Dan Cole rugby player
Dan Cole rugby player

Dan Cole

9th May 1987 1.91m/118kg Tighthead Prop

Super Rugby Team of the Week

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

This weekend saw the return of Super Rugby in Australia while New Zealand enjoyed their fourth consecutive weekend of live rugby.   The action kicked off in Brisbane with James O'Connor's late...

Weekly Round Up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Highlanders sign Wallabies prop       The Highlanders confirmed the signing of Wallabies tighthead prop Jermaine Ainsley who has inked a two-year deal with the side that...

How did Beauden Barrett fare in his first outing for the Blues?

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Beauden Barrett trotted out to rapturous applause, from 43 000 rugby-starved fans, onto the field which he will call his new home for the foreseeable future, somewhat surprisingly with the number...

Blues debutant Barrett savours 'celebration of rugby' at sold-out Eden Park

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two-time World Rugby player of the year Beauden Barrett had the last laugh at Eden Park after getting caught up in a Hurricanes celebration.     Beauden Barrett revelled in a "celebration...

Super Rugby Aotearoa Round One - Round Up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Highlanders v Chiefs A thrilling final passage capped off the first spectacle of Super Rugby Aotearoa as the Highlanders snuck in with a single-point victory over the Chiefs in Otago on Saturday.  The...

Most Capped Test XV of the 2010s

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The best of the best of 2010s, we take a look at the most capped Tier One Test Team of the 2010s.   Only players from Tier 1 side feature in our side while only their caps between 2010 and...

Prediction: Who Will Be In Eddie Jones' 40% for the 2023 Rugby World Cup

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England head coach Eddie Jones has predicted that just 40% of his 2019 Rugby World Cup squad will make to the showpiece in 2023 in France.   This is despite the fact that the England XV that started...

Ranked: England's Player Depth

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England had a rocky start to 2020 as they went down to France in their opening Six Nations game of the competition following their defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup Final in Japan last year.   Eddie...

Full Match Throwback: When Ireland crushed England's Grand Slam Dreams The Day After Saint Patrick's Day

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the Coronavirus ravaging through the sporting fixtures worldwide, the Ultimate Rugby team have picked out a few classic encounters over the years to look back on.   We don't venture too far...

Eddie Jones’ squad explained for England's Six Nations campaign

4 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The only player from England’s World Cup squad who has been categorically dropped is Leicester prop Dan Cole.