Head Coach Andy Farrell names his first British & Irish Lions team ahead of 1888 Cup
3 days ago by Ultimate RugbyAndy Farrell has named his first ever British & Irish Lions matchday squad ahead of facing Argentina. The Lions, playing on Irish soil for the first time, take on the Pumas in the 1888 Cup at the...
EPCR pool draws for 2025/26 season
3 days ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pool draws for the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged at the Premier Sports studios in Dublin on Tuesday 1 July. Both draws will be streamed...
Lions Welcome Finalists as Squad Prepares for Pumas
5 days ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British & Irish Lions is today welcoming Bath Rugby, Leicester Tigers and Leinster Rugby players to its squad ahead of facing Argentina on Friday. A total of 15 players who were involved in the...
Jack Aungier Called Up To Ireland Squad For Summer Tour
1 week ago by Ultimate RugbyUncapped tighthead prop Jack Aungier has been called up to replace his Connacht teammate Finlay Bealham for Ireland’s two Test summer tour of Georgia (5th July) and Portugal (12th July). Bealham...
URC AWARDS: Innovation and Try of the Season Awards
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Innovation Award winners have been announced with the Sharks taking home the prize for ‘Sharks Fest’. Meanwhile, Stormers forward Deon Fourie has won Try of the Season after he...
Stuart Lancaster appointed Connacht Head Coach
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyConnacht Rugby and the IRFU are delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart Lancaster as the club’s new Head Coach. Lancaster has signed a two-year contract and arrives at the province with...
Bemand Names Ireland’s Women’s Rugby World Cup Preparation Squad
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has today named a 37-player Ireland Women’s preparation squad ahead of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England later this summer. The...
Highlanders name team to face Chiefs
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe stage is set for an electrifying encounter on Friday night as the Highlanders prepare to host the table topping Chiefs under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium. It may be the bottom playing the top...
Munster Travelling Squad For South Africa
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Munster squad and management have begun their journey to Durban for Saturday’s URC quarter-final against the Hollywoodbets Sharks at Kings Park (5.30pm). A 32-player Munster squad will travel...
Connacht Rugby Awards 2025 Winners
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyBen Murphy and Orla Dixon were the big winners of the 2025 Connacht Rugby Awards, presented by Globalization Partners. The pair won the coveted Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year...
