Rassie Erasmus rewards European form in his latest alignment camp squad
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has rewarded for in his latest alignment camp ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan with uncapped Toulouse flanker Rynhardt Elstadt included in the squad along with...
Springboks hold onto superstar hooker
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a significant boost for SA Rugby and the Lions Rugby Company, Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx has extended his contract with the Lions until 2021. The Lions Rugby Company, together with SA Rugby,...
How The 2019 Super Rugby Season Is Shaping Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe are past the halfway point in Super Rugby and boy have we seen a fair amount of shock performances and results in this season’s competition. The Australian and South African conferences...
Thursday Morning Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCardiff Blues duo pen new deals Cardiff Blues dou Harri Millard and Garyn Smith have both signed new deals to remaing at the Blues. Dynamic centre Harri Millard, who made...
Lions CEO admits to deliberately misleading the Chiefs with late changes
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok and now Lions CEO Rudolf Straeuli has revealed to Netwerk24 that the Lions intentionally named Springboks Malcolm Marx and Elton Jantjies on the bench but they had no intention of...
Lions change 4 for Crusaders
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Lions side to face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday (9:35 SA time) shows four changes to the one that beat the Chiefs last weekend. Robbie Coetzee, Nic Groom, Shaun...
Super Rugby Team Of The Week: Round 10
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRound 10 of Super Rugby provided a few upsets with the Lions edging the Chiefs in Hamilton, The Sunwolves running the Hurricanes close in Japan while the Reds ended a 15-year-old drought in Durban beating...
Super Rugby Stats & Facts: Chiefs vs Lions
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWe take a look at the Stats & Facts as the Lions are set to take on the Chiefs at FMG Stadium in Waikato on Friday in another thrilling Super Rugby match over the Easter weekend. 1. Halfback...
Lions captain set to join touring squad
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Lions have confirmed that captain Warren Whiteley has passed all of his medical tests and is set to join the rest of the squad this weekend. The Springbok loose forward picked up an injury...
Combrinck returns to the Lions starting line up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLions head coach Swys de Bruin has made a number of changes to his side for their first tour match in Australiasia. Veteran centre Lionel Mapoe will celebrate his 100th Super Rugby match for the...
