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Ireland extend their lead at the top of the World Rugby Rankings

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Unusually there were no positional changes in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings despite there being a full programme of fixtures in the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship.     However,...

25 Retained for Ireland Mini Camp as Players Return to Provinces for URC Action

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland coaching group will retain 25 players for the two day mini camp at the IRFU High Performance Centre later this week while the remainder of the squad have returned to their provinces to play...

Galthié rues missed opportunities against Ireland

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fabien Galthié was left to rue missed opportunities against Ireland as his France side ran out of steam in their 32-19 defeat, their first in 15 matches.   The battle between the world’s...

Six Nations Preview: Scotland vs Wales

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland will be looking to finally back up an opening-weekend Six Nations win when they welcome Warren Gatland's Wales to Murrayfield on Saturday.   While Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup by...

U20 Six Nations Preview: Scotland Vs Wales

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland and Wales are looking to bounce back from defeats in Round 1 when they collide at Scotstoun Stadium in the 2023 Under-20 Six Nations.  Byron Hayward’s side put in a promising display...

U20 Six Nations Preview: Ireland Vs France

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Last year’s top two face off as Ireland welcome France to Musgrave Park on Friday for a potential 2023 Under-20 Six Nations title-decider.  An Ireland win by one point against the French...

Six Nations Preview: Ireland Vs France

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The best teams on the planet will go head-to-head in Dublin on Saturday as the team ranked number one in the world hosts their closest challengers. It is the first time ever that the Guinness Six Nations...

Ireland Team Named to Host France at Sold Out Aviva Stadium

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland coaching team have named the Match Day Squad to take on France at a packed Aviva Stadium on Saturday in the second round of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations Championship (Kick-off 2.15pm)   Ireland...

Wales make 6 changes to face Scotland

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Warren Gatland has named his Wales senior men’s team to play Scotland on Saturday 11 February (KO 4.45pm live on BBC and S4C) in the second round of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations.   There...