Log positions key as the URC returns to action
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySecuring the best possible positions on the log will be the main driving force when the United Rugby Championship returns to action this weekend as the pressure mounts with only five rounds remaining before...
Scarlets great Ken Owens to retire from rugby
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer club captain and one of the Scarlets’ all-time greats, Ken Owens, has announced his retirement from rugby. The 37-year-old hooker will be remembered as one of the finest players to pull on...
URC Round 13 Review
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeague leaders Leinster make big statement After two trophy-less seasons, no-one in the Leinster Rugby camp will be getting carried away, but they certainly made an emphatic statement in their top-of-the-table...
URC Round 13 Preview
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBenetton Rugby v Connacht Rugby, Saturday, 1pm A meeting of two teams just on the edge of the play-off zone, with tenth taking on ninth, so there’s much at stake. Both sides will...
Larmour looking forward to facing “incredible” Le Roux in top-of-the-table clash
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJordan Larmour has hailed Willie le Roux as a player who “ticks all the boxes as a 15” as the two international full-backs prepare to meet this weekend. Larmour’s Leinster Rugby...
URC Round 12 Review
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbySouth African cleansweep There were victories for all four South African sides, with the Emirates Lions’ 38-14 bonus point win away to Connacht arguably the result of the round. Not...
Emirates Lions boost top-eight prospects with win at Connacht
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEmirates Lions overcame the early dismissal of Asenathi Ntlabakanye to give their BKT United Rugby Championship play-off hopes a boost with a 38-14 win over Connacht at Dexcom Stadium. Having put 40 points...
URC Round 12 Preview
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyOspreys v Munster Rugby, Friday 7.35pm Opposing coaches Toby Booth and Graham Rowntree have been singing each other’s praises ahead of this crucial Swansea showdown between two play-off contenders. Their...
Connacht team named for visit of Lions
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyConnacht Head Coach Pete Wilkins has named his side for tomorrow’s BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Emirates Lions at Dexcom Stadium (5.15pm). There are five changes to the side...
EVERY GAME COUNTS: Jeopardy, probability, business end & more
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe BKT United Rugby Championship returns this weekend and with just FIVE points separating 4th and 11th place in the table – EVERY GAME COUNTS more than ever. Round 12 of the championship...
