Former Wasps coach Lee Blackett to join Bath
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBath Rugby has announced former Wasps Head Coach Lee Blackett will join the club this summer as an Assistant Coach. Seen as one of the most innovative coaches in the UK, the 40-year-old is a highly respected...
Marlie Packer eyes World Cup sellout after England clinch Six Nations Grand Slam
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMarlie Packer believes England can sell out Twickenham before the 2025 World Cup final after the Grand Slam was completed in front of a crowd of 58,498. France were edged 38-33 in a riveting Tik Tok Women’s...
Rob Baxter targets a vintage display as Exeter aim to taste victory in Bordeaux
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRob Baxter accepts that Exeter will need to get “an awful lot right” when they tackle Heineken Champions Cup holders La Rochelle in this season’s semi-finals. But Exeter will arrive...
Chiefs side to face La Rochelle
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, has told his squad that will have to ‘dig deep’ if they are to make it to a second Heineken Champions Cup final. The 2020 winners head to France...
Exeter hope to end Stade Rochelais’ title defence
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs will need to overcome reigning champions Stade Rochelais in Bordeaux on Sunday if they are to reach the Heineken Champions Cup final for a second time. The semi-final between...
Saints confirm seven players to depart this summer
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints can confirm that Brandon Nansen, Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, Ethan Grayson, Frankie Sleightholme, Callum Burns, Archie Kean and Joseph Gaffan will leave the Club at the end of the 2022/23 campaign. The...
Sale Sharks sign Stormers forward Ernst van Rhyn
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySale Sharks have announced the signing of versatile South African forward Ernst van Rhyn on a three-year contract. The 25-year-old, who can play in the second-row or back-row, has signed a three-year...
Conor McPhillips to leave Bristol Bears at the end of the season
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAttack and Backs Coach Conor McPhillips will depart Bristol Bears at the conclusion of the 2022/23 season, the club can confirm. The 42-year-old Irishman, who joined the Bears from Connacht...
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to stage 2024 EPCR Finals
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the 2023 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup approaches the closing stages, with four sensational semi-finals taking place this weekend, EPCR is pleased to announce that the 2024 edition...
Henry Slade hopes departing Chiefs can leave on Champions Cup high
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade is hoping to help send his departing teammates out of the Premiership club on a high by winning the Heineken Champions Cup for the second time. Wing Jack...
