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Hastoy is leading Champions Cup scorer

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stade Rochelais fly-half Antoine Hastoy, who helped the French club retain the Heineken Champions Cup at the weekend with the match-winning conversion, also topped the competition’s individual...

HITIQ Instrumented Mouth Guard Trials Successfully Launched with Six URC Teams

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Six teams from the United Rugby Championship have successfully begun a project using instrumented mouth guards from HITIQ aimed at providing new data to assist with head injury management.   URC...

Dan Sheehan has been named the URC Players’ Player of the Season

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The award is voted for by the league’s captains and vice-captains and the 24-year-old came out on top in a poll which was conducted at the end of the regular campaign.   It is the second time...

URC Grand Final Insights Pack

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The URC StatMaster Insights Pack allows fans, media and broadcasters to deep dive into the data produced by the teams and players of the BKT United Rugby Championship.    Powered by the URC’s...

SA's Snyman powers Munster's quest for redemption

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster, a team steeped in historic triumphs, has resurfaced with an unrivalled tenacity, surpassing their Dublin rivals Leinster and assuming a place of prominence in the BKT United Rugby Championship...

How Dobbo dabbled to make it to the Big Dance

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

John Dobson takes great pride in the fact that it has taken close to 60 players to get the DHL Stormers to a second successive BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final.   He is even more delighted...

Franco Smith Named Coach of the Season

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Franco Smith has been named the Coach of the Season for 2022/23.   The 50-year-old Glasgow Warriors boss has had a stunning debut campaign in charge, leading the team to the Scottish...

Piardi Becomes First Italian to Referee URC Grand Final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andrea Piardi will become the first Italian match official to referee a BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final after his appointment to this weekend’s decider between DHL Stormers and Munster...

Munster travelling squad named for URC Grand Final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A 30-player Munster travelling squad will depart for South Africa today and arrive in Cape Town tomorrow ahead of Saturday’s URC Grand Final against Stormers (6.30pm local/5.30pm Irish time).   The...

Juarno Augustus signs new deal with Northampton Saints

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints can today confirm that Juarno Augustus has put pen to paper on a new contract with the Club.   The influential South African No.8 has become a fixture in the first team at cinch...