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Springboks looking at A and B teams similar to 2019

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Four years ago Rassie Erasmus, then acting Springbok Coach, upset the apple cart by announcing he will split the Springbok squad during the opening two rounds of the Rugby Championship and send a bulk...

Newcastle Falcons sign Argentina and Saracens prop Eduardo Bello

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina prop Eduardo Bello has become Newcastle Falcons’ 11th senior signing ahead of the new season, with the Saracens tight-head joining on a two-year deal.   Bello, 27, has been capped...

Tua, Sapsford re-sign for ACT Brumbies

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

ACT Brumbies have announced Brumby 240 Ollie Sapsford and Brumby 248 Tamati Tua have re-signed with the club for the 2024 Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific season. Tua and Sapsford were instrumental...

Kolisi recovery on track as Boks prepare for Rugby Champs

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus gave the nation good news regarding Siya Kolisi on Wednesday, saying they hoped the Bok captain would return to the field...

Scarlets to take on Barbarians in Phil Bennett Memorial Game

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scarlets will welcome rugby’s most famous invitational club, the Barbarians, to Parc y Scarlets on Saturday, September 16 for the Phil Bennett Memorial Game.   Llanelli and Scarlets legend...

Springbok squad for the 2023 Rugby Championship

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named a Castle Lager Rugby Championship training squad of 40 players – which features a handful of overseas based players – for their next assignment, a three-week...

Preview: Crusaders vs Fijian Drua

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fijian Drua will look to test the Canterbury Crusaders' physical limits when they take on the injury-hit champions in their Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final on Saturday, coach Mick Byrne said. The Crusaders...

Toulon Confirm Signing of All Blacks Star Leicester Fainga’anuku

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

All Blacks winger Leicester Fainga'anuku will join French club Toulon later this year, his New Zealand side the Crusaders said on Thursday. The winger will see out his Super Rugby commitments with the...

Ryan Woodman will captain Wales at the World Rugby U20 Championship

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dragons RFC’s Ryan Woodman captains the 30-player squad which consists of 17 forwards and 13 backs. There are five uncapped players included in the squad. The tournament, hosted in the Cape Town...

One team approach by World Rugby

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

One-team approach across match official and disciplinary environments Thirteen nations represented across experienced team Six female team members, including four judicial chairs, to preside over the...