Erasmus' response to Sir Clive Woodward's comments
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer England and British & Irish Lions coach, Clive Woodward, recently made some disparaging remarks regarding the conduct of Springbok Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus. The...
Milestone for Kitshoff as Springboks make changes for Second Test
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Steven Kitshoff will earn his 50th Test cap at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday in the second Test of the Castle Lager Lions Series, with Jasper Wiese named at No 8 in this crucial...
South Africa's problems are 'fixable', insists Nienaber
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe problems that led to South Africa's second-half collapse in Saturday's 22-17 defeat to the British and Irish Lions are "fixable", according to head coach Jacques Nienaber. Four...
Lions’ aerial victory key in Test win – Nienaber
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber said the British & Irish Lions outplayed them in the second half by dominating the aerial battle, which is something the South Africans can fix before next week's second...
The British and Irish Lions go 1-0 in the Test Series
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe British and Irish Lions have gone 1-0 up the test series against the Springboks after a hard-fought 17-22 victory over Jacques Nienaber's charges. The Springboks started as the brighter of...
Springboks and Lions ready to collide in almighty Cape Town clash
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa and the British and Irish Lions will get to do battle in the Test series opener on Saturday. After months of uncertainty over whether the tour will go ahead, the British and Irish...
Looking ahead to the first Test: SA vs B&I Lions
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile it may be devoid of the of the passionate chants of the red-clad Lions supporters in the stands, while the bruising Springbok tackles won’t be met with hear the roars of their fans rising into...
Warren Gatland weighs in on Rassie Erasmus' waterboy antics, again
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBritish and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has weighed in once again on the Springboks’ ploy of using Rassie Erasmus as a waterboy. The South Africa director of rugby has been running...
Nienaber discusses Reinach's omission
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe announcement of the Spring squad on Tuesday carried with it a couple of surprises, one of which was the omission of live-wire scrumhalf Cobus Reinach, who misses out while Faf de Klerk dons the number...
Boks 'Bomb Squad' altered, not defused
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA hallmark of the Springboks run to the Rugby World Cup title in 2019 was the now famed 'Bomb Squad' with Rassie Erasmus taking full advantage of South Africa's riches in the pack with a 6-2 spilt...
