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2017 - 2018

Monday Morning Round Up

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Pat Lambie out for up to 9 months Springbok and Racing 92 playmaker Pat Lambie has confirmed that he could be ruled out for up to nine months after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the...

Champions Cup Final Highlights: Leinster Rugby v Racing 92

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster came away with their 4th European Cup today after a tight, tactical encounter with Racing. It was a shoot-out from the tee with Iribaren slotting goals for the French side and Sexton returning...

McFadden ruled out of Champions Cup final

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster's Fergus McFadden will miss the Champions Cup final against Racing 92 on Saturday after being ruled out for the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury.   The Ireland winger suffered...

Former All Black Jason Eaton retires

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former All Black lock Jason Eaton announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season as he struggles to recover from concussion.   Eaton, 35, suffered the injury playing...

Weekend Round Up

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

After an entertaining weekend of Rugby, we take a look at the best moments from the opening round of Major League Rugby to the Jaguares claiming their first win in Canberra to Leinster and Racing reaching...

Champions Cup Highlights: Racing 92 v Munster Rugby (SF)

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Racing beat Munster in what was an impressive performance by the French side. Racing came out of the blocks firing scoring three trys within the first half an hour. Munster were rocked and looked...

Levani Botia's season over

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following La Rochelle's loss to Scarlets in the Champions Cup quarter-final at Llanelli, Levani Botia has undergone medical examinations that revealed that he has ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee.   Levani...

Champions Cup Highlights - Leinster vs Saracens

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster book their place in the Champions Cup semi-final after their win against Saracens at the Aviva Stadium. Leinster looked seriously good today and took advantage of some unforced errors by...

Champions Cup Highlights - Clermont vs Racing 92

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Racing 92 come away with the victory from a back-and-forth game in Clermont, to march on to the semi-finals of the 22. Clermont took the early lead through the boot of Morgan Parra. Leone Nakarawa...

Champions Cup Highlights - Munster vs Toulon

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A battle of the European heavyweights ended with the home side coming away with a one point victory, following a piece of brilliance from Andrew Conway in the dying minutes to snatch it. It started tight...