Taulupe Faletau rugby player
Taulupe Faletau rugby player

Taulupe Faletau

12th Nov 1990 1.88m/110kg No. 8

Rory Best picks his British and Irish Lions XV

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former British and Irish Lions hooker and Ireland captain Rory Best has named his Lions test XV to face the Springboks.   Best played over 100 test matches for Ireland and captained the side at...

2021 British and Irish Lions Tour: Predicting the 36-man squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Warren Gatland selected 41 players to tour New Zealand four years ago but his preparation for the tour to South Africa will be vastly different. The British and Irish Lions have a shorter tour to...

Ugo Monye's latest Lions XV

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former England and British & Irish Lions representative Ugo Monye has penned his ideal Lions starting XV as the tour to South Africa approaches.   Monye, a popular pundit in the UK, has evolved...

Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals: Wrap Up and Team of the Week

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The Challenge Cup round of 16 saw the likes of Bath, Leicester Tigers, Montpellier and Ulster all claim victories to move them ever closer to the title.   We take a look back at the weekend's...

Zach Mercer stars as Bath book their place in the Challenge Cup semis

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bath will have to wait until Sunday evening to find out who they will face in the Challenge Cup semi-finals having defeated London Irish 26-13 in the quarter-finals at the Rec on Friday.   Stuart...

Jim Telfer picks his 2021 Lions Test XV

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Scotland international and British & Irish Lions player and coach Jim Telfer has selected his best Lions XV for the upcoming 2021 tour of South Africa.   Telfer won 22 caps for Scotland...

Bath v London Irish: Redpath returns, Gigena starts

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for Friday's Challenge Cup quarter-final between Bath and London Irish have been named.   Bath Rugby have made six changes for the clash at the Rec while Declan Kidney has handed Facundo...

Hamish Watson named Six Nations Player of the Championship

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland flanker Hamish Watson has been named Six Nations Player of the Championship by fans after winning the biggest ever vote for the award.   The 29-year-old put in a series of superb performances...

Readers' Six Nations Team of the Tournament

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

We ask for your opinion and you gave it!   The results are in and this is your Six Nations team of the competition.   Front row: Wyn Jones, Ken Owens and Tadhg Furlong   Wyn Jones...

All PRO14 Awards Winners

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Pro14 awards have taken place and here are all the winners:     Chris Cloete awarded Turnover King       Munster’s Chris Cloete has been awarded the Turnover...