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Bordeaux-Begles defeat Leicester Tigers

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers were soundly defeated 42-28 by Union Bordeaux Begles in Round 1 of the new Champions Cup season. The definition of a game of two halves; Tigers dominated the first 40 minutes to...

WATCH: The French man scores in France

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The match between Leicester and Bordeaux Begles continued to have back and forth action, and Leicester Tigers player and France international  Come Joussain scored to pull the visitors ahead once...

WATCH: Leicester score first

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The first round of fixtures in the Champions Cup resumed today with a mammoth clash between Leicester Tigers and Union Bordeaux Begles. The vistors were firt to get on the board through Harry Wells. Watch...

Match Day Programme: Bristol vs Leinster

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fixture: Bristol Bears vs Leinster Venue: Ashton Gate, Bristol, UK Kickoff Time: 17:30 (GMT) Referee: Pierre Brousset   Head-to-head Played: Played: 13 Toulouse Wins: 6 Ulster...

Match Day Programme: Toulouse vs Ulster

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

    Fixture: Stade Toulousain vs Ulster Venue: Stade Toulousain, Toulouse, France Kickoff Time: 15:15 (GMT) Referee: Adam Leal    Head-to-head Played: Played:...

Match Day Programme: Bordeaux vs Leicester

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Fixture: Union Bordeaux Begles vs Leicester Tigers Venue: Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France Kickoff Time: 13:00 (GMT) Referee: Nika Amashukeli    Head-to-head...

Four changes for Sale ahead of Champions Cup opener

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Alex Sanderson has made four changes to his XV to face Glasgow Warriors in the first pool stage game of this season’s Investec Champions Cup. England quartet George Ford, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ben Curry...

Etzebeth to start as Kleyn withdraws from Wales Test

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eben Etzebeth will start at lock alongside Franco Mostert in the Springboks’ final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour clash against Wales on Saturday after Jean Kleyn was forced to withdraw from the match-23...

Nche rested against Wales, Louw to start in Cardiff

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus decided to rest prop Ox Nche for Saturday’s Test against Wales in Cardiff, which will see a front-row reshuffle with Wilco Louw returning to the starting team at tighthead...

Injury update | Alex Goode

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Alex Goode will have surgery this week on a quad injury. The injury was picked up in the warm up before the match against Leicester Tigers in the Gallagher Premiership. He is expected to be out for 10-12...