Ruan Nortje rugby player
Ruan Nortje rugby player

Ruan Nortje

25th Jul 1998 2.00m/109kg No 5 Lock

Kleyn: “A dog in the corner is always dangerous”

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok lock Jean Kleyn, who will make his first appearance in the Springbok jersey since the Rugby World Cup final last year, was delighted to be back in the team and warned that Wales would be “dangerous”...

Nortje injured, Kleyn called up as a replacement

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rugby World Cup-winning lock Jean Kleyn will join the Springboks in Edinburgh on Friday as a replacement for Ruan Nortje, who suffered a leg injury at training on Wednesday, which ruled him out of the...

Boks expecting physical onslaught from Scotland

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks are bracing themselves for a physical onslaught from Scotland when the teams meet at Murrayfield on Sunday in their opening match of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour. Duane...

Cameron Hanekom called up to replace double World Cup winner

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cameron Hanekom earned his first call-up to the Springbok squad on Sunday after being drafted into national coach Rassie Erasmus’ 35-man group for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour following the withdrawal...

Boks call up Grobbelaar and Louw for November tour

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Johan Grobbelaar (hooker) and Wilco Louw (prop) were called up to the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour on Thursday, following the injury withdrawal of utility forward Jan-Hendrik Wessels.   Wessels,...

Four RWC winners return as Boks name squad for November tour

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Four Rugby World Cup winners, Damian Willemse (utility back), Andre Esterhuizen (centre), RG Snyman and Franco Mostert (both locks), will make a welcome return to the Springbok squad for the Castle Lager...

Bulls change four for Osprey's visit

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to the starting xv personnel with an additional fourth in the impact squad to make it four changes in a slightly rotated forward pack for round four of the 2024/25...

Match Preview: Bulls v Ulster

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Vodacom Bulls v Ulster Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 101st league game) AR 1: JD Jadezweni (SARU) AR...

Nortje to lead the Bulls vs Edinburgh

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ruan Nortje leads the Bulls nonet of returning Springboks who slot into the matchday 23 for the third round of the 2024/25 United Rugby Championship clash with Irish side, Ulster Rugby. The occasion will...

Springboks targeting redemption with glory on the line

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

  South Africa had the chance to clinch their first Rugby Championship title since 2019 last Saturday, only to be edged out by Argentina, setting up a grandstand finish. Rassie Erasmus' side had a...