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200-Cap Rory Scannell To Depart Munster Rugby

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster Rugby can confirm that 200-cap Rory Scannell will depart this summer after 12 years at his home province. A Munster man through and through, the 31-year-old centre is one of only 16 players to...

URC AWARDS: Innovation and Try of the Season Awards

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Innovation Award winners have been announced with the Sharks taking home the prize for ‘Sharks Fest’. Meanwhile, Stormers forward Deon Fourie has won Try of the Season after he...

URC Elite XV and Next-Gen Player of the Season Winner Announced

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2024/25 United Rugby Championship ‘Elite XV’ has officially been announced. The Elite XV is determined by a media vote and players must have made at least nine appearances to be considered,...

United Rugby Championship Awards 2024/25

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ioan Lloyd, Harri Millard, Ruben van Heerden, Cam Winnett, and Tom Farrell have added their names to the United Rugby Championship Awards roll of honour by collecting the Gilbert Golden Boot,...

Bemand Names Ireland’s Women’s Rugby World Cup Preparation Squad

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has today named a 37-player Ireland Women’s preparation squad ahead of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England later this summer. The...

Departing Players: United Rugby Championship

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2024/25 Premiership is almost at its conclusion. With clubs preparing for playoff spots, off-season preparations have begun behind closed doors. Herewith a list of all the players confirmed to leave...

The Irish Provinces opening URC fixtures

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The complete fixture list for the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship season has been officially released, setting a record for the earliest release of league fixtures in the competition’s history. Let’s...

URC Round 18 Review

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Quarter-final line-up decided   So, that’s the regular season completed. Now it’s on to the Play-Offs.   The Race to the Eight went right down to the wire with five teams in...

The Stormers sidestep the Blues

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Stormers will stay in South Africa ahead of the quarter final's of the URC as they secure a bonus point win against Cardiff at Cape Town Stadium and will travel to Durban for the play off's. With Cardiff...

All to play for in final round of the URC (permutations)

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The final round of the United Rugby Championship regular season is here, and there are a variety of stakes on offer for the Irish provinces. Munster welcome Benetton to Virgin Media Park in Cork knowing...