Takulua Hopes Final Will Be A Launchpad For Future Honours
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTongan and Toulon scrumhalf Tane Takulua hopes that Friday night’s European Rugby Challenge Cup final will be a launchpad for bigger honours next season. Toulon have won the Champions Cup...
Wales could face a severely understrength French side
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales and France are set to face off in less than two weeks in what has been dubbed as a warm up test match ahead of the resumption of the Six Nations and the Autumn Nations Cup. However,...
Champions Cup Pool Draw for 2020/21 season to take place on 28 October
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Pool Draw for the Heineken Champions Cup will be staged in Lausanne for the third successive year on Wednesday 28 October when Europe’s elite clubs will find out who their opponents will be for...
Top 14 Preview - Racing 92 vs Toulouse
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThis evening, French Top 14 fans are treated to a mouth-watering clash as Toulouse travel to Paris La Defense Arena to square up to Racing 92. Racing enjoyed a bye in Round 3 while Toulouse busied...
Joe Schmidt takes up a role with World Rugby
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has announced the appointment of Joe Schmidt as the organisation’s Director of Rugby and High Performance. Schmidt will head up a new department in the international federation...
Chris Robshaw To Face England With The Barbarians
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Barbarians have confirmed that Chris Robshaw will play one last time in England before he jets off to the United States where he join The San Diego Legion. He will turn out for...
Red for Toulouse prop after senseless post-whistle act somehow didn't cause injury
4 years ago by Rugby DumpToulouse beat rivals Toulon 39-19 in the French Top 14 on Sunday but had to do so with just 14 men for the final twenty minutes, thanks to a moment of madness by their replacement prop.
Bad news for France as Damian Penaud is ruled out of the Autumn Nations Cup
4 years ago by Rugby DumpThe French national team has been dealt something of a blow ahead of the Autumn Nations Cup after star winger Damian Penaud suffered an ankle injury which forced him out of Clermont's Top 14 clash with...
French ace Damian Penaud sidelined
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance's Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup hopes have been dealt a heavy blow with livewire winger Damian Penaud ruled out through injury, Clermont Auvergne have confirmed. The...
More COVID-19 positives at Lyon forces Bordeaux Top 14 cancellation
4 years ago by Rugby DumpThis weekend's third round of the French Top 14 season has been hit by another match cancellation as Lyon's encounter with Bordeaux-Bègles called off amid fresh COVID-19 cases.
