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WATCH | Italy lead in Ireland

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland welcomed italy to the Aviva in the round 2 curtain raiser of the 6Nations. Ireland were first to break the deadlock as Jamie Osbourne finished off and excellent move to open the scoring for the...

Match Build up | James Lowe speaks ahead of kickoff

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ahead of their second round fixture today, Ireland winger James Lowe spoke to the media after Andy Farrell decided to ommitt the speedster from last weeks opening fixture againt France in Paris. See below: A...

Ireland name team for Round 2 of the 6Nations

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Caelan Doris will captain the side once again as Ireland return home for their first 2026 Championship clash in Dublin, with uncapped second row Edwin Edogbo in line for his Test debut in green off the...

Four changes for Scotland ahead of Calcutta Cup

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Gregor Townsend has made four changes to Scotland’s starting line-up for this weekend’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations match against England at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, with Nathan...

Pani Returns as Italy Target Historic Dublin Win

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada has made a single change to his starting XV for the Italy’s Round 2 Guinness Six Nations clash against Ireland this Saturday. Following an opening-round win over...

Lockett captains Northampton for PREM Rugby Cup clash with Harlequins

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Lockett will captain Saints this weekend as the PREM Rugby Cup continues, with Northampton heading to Harlequins in Round 8 on Friday (13 February, kick-off: 7.45pm).   The men in Black, Green...

England U20's named

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

England U20 Men’s head coach Andy Titterrell has selected his matchday squad to face Scotland in Round 2 of the 2026 Under-20 Men’s Six Nations Championship.   Titterrell’s...

Foote names exciting SA U20 squad for Georgia tour

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Junior Springbok head coach Kevin Foote has named an exciting 31-man squad to travel to Tbilisi for a three-match tour of Georgia later this month, with four members from last year’s Junior Springbok...

The 6 Nations Shift: Giants fall and Italy rise

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2026 championship started with a bang. France dominated, England stayed perfect, and Italy pulled off a massive upset. Here is the quick breakdown of the opening weekend. 1. France is the Team to...

England have a 'signature performance' in their locker – Earl

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

England turned in parts of a "signature performance" in their Six Nations win over Wales, even if Ben Earl felt the scoreline somewhat flattered them. Steve Borthwick's team started their Six Nations...