New Zealand prop makes Sharks debut vs Stormers
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Hollywoodbets Sharks will close out the year with a Vodacom United Rugby Championship coastal derby against old foes DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday. These two teams have a tumultuous history...
Top billing for Bok heroes Etzebeth, Fourie in crunch coastal derby
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo titans of South African rugby will clash on Saturday when Deon Fourie and Eben Etzebeth, recent comrades in World Cup glory, face off in Cape Town. The resurgent DHL Stormers are looking to...
Jasper try clinches Toyota Cheetahs win in all-South Affrican affair
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeft winger Cohen Jasper scored a vital bonus-point try for Toyota Cheetahs as they edged out South African rivals Hollywoodbets Sharks by three points. The hosts’ second win of their...
Am double helps Hollywoodbets Sharks to first big win
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCentre Lukhanyo Am was the hero as Hollywoodbets Sharks got off to a winning start in the EPCR Challenge Cup, notching up a bonus-point 45-5 win against Section Paloise. Am crossed twice in...
Sharks ready for EPCR Challenge Cup
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Hollywoodbets Sharks have been bolstered by the return of some of their players back from injury as they venture into their first foray of EPCR Challenge Cup action this weekend, hosting Section Paloise...
World Cup-winning Boks add more sparkle & fizz to the URC
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe one consistent among South Africa’s trio of BKT United Rugby Championship coaches in Jake White, John Plumtree and John Dobson, was the size of their smile in welcoming back their World Cup title-winning...
Sharks announce their team for final URC fixture before EPCR
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThis week’s United Rugby Championship clash against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday is all about momentum for the Sharks. After the return of the Rugby World Cup winning Springboks last...
RWC-winners lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2023
11 months 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...
SA sides excite on local soil in Vodacom URC
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA successful conversion by big Willem Alberts summed up the Vodacom United Rugby Championship weekend from a local perspective as the three South African sides playing at home ran amok against their visitors...
Match Preview: Hollywoodbets Sharks v Dragons RFC
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving lost their opening five BKT URC matches, the Hollywoodbets Sharks were in need of a boost and it’s been provided by the return of their World Cup-winning Springboks. Second row Eben Etzebeth,...
