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RG Snyman linked with major switch to Munster rivals Leinster

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster World Cup winner RG Snyman is set for a sensational move from Munster to Leinster. Snyman joined Munster on a big-money contract in 2020 but suffered an ACL injury on his debut, the first...

Australia and Argentina crowned Cape Town champs

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia claimed a first-ever Cape Town title, and their second HSBC SVNS 2024 victory in a row, with a gutsy 29-26 win over France in an epic women’s final to cue ecstatic celebrations. The men’s...

Josh Turnbull Confident Ahead Of Toulouse Clash

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

In a repeat of the first ever final in EPCR’s elite competition, Cardiff Rugby will face Stade Toulousain in their opening Pool 2 match in the Investec Champions Cup this Saturday. Cardiff...

Brave Blossom Shota Horie calls time on his rugby career

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan rugby international Shota Horie announced today that he will retire at the end of this season after playing in four World Cups including a 2019 quarterfinal on home soil. The 37-year-old hooker,...

Two changes to Scarlets side for Cardiff clash

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two changes to Scarlets side for Cardiff clash Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel has made two personnel changes to his starting line-up for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship round seven clash...

RWC-winners lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2023

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Five 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...

United Rugby Championship Round 6 Wrap-Up

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A magic fixture and a bumper crowd Leo Cullen says there was something for everyone in a “magic fixture” as his Leinster team beat champions Munster 21-16 at a packed Aviva Stadium. A crowd...

All you need to know: Bulls v Connacht

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Another week in South Africa as Connacht take on the Vodacom Bulls in Round 6 of the BKT United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s...

Connacht undaunted by haunted Highveld

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Having conquered Hollywoodbets Kings Park last week to earn their fifth win in South Africa, Connacht have now set their sights on becoming the first European challenger to corral the Vodacom Bulls at...

RIP Springbok World Cup '95 winner Hannes Strydom

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Mr Mark Alexander, President of the South African Rugby Union, paid tribute to former Springbok lock Hannes Strydom, a member of the Rugby World Cup-winning squad in 1995, who sadly passed away in a car...