World Player of the Year award ‘long forgotten’ by Ireland – Josh van der Flier
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland star Josh van der Flier feels his team-mates have “long forgotten” about his status as World Player of the Year. The Leinster flanker goes into the Rugby World Cup as the holder of...
Steven Kitshoff Overtakes Irish Star as URC Top 100 Leader
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Steven Kitshoff has risen to the No 1 spot in the latest update to the URC Top 100 with forward players dominating the upper end of the ‘pound-for-pound’ rankings. Based...
Rankings suggest Ireland or France can land a first World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThere is a neat statistical symmetry that suggests the 2023 Rugby World Cup might be won by Ireland or France. Since the sport’s world rankings were launched 20 years ago, all five subsequent world...
Farrell Names 33-Player Ireland Rugby World Cup Squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead Coach Andy Farrell has today announced his 33-player Ireland squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, with Jonathan Sexton named to captain the team in France. The Ireland...
Iain Henderson captains Ireland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead Coach Andy Farrell has named his Ireland Match Day Squad to face Samoa in Saturday’s final Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture at Stade Jean-Dauger in Bayonne (Kick-off 8.45pm local...
Ireland Team Named to Face England at Aviva Stadium
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead Coach Andy Farrell has named the Ireland Match Day Squad for Saturday’s Nations Series clash against England at Aviva Stadium (Kick-off 5.30pm, live on RTÉ 2 and...
Farrell Names 42-Player Ireland Summer Training Squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland Head Coach Andy Farrell has today named a 42-player Summer Training Squad to begin preparations for the Ireland Nations Series and Rugby World Cup 2023. Following the conclusion of the...
URC Grand Final Insights Pack
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe URC StatMaster Insights Pack allows fans, media and broadcasters to deep dive into the data produced by the teams and players of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Powered by the URC’s...
Grégory Alldritt voted 2023 EPCR Player of the Year
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stade Rochelais No 8 and captain, Grégory Alldritt, has capped off an outstanding EPCR season by being voted as the 2023 EPCR Player of the Year. A leading light in the Stade...
Josh van der Flier talks about the amazing Leinster 'Sea of Blue'
1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿...
