Rotations and a half-centurion for trip to Sale
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIn their third Friday night fixture in as many weeks, GJ van Velze will lead the side from the second row. After scoring four tries in four games, Thomas du Toit demonstrates his versatility and takes...
Bath Rugby team named for Derby Weekend
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBeno Obano and Will Stuart retain their prop jerseys, with Tom Dunn completing the front row selection. Charlie Ewels remains consistent in the second row, seeing Fergus Lee-Warner also named in...
Only the great entertainer Finn can shush The Shed
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFinn Russell is no stranger to a rivalry, having featured in Calcutta Cups, Paris derbies and the 1872 Cup, but a first West Country derby was always going to be different, writes Paul Eddison. It...
Preview: Bath Rugby vs Leicester
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyOne of English Rugby's great rivalries resumes in front of the TNT Sports cameras on Saturday, as Bath Rugby host Leicester Tigers at the Rec. There is a spring in Bath's step, following successive wins...
Scotland: Rugby World Cup 2023 review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAbiding memory The sight of captain Jamie Ritchie and full-back Blair Kinghorn, who had been the most bullish before the crucial Pool B decider with Ireland, sitting dejectedly on the sidelines at the...
Going through or going home? – Ireland v Scotland talking points
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyReigning champions South Africa will also have a keen eye on proceedings in Paris. Ireland and Scotland are preparing for a pivotal Rugby World Cup qualification shootout in Paris. Progression...
Match Preview: Ireland v Scotland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyPool B has already seen one of the great tension-filled, top-quality, high-stakes Rugby World Cup matches at Stade de France. South Africa versus Ireland – world champions against...
'We’ve got to fire every bullet in our gun' - Quotes of the Day
1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby"We’re not going to die wondering, we’ve got to fire every bullet in our gun."Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie on the Ireland game "I wouldn’t call it hatred - but there’s a little...
IRE team announcement (v SCO): head coach Farrell, Sexton, Henderson
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from Ireland head coach Andy Farrell, captain Johnny Sexton and second-row Iain Henderson after the announcement of their team to play Scotland in their final Pool B match at Stade de France on...
Kinghorn reaches half-century as Scotland team named for final pool b encounter
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBlair Kinghorn will win a 50th Scotland cap as one of 12 changes to head coach Gregor Townsend’s starting line-up for Saturday’s crucial Rugby World Cup 2023 fixture against Ireland at Stade...
