Stats & Facts: Champions Round of 16, second leg
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA look at the stats and facts ahead of the weekend's round of 16 second leg fixtures. LEINSTER v CONNACHT Leinster Rugby won 26-21 in their Round of 16 – 1st Leg clash...
Sale Sharks lose two Springboks
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySale Sharks can today confirm that World Cup winners Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager will leave the club at the end of the current season. Scrum-half Faf has made 95 appearances for Sharks...
England to face Springboks without overseas stars this November - report
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok head coach Jacques Nienaber will reportedly be without some of his star players for South Africa's final end of year tour clash against England. According to the South African newspaper,...
First-half blitz sees Sale beat Ospreys
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA strong first-half performance from Sale Sharks ensured they left the Swansea.com Stadium with a 21-13 victory over Ospreys in the Heineken Champions Cup on Sunday. It was all too easy...
Springbok Player Ratings v England
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa fell to a narrow 26-27 loss to England in their final test match of the year. Marcus Smith nailed a last-minute penalty to seal the victory for England as South Africa came narrowly...
Rotational changes as Springboks eye Twickenham win
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber named Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach in a fresh halfback pairing and recalled Lood de Jager at lock in three changes to his starting team for the final Test of...
Springbok Player Ratings v Scotland
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo tries from Makazole Mapimpi helped the Springboks to a 30-15 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. The World Champions were tested by Gregor Townsend's side, with captain Stuart Hogg...
Three big Springbok milestones in Edinburgh
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFranco Mostert and Jesse Kriel will earn their 50th Test caps when the Springboks line up against Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday as Elton Jantjies and Willie le Roux return to the starting team,...
Autumn Nations Team of the Week
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA thrilling weekend of international rugby in Europe has come to an end, and it's time to pick the Ultimate Rugby Autumn Nations Team of the Week. A doubleheader kicked things off with...
Willemse, Kriel and Jantjies to start against Wales
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDamian Willemse, Jesse Kriel and Herschel Jantjies will start against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday as Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made four changes to his matchday squad that defeated the All Blacks...