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RWC2025 | France proved their Rugby World Cup 2025 credentials with an ominous 57-10 win over a shocked South Africa

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

France proved their Rugby World Cup 2025 credentials with an ominous 57-10 win over a shocked South Africa in Pool D at a lively Franklin's Gardens on Sunday. Story of the match The women's Springboks...

Italy v Brazil | Stat Attack

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy registered an emphatic 64-3 win over Brazil after meeting for the first time ever. Here are some of the top stats from the encounter.   Italian winger Francesca Granzotto scored a Hatrick...

Erasmus sticks to tried and tested for NZ battle

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to his tried and tested combinations for their third Rugby Championship encounter against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, making only four changes...

SA Rugby Joins the URC as Shareholders | What It Means

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The United Rugby Championship has confirmed that the South African Rugby Union is now an official shareholder, joining Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales, and investors CVC Capital Partners. South Africa...

Latsha, Roos (RSA) speak to the media

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa prop Babalwa Latsha (pictured) and full-back Nadine Roos look ahead to their final match in Pool D, against France at Franklin's Gardens on Sunday, 6 September. Babalwa Latsha On the win...

Libbie Janse van Rensburg vows more to come

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Few people who watched the Springbok Women and their remarkable victory over Italy at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in York on Sunday would not have been touched by the South Africans’ raw emotions...

Trevor King Signs With Queensland Reds as Super Rugby AUS Squad Announced

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Promising prop Trevor King has been elevated to the senior squad of the Queensland Reds to coincide with today’s unveiling of a 31-man outfit for the Super Rugby AUS competition.King, 20, has been...

RWC2025 | South Africa head coach Swys de Bruin, captain Nolusindiso Booi and Libbie Janse van Rensburg speak after their dramatic 29-24 win in Pool D

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa head coach Swys de Bruin, captain Nolusindiso Booi and Mastercard Player of the Match Libbie Janse van Rensburg speak after their dramatic 29-24 win in Pool D over Italy at York Community...

RWC2025 | South Africa set for quarter-finals after beating Italy in thriller

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa have got one foot in the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2025 after beating Italy for the first time in their history, winning 29-24 in Pool D after a thrilling match that swung way and...

RWC2025 pool permutations ahead of matches on Sunday, 31 August

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

With one round of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 pool phase still to play, only three teams – England, Canada and Scotland – have already secured qualification for the quarter-finals. Five...