Top 14 Round 8 Wrap-Up
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTop 14 Round 8 Wrap-Up We’re detailing the thrills and spills, winners and losers, try scorers and goal kickers from Round 8 of France’s Top14 League Toulon v Castres FT = Toulon...
RWC-winners lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2023
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFive members of the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad in France – Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Damian Willemse – were nominated for the coveted...
Belief, commitment and confidence: How South Africa won Rugby World Cup 2023
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks’ journey to their record fourth Webb Ellis Cup was paved by the squad’s resilience and their ability to overcome adversity in France. “As a Springbok, you always believe...
Kolisi: “RWC victory was for every South African”
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok captain Siya Kolisi said the team’s back-to-back Rugby World Cup victories was not for the players, but for every South African as the team touched down on local soil at a packed OR Tambo...
New Zealand captain Sam Cane feeling ‘so much hurt’ after World Cup final defeat
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCane’s yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Jesse Kriel in the 28th minute of a dramatic clash at the Stade de France was upgraded to red. New Zealand captain Sam Cane admitted he was feeling “so...
World Rugby Awards - Pienaar (RSA) and Eales (AUS) on Siya Kolisi
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrancois Pienaar, 1995 Rugby World Cup winning captain (South Africa) On Siya Kolisi and South Africa's RWC 2023 victory "Unbelievable. Siya is such an incredible human being and he has taken these opportunities...
South Africa: Rugby World Cup 2023 review
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAbiding memory Who knows if France’s Thomas Ramos would have converted Peato Mauvaka’s try from the touch-line - a tournament-leading 21 conversions suggests there's a good chance - but Cheslin...
RWC Finals Review: South Africa stand alone as four-time champions
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySeven weeks ago, hosts France kicked off the tournament with a 27-13 victory over New Zealand. It was a match that was closer than the scoreline suggests, and one that set the tone for the tournament. This...
South Africa win tense final to claim fourth Rugby World Cup
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa became the first nation to win four Rugby World Cup titles after holding off New Zealand in a dramatic final at Stade de France on Saturday. Four Handre Pollard penalties to two from Richie...
South Africa reaction (head coach Nienaber, captain Kolisi, Du Toit, Willemse, Kleyn, Fourie, Kriel, Pollard, Nche, De Allende)
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMIXED ZONE Damian de Allende, centre On how it feels: "It's incredible. I don't think it has sunk in yet. It was a tough old test match. These past three games have been quite tough mentally for us,...
