Jasper Wiese: Leicester Tigers forward wins RPA players' player of year award
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers' Jasper Wiese has been named the Rugby Players' Association players' player of the year. The South Africa number eight, 27, helped Tigers to the Premiership semi-finals and the...
Ben Curry a doubt for World Cup due to hamstring surgery
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBen Curry is a doubt for this year's Rugby World Cup after Sale Sharks confirmed the England flanker will undergo surgery on a hamstring tendon. Curry picked up the injury in Sale's 21-13 Premiership...
2023 EPCR Player of the Year shortlist: Antoine Dupont
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStade Toulousain scrum-half Antoine Dupont is again included on the five-man shortlist for the EPCR Player of the Year award after another superlative campaign. The France international,...
‘The worse dressing room I’ve experienced’ – Leinster fuelled by 2022 heartbreak
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby are using the agony of defeat in last season’s Heineken Champions Cup final as motivation in the 2023 showpiece game, according to back-row forward Caelan Doris. The...
News ‘The worse dressing room I’ve experienced’ – Leinster fuelled by 2022 heartbreak
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby are using the agony of defeat in last season’s Heineken Champions Cup final as motivation in the 2023 showpiece game, according to back-row forward Caelan Doris. The...
Preview: Saracens vs Northampton Saints
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaracens only victory in their last four first team matches was 45-21 at home to London Irish in Round 23 of Gallagher Premiership Rugby. Saracens have won their last fifteen Premiership Rugby at...
Premiership Semi Finals: Squad Announcements & Team News
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaracens v Northampton Saints: Saracen's Director of Rugby Mark McCall has drawn upon a wealth of knockout experience for the semi, with a settled side chosen for Saturday’s encounter including...
Wigglesworth previews Premiership semi-final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRichard Wigglesworth knows all too well the pride in the north that this weekend's opponents, Sale Sharks, have ahead of the semi-final at the AJ Bell Stadium. Previewing Sunday's knockout fixture,...
Scotland name training squad for 2023 Rugby World Cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Gregor Townsend has named an extended 41-player Scotland squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup. The group will be led by captain Jamie Ritchie and will be trimmed...
Stade Rochelais’ route to the Champions Cup final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChampions Cup holders Stade Rochelais have reached another final after steamrollering Exeter Chiefs in their semi-final. We take a look at their journey to a second successive final against Leinster...
