Schalk Brits set to re-join former side
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Saracens and Springbok hooker Schalk Brits is set to sign a deal with the Stormers and Western Province according to a report by Netwerk24. Brits announced that he would...
Wednesday Morning Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFonotia banned for three-weeks Scarlets' centre Kieron Fonotia faced a Disciplinary Hearing on Tuesday via video conference and has been banned for three weeks. The player...
Brits added to Baa-Baas squad
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Barbarians have added former Saracens hooker Schalk Brits to their squad ahead of their clash with Los Pumas at Twickenham. The hooker was supposed to have hung up his boots after clinching...
Matt Toomua & Tatafu Polota-Nau to miss Wallabies’ November Tests?
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyInside centre Matt Toomua could have played his final Test of 2018 as Michael Cheika mulls whether to pick the playmaker and hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau in the Wallabies squad for their November Tests, writes Planet...
Rassie Erasmus’s surprise lesson sends All Blacks into autumn fearing fall | Paul Rees
8 years ago by The GuardianNew Zealand’s stuttering Rugby Championship form means they could be toppled from No 1 spot by Ireland next month, while South Africa and Argentina have reasons to look upNew Zealand have looked down...
Tactics not theatrics spur Wallabies' Salta second act reversal
8 years ago by The GuardianMichael Cheika’s furious half-time spray captured the cameras, but it was a tactical tweak that spurred Australia’s improvementIt may have been long overdue, but the Wallabies finally figured out how...
The Rugby Championship Team of the Competition 2018
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith the dust settling on a thrilling final round of the Rugby Championship that saw two massive come from behind victories from the All Blacks and Wallabies we pick our team of the competition. 1....
Half time rant provides lifeline for Cheika and Wallabies against Argentina
8 years ago by Rugby DumpAustralia scored 38 points in the second half against Argentina to beat the Pumas in the final round of the Rugby Championship following a half time drilling by head coach Michael Cheika.
Rugby union: talking points from the weekend action
8 years ago by The GuardianJoe Cokanasiga will bring bulk to England’s backline and Billy Vunipola does the game a good turnAlready it seems likely Joe Cokanasiga will win his first England cap this autumn and the smart money...
Weekend Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWATCH: Bundee Aki's match-winning try v Ulster Bundee Aki scored this late try in Connacht's historic win over Ulster - their first win in Belfast in 58 years. Is...
