Marco van Staden rugby player
Marco van Staden rugby player

Marco van Staden

6th May 1999 1.84m/110kg Openside Flanker

Looking ahead to the weekend's Rugby Championship action

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Another feast of Southern Hemisphere is on the horizon with repeats of last weekend’s match-ups as Los Pumas meet the All Blacks and the wounded Springboks do battle with Dave Rennie’s Wallabies.    The...

Springboks make 3 changes to face Wallabies

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber opted for continuity in selection for their Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, making only three changes to his matchday squad –...

Springbok Player Ratings v Australia

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia got the better of world champions South Africa on Sunday thanks to the boot of the returning Quade Cooper.     Cooper slotted a match winning conversion to claim a 28-26 victory...

Quade Cooper secures Wallabies opening Rugby Championship win on the Gold Coast

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Wallabies have defeated World Cup champions South Africa in a fairytale finish, to secure their first win of the 2021 eToro Rugby Championship in front of a vocal 15,191 crowd. Quade Cooper secured...

Premiership Rugby Ins And Outs

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

BATH RUGBY Ins: Will Butt (academy), Arthur Cordwell (academy), Johannes Jonker (Ealing Trailfinders), D’Arcy Rae (Glasgow Warriors), Kieran Verden (academy), Jaco Coetzee (The Stormers), Danny...

Vermeulen returns for Wallaby Test in Gold Coast

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Duane Vermeulen will make his first appearance for the Springboks since the 2019 Rugby World Cup final when South Africa resume their Rugby Championship campaign on Sunday against Australia at the CBUS...

Nienaber rings changes once again

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has made wholesale changes to the team for the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against Argentina, while Lood de Jager will run out for his 50th cap, Marvin...

The six players unlikely to feature for the Springboks this weekend

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa will once again face Argentina this weekend in their second test in the 2021 Rugby Championship following their 32-12 victory over Los Pumas in their tournament opener.   Jacques Nienaber...

The Springbok players who made the most of their chance against Argentina

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa cruised to a comfortable 32-12 victory over Argentina in their opening Rugby Championship fixture.   Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber made 10 alterations to his starting...

South Africa 32-12 Argentina: Much-changed Springboks show strength in depth

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa marked their return to Rugby Championship action with a typically powerful display, beating Argentina in Port Elizabeth.   Jaden Hendrikse scored a late debut try as a much-changed...