Premiership teams gear up for round 2 of the Champions Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup returns with a strong Anglo-French feel to this weekend’s fixtures. Across both competitions, five Premiership Rugby sides are in action against French...
Exeter v Toulouse Match preview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDefending champions Toulouse beat Ulster with an impressive nine-try 61-21 win helping them claim top spot of Pool 1 las t week Sunday. Toulouse are back in action on Sunday for their trip to Devon to...
SA teams look for improvement on Super Saturday
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile the Sharks and Cheetahs will look to build on their encouraging starts to the Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup last week, the Bulls, Stormers, and Lions will target a strong comeback after suffering...
Jorja Miller wins Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Olympic Gold medal winning Black Ferns Sevens have swept the ASB Rugby Awards in 2024, claiming adidas New Zealand Team of the Year, Cory Sweeney the ASB New Zealand Coach of the Year and Jorja Miller...
Graham Dewes and Jono Gibbes have joined the Chiefs
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGraham Dewes and Jono Gibbes have joined the Chiefs as assistant coaches for the 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific campaign. Both have roots in the Chiefs region: Dewes, a former Fiji Test player and forwards...
Aidan Ross to link with Queensland Reds after 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Queensland Rugby Union is delighted to today announce that the loosehead prop has been signed from July, 2025 to the end of 2027. Ross, 29, has been a powerful fixture in the front-row at the Chiefs...
Sharks v Exeter Chiefs Match Preview
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyLast season’s Challenge Cup winners Hollywoodbets Sharks will have a point to prove in this year’s Investec Champions Cup. But coming up against last year’s quarter-finalists...
Eben Etzebeth to lead Sharks against Exeter
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks side to take the field on Saturday is a Springbok-laden team that hosts Exeter Chiefs in a first round Investec Champions Cup clash at Kings Park. Eben Etzebeth is back to lead the team...
Chiefs team Named for South African Clash
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs have named their side for their 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup opener against Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban on Saturday afternoon. Chiefs, who were drawn in Pool One earlier this year,...
Marler prepares for fitting finale against Bears
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIt is fitting that Joe Marler will call time on his rugby career against Bristol Bears – after all, he was so important for Harlequins that they flew him in on a helicopter for the most famous...
