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United Rugby Championship Round 15 Preview

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The BKT United Rugby Championship returns this weekend for Round 15.   Edinburgh Rugby v Hollywoodbets Sharks, 7.35pm, Friday Eben Etzebeth makes a very welcome return as he skippers a star-studded...

Premier Sports Expands Coverage of the BKT United Rugby Championship Across UK and Ireland Until 2029

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Premier Sports’ game-changing support of the BKT United Rugby Championship will continue until 2029 after the broadcaster extended their rights across the UK and Ireland.   The rise of the...

SA teams cast their eyes on URC quarter-finals

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will all enter the home straight of the cross-hemisphere showpiece with the same mindset – victory at any cost – as the Race...

All Black centre Rieko Ioane set to join Leinster

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rieko Iaone announced via Instagram that he will be joining Irish giants Leinster from next season. The 28-year-old has won 120 caps with the Blues and has decided to exercise his contractual clause which...

Ulster Squad Update

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ulster Rugby Performance Medicine Team has provided a squad update ahead of the province's BKT United Rugby Championship Round 15 against Leinster Rugby at Aviva Stadium this Saturday. James...

Michael Milne & Lee Barron Join Munster Rugby On Loan

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Loosehead prop Milne and hooker Lee Barron will join ahead of schedule after Jeremy Loughman and Diarmuid Barron sustained injuries against La Rochelle and Bordeaux-Begles over the past fortnight.   From...

5 Talking Points from the Champions Cup Quarter Finals

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

With just one match remaining this weekend (Toulon v Toulouse) we take a llok at five talking points from the three games that have finished.   Leinster nilled their opponents for the second week...

Northampton v Castres | Northampton Player Ratings

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints booked a Champions Cup Semi Final place against Leinster after a reasonably comfortable but scrappy win against Castres. Here are out Saints player ratings:   Emmanuel Iyogun...

Three changes for Glasgow ahead of Champions Cup Quarter Final

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Franco Smith has made three changes to his starting XV for tomorrow night’s Investec Champions Cup Quarter Final against Leinster, as his side look to reach the...

Henshaw in line for 100th Leinster cap

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Six changes to starting XV as Tommy O'Brien to make first start in EuropeThe Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Glasgow Warriors in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-finals...