EPCR pool draws for 2025/26 season
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pool draws for the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged at the Premier Sports studios in Dublin on Tuesday 1 July. Both draws will be streamed...
New Munster Rugby Academy Recruits Confirmed
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster Rugby can confirm five new additions to the Academy squad ahead of the 2025/26 season. The new Academy recruits are Emmet Calvey, Conor Kennelly, Oisín Minogue, Eoghan Smyth and Tom Wood. As...
Angelo Davids Joins Lions for 2025–26 Season
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySouth African wing Angelo Davids has signed with the Lions for the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship (URC) season. The 25-year-old, known for his speed and try-scoring ability, departs the Stormers...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...
Leinster outplay Bulls to clinch URC title
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster, who topped the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log, proved too good for the Vodacom Bulls in front of a 40 000-strong crowd in wet and cold conditions at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday night...
The URC Trophy: What You Don't Know
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe BKT United Rugby Championship has been around for over three years and found a home with three different champions in that time, but ahead of the first Grand Final in the northern hemisphere it's worth...
One forced change for Bulls in Grand Final
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls have made one forced change to their matchday 23 for the 2024/25 United Rugby Championship Grand Final in Dublin. The South Africans are all set for a classic clash of the titans against the...
James Ratti signs new deal with Ospreys
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Ospreys confirmed today that James Ratti had signed a new deal to remain with the club. A product of the Ospreys development pathway, Ratti has been an ever-present figure in the starting lineup since...
Rory Darge to captain Pacific Tour
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGregor Townsend has named his Scotland squad for the 2025 Skyscanner Pacific Tour, with Rory Darge selected as captain for matches against Māori All Blacks, Fiji and Samoa. Darge has...
Premiership Semi Final Wrap | Most effective ball in hand XV
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWe have put together a matchday 15 from this weekend's Semi Final action of the most effective players with ball in hand between Bath, Bristol, Leicester and Sale this weekend. Diving through the stats...
