NPC Round 6 wrap up: Tasman make first ‘log o wood’ defence
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTasman had a Sunday to remember in the NPC, Week 6 when defending the Ranfurly Shield for the first time to be the only unbeaten team, but still two points behind Wellington who have played an extra game. Wellington...
NPC Round 5 Wrap: Tasman make Ranfurly Shield history
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBlenheim's Lansdowne Park will be the place to be in next weekend's NPC, as new Ranfurly Shield holders Tasman will defend the trophy against Wellington, the only other unbeaten side in the competition. Tasman...
NPC Round 3 review
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTussle. Tension, Tenacity this weekend's games produced it all. Developing combinations and understanding were evident among several sides as high scores were featured in the third weekend of the Bunnings...
Pro 14: Team of the Week
7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby1. Brad Thyer The 24 year old loose-head put in fantastic shift and played a vital role in his side's narrow victory over Connacht. He consistently piled the pressure on his opposite number at scrum...
Weekly Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland name 33-man training camp squad Jones has named the Harlequins teenage fly-half Marcus Smith as well as 11 of England’s 15 Lions but Haskell, who received a yellow card in his first...
Ulster Bank League 1A Semi-Final Preview
7 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsThere are four heavyweight contenders in the Division 1A semi-final line-up, with Lansdowne and Clontarf, who have shared the trophy over the last four years with two wins each, facing off against Bateman...
Sweeney makes his debut for Leinster u20's
8 years ago by Leinster rugbyIt was impossible to forecast with any degree of confidence the likely outcome of a new format.Leinster's first thought was to move the ball for scrum-half Charlie Rock's Garryowen to be taken in by prop...
Getting To Know Liam O'Connor
8 years ago by Munster Rugby NewsWe get to know front-row forward Liam O'Connor, who, in his first year with the Greencore Munster Rugby Academy, became the eleventh player to make his senior competitive debut for the province this season.
Brace For Fitzgerald As U20s Claim Seventh
9 years ago by Munster Rugby NewsThe Munster Academy's Stephen Fitzgerald scored a brace of tries in Ireland U20s' 17-9 win over Scotland U20s, a victory that saw Ireland finish seventh overall in this year's World Rugby U20 Championship....
Fitzgerald, O'Connor & Cullen In U20 Side
9 years ago by Munster Rugby NewsGreencore Munster Academy representatives Stephen Fitzgerald, Liam O'Connor and Jack Cullen have been included in the Ireland U20 side to face Scotland in the seventh place play-off of the World Rugby...