2017 6 Nations Preview
7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby6 Nations Preview England Prospects: On a current win streak of 14 Test wins as they enter the tournament and lie four games away from equalling New Zealand’s world record for tier one successive...
Weekly Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCarolan Rules out of Connacht job Nigel Carolan has ruled himself out of the running of Connacht's head coach next season, with Pat Lam leaving the position vacant. The former Connacht...
Monday Afternoon Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCarlo Festuccia to re-join Wasps for remainder of season Former Italy, Wasps and Zebre hooker, Carlo Festuccia, has re-joined Wasps on a short-term contract until the end of the 2016/17. Festuccia,...
Xavier Chiocci replaces injured Eddy Ben Arous in France squad
7 years ago by France RugbyFrance have suffered another setback as loosehead prop Eddy Ben Arous has been ruled out of their squad. The 26-year-old Racing 92 forward, who has 14 international appearances to his name, is...
France call Toulan duo Bastareaud and Chiocci
7 years ago by France RugbyMathieu Bastareaud and Xavier Chiocci have been called into the France squad for the Six Nations as injury replacements for Henry Chavancy and Eddy Ben Arous respectively. Bastareaud,...
Weekly Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFia and Giles ruled out Ospreys pair Ma’afu Fia and Keelan Giles have both been ruled out of action after picking up injuries in last Sunday’s Challenge Cup win over Lyon at the Liberty...
France announce Six Nations squad
7 years ago by France RugbyFrance have announced their 32-man squad for this year's Six Nations. Head coach Guy Noves has included the uncapped Geoffrey Palis, Fabien Sanconnie, Arthur Iturria and Mohamed Boughanmi in his...
Team of the Weekend: December 15th
7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby1. Eddy Ben Arous A dominant forward performance from the French loose-head, as Racing 92’s giant pack finally showed up in this year’s competition, Ben Arous played a starring role in securing...
Top 3 performers - Glasgow vs Racing 92
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFinn Russell The out-half again stood out for his Glasgow side. He put them on the front foot as he played flat to the line for the whole game, often running the ball from his own half. He was a threat...