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Introducing The Eight Uncapped Players In The Springboks Squad

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has announced his squad for the international season ahead, featuring the upcoming Test Series against Wales, The Rugby Championship, and the Year-end tour, which...

Duane Vermeulen misses out on Springboks' squad to face Wales

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Saturday, 11 June 2022   Nienaber names squad for Castle Lager Incoming Series   Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber announced his national squad on Saturday for the international season...

Top 14 Wrap: Castres top the standings, Toulouse crush Biarritz

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Castres finish the Top 14 regular season at the top of the table after beating Pau 16-26, securing a semi-final spot in doing so.   The seedings for the Top 14 playoffs were decided...

Levani Botia to captain Fiji, former All Black included in the Pacific Nations Cup squad

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fiji Rugby have announced a powerful 34-member squad for the upcoming World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) featuring the Flying Fijians, Tonga, Samoa and Australia A.       16...

Defeated Leinster dominate tournament statistics

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster Rugby produced some scintillating rugby on their way to this season’s Heineken Champions Cup final. Although the Irish province were defeated by Stade Rochelais in the showpiece game in...

Sexton chief points-scorer after haul in final defeat

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Johnny Sexton finished this season’s Heineken Champions Cup as the leading points-scorer as he racked up 18 of Leinster Rugby’s 21 points in their final defeat to Stade Rochelais. Below,...

European Player of the Year: Josh van der Flier

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Leinster Rugby wing forward, Josh van der Flier, has rounded off an outstanding European season by being named EPCR European Player of the Year 2022.Van der Flier becomes the third Leinster player...

Intrigue ahead of final as O'Gara and Sexton are rivals once more

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup final has no shortage of individual contests, but one if the most intriguing is the somewhat unorthodox one between Leinster flyhalf and captain Johnny Sexton and...

Champions Cup Final Teams: Double Injury Boost For La Rochelle, Three Leinster Milestones

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The teams for Saturday's Champions Cup final at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille have been named.   Leinster unchanged from semi-final Will Skelton and Brice Dulin fit for La Rochelle Garry Ringrose...

Saints announce departures

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hooker Reece Marshall is the longest-serving departee having played at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens since the 2014/15 season, while fellow front-rowers Nick Auterac, Conor Carey...