish Lions, Second Test
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLions 1, Springboks 0. Such is the situation after last weekend as we dive headfirst into the second Test, which has the makings of a beautiful and beastly affair. The Lions stuck one on...
Milestone for Kitshoff as Springboks make changes for Second Test
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Steven Kitshoff will earn his 50th Test cap at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday in the second Test of the Castle Lager Lions Series, with Jasper Wiese named at No 8 in this crucial...
2021/22 Champions Cup Pools Confirmed
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Champions Cup pools for the 2021/22 season have been confirmed. The 24 have been placed into one of four tiers based on their ranking, with the draw placing clubs into two...
Champions Cup pool draw update
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pool draw for the 2021/22 Heineken Champions Cup will be staged in Lausanne, Switzerland next Wednesday (July 21) at noon (UK time). The draw will be live-streamed on HeinekenChampionsCup.com...
Tom Price returns to Scarlets
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets have re-signed second row Tom Price from Exeter Chiefs. The 28-year-old Welsh-qualified lock played 56 matches for the Scarlets over four seasons between 2015 and 2019 and was...
Dickens names England U20 team for final 2021 Six Nations match v Italy
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland men’s U20 head coach Alan Dickens has named his side to play Italy on Tuesday in the fifth and final round of the U20 Six Nations (KO 1.45pm BST LIVE on EnglandRugby.com Six Nations YouTube...
Eddie Jones names England team for Canada
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones has named his side for England’s match against Canada at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday [10 July, 3pm KO]. Four players will make their England debuts, after 12 received...
Exiles sign new flyhalf from the Top 14
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLondon Irish have succeeded in securing the signature of former Clermont flyhalf, Rory Jennings, for an as yet undisclosed length of time. Something of a journeyman, Jennings has previously...
