Mike Phillips rugby player
Mike Phillips rugby player

Mike Phillips

29th Aug 1982 1.91m/104kg Scrum Half

Gareth Davies to retire from international rugby

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Gareth Davies has confirmed he will retire from international rugby. His last appearance for Wales was the 36-35 win against the Queensland Reds in an uncapped fixture at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane...

URC Origins: Cardiff star Ellis Bevan doing his bit for the grassroots game

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The URC Origin Rounds are firmly focussed on supporting the grassroots game and Cardiff Rugby’s Ellis Bevan is certainly doing just that. The Arms Park scrum-half has taken up a role as an assistant...

How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales have reached the last-eight stage of the World Cup four times in a row. Wales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday. And...

Ireland’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final hoodoo

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland have never won a World Cup knockout match. In-form Ireland face three-time champions New Zealand seeking to improve their wretched quarter-final record at the Rugby World Cup. The Irish are through...

5 memorable meetings between Wales and Argentina

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales have an impressive record against the Pumas. Wales and Argentina will face each other in a first Rugby World Cup clash since 1999 on Saturday. The opening Marseille quarter-final sees Wales start...

How Wales fared in their last five Rugby World Cup quarter-finals - Part 3

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales will contest their seventh Rugby World Cup quarter-final when they take on Argentina in Marseille on Saturday. And their record under head coach Warren Gatland shows four successive appearances...

James Haskell and Mike Tindall Rekindle Players’ Love for Rugby in a one-off match of a lifetime

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

James Haskell and Mike Tindall returned to the pitch alongside a star-studded squad of former England internationals and grassroots players in a celebration of rugby’s ability to create communities,...

10 Great Sledges in Rugby

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fans and players love a good verbal joust on the pitch from time to time. While more common in the sphere of, say, cricket, a bit of sledging is no foreign concept on the rugby field. We take a look at...

S4C to show live European rugby matches

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

S4C will show live European rugby matches from the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup this season.   The Welsh broadcaster will show two matches from the Champions Cup group stages, in...

Lions ready to hunt Sharks amid schedule uncertainty

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Coronavirus cases in South Africa have overshadowed the Lions tour, but Warren Gatland's squad will not be distracted.   The British and Irish Lions are focused on delivering a strong showing...