Damian Willemse rugby player
Damian Willemse rugby player

Damian Willemse

7th May 1998 1.87m/91kg Fly Half

South Africa send message to World Cup rivals after demolishing Wales

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

World champions South Africa delivered a ruthless display that bristled with pace and power to demolish Wales 52-16 at the Principality Stadium. An inexperienced Wales line-up contained a total of only...

Siya Kolisi returns from injury to captain Springboks against Wales

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kolisi and Nche make their return from injury while Hendrikse makes his first appearance following a family bereavement. Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named an experienced combination as he looked...

Talk of ‘Polly plot’ baffles Nienaber

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber emphatically set the record straight on the status of the Boks’ Rugby World Cup squad of 33, before flying out of South Africa on Saturday.   Social...

PREDICTED: How Springboks could line-up against Scotland

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience (nine of whom will be appearing at their third Rugby World Cup) when he revealed the defending champion’s squad of...

Springboks name 33-player squad for the RWC

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience (nine of whom will be appearing at their third Rugby World Cup) when he revealed the defending champion’s squad of...

Springboks bounce back big time in Buenos Aires

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks scored 21 second-half points to just three to power to a highly impressive 24-13 (halftime 3-10) victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday evening (SA time).     Tries...

Mbonambi captains Boks in Buenos Aires as Steenekamp makes debut

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi will captain the national team for first time on Saturday when he leads a new-look combination against Argentina in Buenos Aires in the first of three Rugby World Cup warm-up...

Elton Jantjies released as Springboks name team to travel to Argentina

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

pringbok coach Jacques Nienaber named a squad of 26 players for the trip to Buenos Aires for their opening Rugby World Cup warm-up game on Saturday, 5 August, with several players who did not feature against...

Vermeulen leads new-look Springbok team against Los Pumas

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead a new-look Bok team in their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Argentina at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday in what could be...

Etzebeth back from injury to lead Boks against New Zealand

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth will make a notable return from a shoulder injury as the captain of the team to face New Zealand in the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test in Auckland on Saturday.   Springbok...