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Lions and Bulls to host Leinster and Zebre Parma in back-to-back Double-Headers in R17 & R18

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls, the Emirates Lions, Leinster Rugby, Zebre Parma and the BKT United Rugby Championship have come together in the spirit of united rugby to serve fans and lovers of enthralling sportainment...

'I never thought I'd see that scoreboard at Twickenham' – Woodward stunned by England's record home loss

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Clive Woodward never thought he would see the day England were so badly outclassed on home soil after witnessing their record home loss to France. France crossed over seven times in their astonishing...

Preview: The 2023 Currie Cup

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2023 edition of the Currie Cup Premier Division, one of the oldest provincial rugby competitions in the world, kicked off at the same venue where it culminated in a pulsating final last year when 2022...

Resurgent Sanele Nohamba kicking it with Lions

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A move to the Emirates Lions has coincided with Sanele Nohamba rediscovering the form that made him hot property as a rookie.   Nohamba was the driving force in the Emirates Lions’ revival...

Boks set World Cup squad announcement date

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  SA Rugby have confirmed the official day for the naming of the Springboks’ 33-man squad to defend South Africa’s Rugby World Cup title in France this year.     Speaking...

The Rugby Championship 2023 Match Schedule

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

SANZAAR has today confirmed the match schedule for the six-match 2023 Rugby Championship. As is customary in a Rugby World Cup year, the usual 12-match tournament is reduced to a one-round, home or away,...

EVOLUTION OF THE LINEOUT | 1967 - 2023

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look back at a key component of the game. The Lineout.  

Julien Marchand secures EPCR Player of the Year nomination

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stade Toulousain captain Julien Marchand is among the nominees for the 2023 EPCR Player of the Year award after leading the five-time champions to four straight wins in this season’s pool stage.   The...

Ngcobo: Blitzboks determined to stop the slide

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springbok Sevens team will leave no stone unturned to get back to winning ways when they return to South Africa on Tuesday after a disappointing North American leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.   The...

Close encounters in South African URC derbies

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The DHL Stormers all but secured the South African Shield with a tense victory in Cape Town on Saturday, while the Emirates Lions kept their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes alive in Pretoria...