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Beauden Barrett joins an illustrious group of players to join Suntory Sungoliath

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Beauden Barrett's move to Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath sees the All Black playmaker join an illustrious group of former test stars who have pulled on the yellow and black jersey.   The...

Wasps legend Ashley Johnson lands a player-coach role in England's third division

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Springbok and Wasps forward Ashley Johnson has signed on to become a player-coach at Birmingham Moseley, the club confirmed on Thursday. The South African left Wasps in June after...

Leicester Tigers confirm the departure of five players including Manu Tuilagi

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers have confirmed the departure of five players including England centre Manu Tuilagi.   Leicester Tigers chief executive Andrea Pinchen confirmed that England stars Tuilagi and...

Weekly Round Up

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jefferson Poirot Quits Test Rugby At The Age Of 27:     The France prop has retired from duty with Les Bleus and stressed his decision was "not a whim" but had been carefully considered....

Nizaam Carr joins Bulls

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Blue Bulls have today confirmed that the Nizaam Carr will join the club and will link up with the team as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions are relaxed.   The @BlueBullsRugby...

Where are they now? The 2016 Super Rugby winning Hurricanes Team

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015, The Hurricanes won their first championship after repeating their efforts of 2015 by finishing first in the regular season and hosting the...

Ashley Johnson to leave Wasps

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The powerful, ball-carrying Ashley Johnson has announced that his time at Wasps has come to an end.   Johnson joined up with Wasps in 2012, making the trip over to the UK from his native South Africa...

Simon McIntyre's story shows rugby has a long way to go on racism | Robert Kitson

6 years ago by The Guardian

The Wasps forward says rugby union is behind other sports on race problems and needs to be bolderLast November, as Siya Kolisi hoisted the World Cup into the Yokohama sky, it felt like rugby union had...

Ins and outs: A full list of the 2020/2021 Transfers

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

This is a list of player transfers involving all of the top flight leagues before or during the 2020-21 season.     Premiership BATH Players in: Ben Spencer (Saracens), Will...

Premiership Rugby targeting August 15 return

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Premiership Rugby have confirmed that it is targeting Saturday 15 August for the resumption of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby.   At a board meeting last night, the target restart date was...