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Wallabies name three uncapped players in squad for July Nations Championship

9 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies coaches have selected a 37-player squad for the upcoming Nations Championship Tests on home soil next month, with uncapped Brumbies pair Declan Meredith and Lachlan Shaw and Waratahs lock Miles...

Who is Riley Norton? Meet the 20-year-old Springboks star called up to the senior squad by Rassie Erasmus

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rassie Erasmus has picked the 20-year-old Stormers forward to face the Barbarians on Saturday so here is all you need to know about Riley Norton Arguably no country in world rugby has a more formidable...

Perenara to lead Barbarians v Springboks

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

TJ Perenara will captain a star-studded Barbarian F.C. side to take on South Africa in the YesPlay Cup on Saturday (15:00). The 89-cap All Black is one of 19 internationals from 11different nations coming...

Nations Championship Trophy Unveiled

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Nations Championship Trophy, the prize that the twelve strongest teams in international rugby will compete to win, has been revealed for the first time.   Standing 67cm tall and weighing...

Springbok Women to host Ireland in Cape Town

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springbok Women will host Ireland in a historic first Test series between the two countries on consecutive weekends in Cape Town in October as part of the WXV Global Series that was announced at the...

Lalakai Foketi joins the Ospreys

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following on from the news that fellow Wallaby Liam Wright would be joining the club earlier this week, the Ospreys announced that Australian international Lalakai Foketi would be joining the team ahead...

Bordeaux sign two young SA stars

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bordeaux Bègles have strengthened their pipeline of talent with the acquisition of two South African youngsters. The back-to-back Investec Champions Cup winners have signed Benjamin Coetzee and...

Nations Championship 2026: Unlocking New Rivalries

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The arrival of the inaugural Nations Championship changes everything. By linking the Northern and Southern hemisphere calendars into one massive, unified league table, the old "friendly" test matches are...

One less headache for Erasmus as veteran Bok returns

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

At a time when Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is watching his injury list grow by the week, there is at least one piece of encouraging news on the horizon. Springbok lock Lood de Jager has been named...

Bok Women’s Sevens in control of their own destiny – Webb

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Professional sport, especially those involving physical sacrifices such as rugby, can be brutal and at times cruel, but try and tell that to dual Springbok Women's player Eloise Webb.   After more...