Bulls will be a force in URC
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls will contest the Currie Cup final this weekend and have sent a clear message to their opponents in the United Rugby Championship that they are not a team to be trifled with. Jake...
Challenge Cup Final: Teams and Preview
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers and Montpellier clash in the Challenge Cup Final on Friday at Twickenham. Leicester saw off Connacht Rugby, Newcastle Falcons and Ulster Rugby en route to a first final...
Jacques du Plessis returns to Loftus
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blue Bulls have confirmed the signing of loose forward Jacques du Plessis from French club, Montpellier, effective 1 July 2021 on a 3-year deal. The 27-year-old Du Plessis,...
Jacques du Plessis returning to South Africa - report
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok u20 loose forward Jacques du Plessis looks set to return to his former club, the Bulls. The 27-year-old forward left the Bulls in 2015 to join Montpellier but looks set...
What If The Springboks Needed To Select Players From Europe and Australasia For The Rugby Championship?
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJacques Nienaber is set to kick off his tenure as the new Springbok coach during the Rugby Championship which is set to be held exclusively in New Zealand. However, Nienaber has...
Montpellier could face punishment having reportedly disguised the salaries of Johan Goosen and other star players
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMontpellier have long been in the sights of the TOP14 salary cap manager but recent developments could see the club face punishment. Last week French newspaper Midi Olympique...
Weekly Round Up
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJefferson Poirot Quits Test Rugby At The Age Of 27: The France prop has retired from duty with Les Bleus and stressed his decision was "not a whim" but had been carefully considered....
Montpellier complete the signing of World Cup winning scrumhalf Cobus Reinach
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMontpellier have confirmed the signing of World Cup-winning Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach from the Northampton Saints. Reinach will now link up with fellow World Cup winner Handre Pollard...
How Montpelleir could line up with PSdT IF he joined the club
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMontpellier have been linked with current World Rugby Player of the Year, Pieter-Steph du Toit, in a recent report by South African newspaper the Rapport. The club responded to the reports...
Analysis: The depth of South Africa's Pack
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks went through a major transformation under Rassie Erasmus in 2018 with the former Springbok introducing a new a number of new faces and changing the fortunes of the struggling...