Dupont injury worry overshadows France triumph
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHost nation France maintained their unbeaten start at Rugby World Cup 2023 with a 96-0 win against Namibia at Stade de Marseille on Thursday. Les Bleus scored 14 tries in total, including a hat-trick...
Coetzee freshens starting XV for Les Bleus - Namibia name team to play France
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNamibia head coach Allister Coetzee has named his match-day 23 to face France in Pool A at Stade de Marseille on Thursday, 21 September. Namibia head coach Allister Coetzee has named...
Namibian Head coach Coetzee - 'Le Roux Malan has had successful surgery'
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyAllister Coetzee, head coach On the injury to Le Roux Malan: “From a physical point of view, he was operated on last night. There's a fracture and a dislocation, so it’s quite tough for him. “The...
Namibia make three changes - Coetzee names team to play New Zealand
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Alister Coetzee has named his squad to face New Zealand in Stadium de Toulouse on Friday, bringing in prop Jason Benade, flanker Prince Gaoseb and centre Le Roux Malan to his starting XV. 1...
Match Preview: All Blacks out for blood vs Namibia?
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand are likely to take their Rugby World Cup frustrations out on Namibia in Friday night’s Pool A mismatch in Toulouse. The All Blacks made a totally unfamiliar losing start to the tournament...
Coetzee goes for experience: Namibia announce squad to play Italy
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Allister Coetzee has named 12 players in his match-day squad from RWC 2019, with nine running out for their third tournament appearance since 2015. They have two of their three try-scorers...
Allister Coetzee names Namibia squad for Rugby World Cup 2023
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has named former Wallaby flank Richard Hardwick in the Namibia squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup. Melbourne Rebels forward Hardwick was born in Windhoek,...
RSAvNZ: It's Never Been Easy For The Boks
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks have won 37% of their 103 previous men’s Tests against New Zealand, which by far the best win rate of any team. In fact, they are the only team to have won even one third of their...
On This Day in 2019: South Africa dominate England to win the World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThree years ago today, South Africa claimed their third Rugby World Cup title defeating England 32-12 in the final. Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe kicked England when they...
The last time the Springboks beat the All Blacks in South Africa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUnder-fire All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will be looking to defend an impressive away record against Springboks. New Zealand suffered a home series defeat to Ireland, a first in...