Connacht squad update
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Connacht management have released the latest squad update ahead of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup tie with Lyon. Mack Hansen (shoulder) will undergo surgery today for a dislocated shoulder and...
How the Irish provinces can progress in the champions cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPool 1 Next match – Lyon v Connacht, Matmut Stadium de Gerland, Saturday 1pm There is a sorry look to the table from a Connacht point of view with just one try bonus point from two games...
Attendance Record Broken as BKT URC Sets All-Time High for a Single Round
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother new record has been set by the BKT United Rugby Championship today with the league setting an all-time high for single-round attendance. The 19,703 fans who attended the final game of Round...
Munster squad update
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Munster squad returned to training at the HPC on Thursday after a busy Christmas period with the next game against Toulon in France on Saturday week in the Investec Champions Cup. On the injury front,...
Simon Thomas' BKT United Rugby Championship R9 Review
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStepping stone success for Ulster Ulster Rugby skipper Iain Henderson insists there is much more to come from his team following their landmark 22-21 victory away to BKT URC league leaders Leinster...
STAT ATTACK: Duhan van der Metre, Billy Burns brilliance & more from Round 9
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe've picked out some of the best stats from Round 9 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. EDINBURGH V GLASGOW WARRIORS Duhan van der Merwe made more carry metres than any other player in Round...
OPINION: It’s time for Ulster to push on and join European rugby’s elite
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing their epic 22-21 win over Leinster at their Dublin fortress, Ulster coach Dan McFarland has challenged his squad to now push on and become one of Europe’s big hitters. “We...
Top Performers: Connacht vs Munster
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Reigning URC Champions were defeated 22-9 in their 1st match of 2024 against Connacht. Munster was leading 6-3 at half time but 4 penalties and 1 converter try saw Connacht through. Lets...
Connacht beat Munster but win comes at a cost
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIRISH COACH Andy Farrell will anxiously await news on the extent of an injury picked up by winger Mack Hansen, which forced him off in the closing stages as Connacht ended a five-match losing run with...
Team News | Munster Side To Face Connacht
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Munster side has been named for the New Year’s Day URC Interpro derby against Connacht at The Sportsground (3pm). There are seven personnel changes and one positional switch from the side that...
