JWC Player of the Tournament Pead signs long-term deal, comes home to DHL Stormers
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyHaashim Pead is coming home. The Player of the Tournament at the 2025 World Rugby Junior World Championship has signed a four-year deal with the DHL Stormers and already started training with the non-travelling...
Wiese strikes 50 as Esterhuizen leads Boks in Perth
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a new-look team for their one-off Test against Australia in Perth on Saturday, which will mark significant occasions for No 8 Jasper Wiese as he earns his 50th Test...
WXV Global Series: England and Canada draw epic, and France defy cards to beat Australia
2 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyA much-improved Wales overcame the Springbok Women to kick off their WXV Global Series campaign in style in Cardiff. Italy followed suit with a convincing victory over Japan, before England and Canada...
Boks to face Fiji in RWC warm-up in Australia next year
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks and Flying Fijians will complete their preparations for the 2027 Rugby World Cup with a final Test at polytec Stadium in Gosford, north of Sydney – to be known as the Contest on the...
Bok Women aim for more improvement as Wales awaits
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok Women will take nothing for granted when they face Wales at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday evening, and are solely focussed on delivering their best effort of the season. That is the view of...
Match Review Black Ferns v France
3 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyBlack Ferns: 28 (Justine McGregor, Mia Anderson, Mererangi Paul, Liana Mikaele-Tu'u tries; Braxton Sorenson-McGee 3 cons); France: 14 (Pauline Bourdon Sansus, Lina Queyroi...
Five more rugby greats complete prestigious World Rugby Hall of Fame class of 2026
4 weeks ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has announced the remaining five modern greats that will join Joel Stransky and Zinzan Brooke in being inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame over the coming months as the class...
Positives for Springbok Women despite defeat to Black Ferns
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyScoring four tries against the second ranked team in women’s rugby and holding sway for large parts of their Test against the Black Ferns have left the Springbok Women coaches feeling positive about...
Springbok Centurions: The Players Who Have Reached 100 Test Caps
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyReaching 100 Test caps is one of the greatest individual achievements in international rugby, and only 10 players have reached the milestone for the Springboks. From Percy Montgomery becoming South Africa’s...
Star centres Ikitau, Suaalii back in settled Wallabies squad for Argentina tour
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyWallabies duo Len Ikitau and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii have been named to return ahead of next week’s tour of Argentina. The pair headline a settled squad from the sweep of Japan, which begins on August...
