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Team news: Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

AJ MacGinty will make his return from injury when Bristol Bears take on Sale Sharks at Salford Community Stadium on Friday night (7.45pm KO, live on TNT Sports). The fly-half, who sustained a hamstring...

England facing front-row injury crisis as Joe Marler awaits verdict on arm issue

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Steve Borthwick faced with front-row concerns ahead of Six Nations.   Harlequins prop Joe Marler’s arm injury is being assessed by specialists amid front-row concerns for England ahead of...

Bristol Bears land world-class signing

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

NEWS: Fijian sensation Viliame Mata will join Bristol Bears from Edinburgh ahead of the 2024/25 season, the club confirmed. The 32-year-old, one of the game’s most exciting superstars, was a standout...

Record-breaking Gallagher Premiership weekend raises expectations for 2024

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The curtain came down on 2023 with a record-breaking round of Gallagher Premiership Rugby action which has our appetites well and truly whetted for 2024. Round 10 saw a remarkable 152,101 fans come...

Exeter will leave ‘gifted’ Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to decide own international path

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter rugby director Rob Baxter says there will be no pressure from the Chiefs about where Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s potential international career should lie. The uncapped 21-year-old, who is qualified...

Match Preview: Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A bumper crowd of more than 24,000 is expected at Ashton Gate for a festive Friday night encounter between Bristol Bears and Exeter Chiefs. The hosts are going in search of their third consecutive Gallagher...

Blamire to become Falcons centurion in Sarcens fixture

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie Blamire plays his 100th game for Newcastle Falcons on Saturday when they travel to Gallagher Premiership champions, Saracens. The hooker, who turned 26 last week, has scored 25 tries in his...

Exeter reveal team to wrestle with the Bears

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rob Baxter has made eight changes to his starting line-up for Chiefs’ Gallagher Premiership Round Ten trip to Ashton Gate to take on Bristol Bears Friday, December 29. Underneath the Friday night...

The Bears announce side to host Exeter tomorrow night

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bristol Bears will welcome its biggest crowd in three seasons when Exeter Chiefs visit Ashton Gate on Friday night (7.45pm KO, live on TNT Sports). More than 24,000 are expected in BS3 for a mouthwatering...

Razor-sharp Venter finds cutting edge

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The son of a Springbok great, Andre-Hugo Venter is writing his own story in a breakthrough year for the DHL Stormers.   Venter has celebrated the festive season with some excellent performances...