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Mitchell Strikes Late As Northampton Saints Win Classic Final

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Alex Mitchell’s late try broke Bath Rugby’s brave resistance as Northampton Saints were crowned Gallagher Premiership Rugby champions for the first time in 10 years in a pulsating 25-21...

Stormers v Lions: Players that could earn a Springbok callup

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the domestic competitions coming to an end, the international window is upon us and coaches are starting to look even closer at players who could make the cut for the international teams. The current...

URC Round 17 Preview

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby v Munster Rugby. Friday 7.35pm   The first of two sell-outs in the BKT URC this weekend, with a capacity crowd of 7,774 set to watch this meeting between two in-form teams at Hive...

World Rugby Women's Rankings preview: 11-12 May

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The men’s and women’s World Rugby Rankings are calculated using a points exchange system, in which sides take points off each other based on the match result. Whatever one side gains, the other...

Duncan Weir – the Glaswegian Kid who has come full circle

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Growing up, many of us have dreamed about playing for our local club, running out in front of family and friends, and wearing those colours with pride. For Glasgow’s Duncan Weir, it started off...

Highlanders name team for battle of the Mainland

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

This weekend’s round 12 match up between the Highlanders and the Crusaders is a fitting fixture for a Culture round as it encapsulates the culture of rugby fandom in the South Island.    A...

Raptors Grab Bonus Point in Home Finale Loss to Peñarol

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The American Raptors finished up their 2024 home season with a 24-17 loss to Peñarol in Round 10 on Sunday afternoon. Despite building up a 10-0 lead in the first half, the Raptors (2-7) were sluggish...

Pressure mounts on SA sides in the URC

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The South African franchises will be under immense pressure to bounce back strongly from disappointing results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last week – apart from the Emirates Lions –...

Saints thump Leicester to assert number 1 spot

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

A second-half surge for Northampton Saints saw the men in Black, Green and Gold strengthen their position at the top of the Gallagher Premiership standings, as they swept Leicester Tigers aside...

Dragons soundly humbled by Benneton

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Benetton kept themselves firmly on course for the United Rugby Championship play-offs by claiming a 36-19 bonus-point victory over the Dragons in Treviso. The Italian team's ninth league win of the season...