Top 14 Round 7 Wrap-Up
1 year ago by Larrissa FallsWe’re detailing the thrills and spills, winners and losers, try scorers and goal kickers from Round 7 of France’s Top14 League Stade Francais v Racing 92FT = Stade Francais 9 – 13 Racing Stade...
Joe Schmidt Could Be Offered European Return With Head Coaching Role
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJoe Schmidt has been linked with numerous roles in European rugby over the last few months. At one point he was thought to be in the running to succeed David Nucifora as IRFU high performance director,...
Maro Itoje’s future in England plunged into doubt after Saracens ask him to take pay cut
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyMaro Itoje’s England and Saracens future has been plunged into doubt after it emerged the lock has been asked to take a 50 per cent pay cut by the north London club. Saracens fear the British and...
Top 14 Round 5 Wrap-Up
1 year ago by Larrissa FallsMissed any of the action from France’s Top 14 League? Then we’ve got you covered with a wrap-up of each and every game courtesy of contributor, Larissa Falls. Oyonnax v La RochelleFT...
Springbok coach Nienaber names unchanged team for semifinal against England
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber has shown faith in his match-winning Rugby World Cup quarterfinal squad by retaining the same starting XV and replacements’ bench for Saturday’s semifinal against...
Experienced Bok team named for RWC quarter-final
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber named an experienced team – including 15 players who featured in the 2019 final – for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France at the Stade de France...
Italy Head coach Crowley, Varney, Ruzza, Brex & Ceccarelli discuss team announcement
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyKieran Crowley, head coach On how he and the coaches have looked to move the team forwards after the 96-17 defeat by New Zealand: "If I look at last week, on reflection, on my behalf we lost the...
Independent Disciplinary Committee decision: Ben Lam (Samoa)
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySamoa’s Ben Lam attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) as a result of a review by the Foul Play Review Official in Samoa’s...