URC Awards: Try of the Season & Ironman Named
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBenetton centre Joaquin Riera and Emirates Lions full-back Quan Horn have added their names to the United Rugby Championship Awards list picking up Try of the Season and the Ironman awards respectively. Benetton...
Champions Cup Final: Combined XV
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt is that time of the year again when we get to prepare for the Champions Cup Final and the first time both sides in the final face each other again two years in a row. Last season saw an upset with La...
URC Awards: 2022/23 Elite XV Has Been Named
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll five participating nations were represented in the United Rugby Championship Elite XV for the 2022/23 season. Ireland accounted for six of the 15 players selected, which were determined by...
Nominees Announced For Rugby Players Ireland Awards
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCaelan Doris, Mack Hansen, Hugo Keenan and Dan Sheehan were today announced as nominees for the prestigious Bank of Ireland Men’s XVs Players’ Player of the Year Award. Set to be hosted...
Luke McGrath captains Leinster against the Sharks in the URC Quarter Final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLuke McGrath (pictured below) captains the team, as his half-back partner Harry Byrne is set to make his 50th Leinster appearance, from fly-half. Hugo Keenan starts at full-back, with Jordan Larmour...
Leinster’s route to Champions Cup final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby reached their seventh Heineken Champions Cup final last weekend with their semi-final drubbing of Stade Toulousain. Here we look at how they booked their slot for an Aviva Stadium date...
Sheehan says Leinster ‘depth’ will be key
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe strength in depth Leinster Rugby possess will be a crucial factor leading into the Heineken Champions Cup final, according to hooker Dan Sheehan. The Irish province crushed Stade Toulousain...
Superb Leinster blitz Toulouse to reach Heineken Champions Cup final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster Rugby booked their place in the Heineken Champions Cup final with a sensational 41-22 thrashing of Stade Toulousain at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The Irish province replicated...
Leinster welcome back Charlie Ngatai for the Champions Cup Semi Final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Toulouse in the Semi-Final of the Heineken Champions Cup, on Saturday afternoon in Aviva Stadium, has been named by Leo Cullen...
Team Announcement: Leinster vs Tigers
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Leinster Rugby team to take on Leicester Tigers in the Quarter-Final of the Heineken Champions Cup, on Friday evening in Aviva Stadium, has been named by Leo Cullen (KO: 8pm – live on RTÉ2,...
