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Match Preview: Challenge Cup final to see new winner crowned

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Friday night’s EPCR Challenge Cup final will see one club lift the trophy for the first time as Glasgow Warriors clash with RC Toulon at the Aviva Stadium.   17 clubs have won the EPCR...

Match Preview: Leinster dreaming of fifth star as they take on La Rochelle again

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster Rugby will again go in search of a record-equalling fifth Heineken Champions Cup title when they take on reigning champions Stade Rochelais in the final in Dublin on Saturday.   The...

2023 EPCR Player of the Year shortlist: Antoine Dupont

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stade Toulousain scrum-half Antoine Dupont is again included on the five-man shortlist for the EPCR Player of the Year award after another superlative campaign.   The France international,...

Blitzboks want to show what they are capable of

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

As the curtain comes down on the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at the iconic Twickenham Stadium in London this weekend, the Springbok Sevens team will be keen to show what they can do as they still...

Mark Nawaqanitawase re-signs with Waratahs, Rugby Australia

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs have today announced the re-signing of exciting outside back Mark Nawaqanitawase until the end of the 2024 season. The 22 year-old made his Wallabies debut...

Springboks switch to Test mode in Durban

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks made the big switch to Test mode on Wednesday as they returned to the training field in Durban at the first of two preparation camps this month to kick into gear for the international season.   This...

Blitzboks focused on big, final shift in London

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Their quest for automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games may be out of their hands, but the Springbok Sevens team will leave no stone unturned at the HSBC London Sevens this weekend as they give...

Hunter Paisami re-signs with Queensland and Australian Rugby through 2024

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) and Rugby Australia are proud to announce Hunter Paisami has re-signed with Queensland and Australian Rugby through 2024. After debuting for the Reds in 2020, the...

Parisse savouring last final of club career

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Veteran RC Toulon forward Sergio Parisse is “trying to enjoy every single moment” as he bids to end his glittering club career with a second EPCR Challenge Cup winners’ medal in Friday’s...

Lancaster: Champions Cup final is do or die

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster Rugby senior coach Stuart Lancaster has admitted that Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup final against Stade Rochelais is “do or die” for the Irish province after Munster Rugby...