Saracens and Blue Bulls Opener in Champions Cup Pool One
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGallagher Premiership winners, Saracens, are heading to Pretoria in Round 1 to take on the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday 9 December. Their Pool 1 campaign will see the 2019 EPCR Champion at home in Rounds...
URC fixtures released 102 days before kick-off
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWith 102 days until the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off the league can confirm its fixture schedule in full for the 2023/24 campaign. This represents the earliest release of the...
Etzebeth back from injury to lead Boks against New Zealand
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok lock Eben Etzebeth will make a notable return from a shoulder injury as the captain of the team to face New Zealand in the second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test in Auckland on Saturday. Springbok...
Nienaber names a 21-man group to travel to NZ
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber on Saturday night named a group of 21 players to join their team-mates in New Zealand for next week’s second Castle Lager Rugby Championship outing against the All...
Top Performers As Springboks Run Riot
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIn what can only be described as clinical performance by what Eddie Jones described as a "half baked" Springboks side, turned into a full on braai (South African term for barbeque) for the home side in...
The Bloemfontein Legend of Beale
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA lot of talk surrounding the build up towards the Rugby Championship fixture set to take place in Pretoria this weekend (08 July), has been around the lack of sucess the Wallabies have endured against...
SA Under-18 Sevens squad named for Commonwealth Youth Games
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe South African Under-18 Sevens team to participate at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago next month has been named. The Youth Games will take place from 4-11 August. South...
Springboks forced into late change in the pack
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber was forced to make a late change to his team for their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Pretoria on Saturday with prop Steven Kitshoff...
Willie le Roux becomes a Blue Bull
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok fullback Willie le Roux will be playing in the United Rugby Championship next season after it was confirmed that he will join the Pretoria based Blue Bulls earlier today. Le Roux is set...
Bulls sign Springbok hooker, Akker vd Merwe
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok hooker, Akker van der Merwe has agreed to a three-year contract with the Vodacom Bulls which will see him run out at Loftus until June of 2026. van der Merwe arrives at Loftus from Premiership...
