Autumn Nations Series

Springbok stars lead SA Rugby Awards nominations for 2021

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Five star Springboks – Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi and Makazole Mapimpi – are up against each other for the coveted SA Rugby Player of the Year award for 2021...

World Rugby unveil the Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Players from eight nations have been selected in the Dream Team by the World Rugby Awards Panel with all four of the Men’s 15s Player of the Year nominees included.   The players selected...

Official: Handre Pollard signs for Leicester Tigers

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

    Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of Rugby World Cup-winning fly-half Handré Pollard to the club ahead of the 2022/23 season.   The South Africa international will...

Six All Blacks, Four England Players & No Ireland Players In Rugby World's 20 Best Players

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Six All Blacks have been included in Rugby World magazine's top 20 list of 100 best players of 2021, with France's Antoine Dupont topping the list.   The biennial countdown by the Magazine...

Tomas Lavanini cops a five-week ban for record breaking red card

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina second-row Tomas Lavanini has been suspended for five weeks following his red card against Ireland.   Lavanini became the first player to ever be sent off five times at test level when...

Autumn Nations Team of the Week

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The final weekend of test rugby in 2021 has come and gone.     A thrilling weekend of action kicked off with an entertaining clash at Murrayfield, with Scotland beating Japan 29-20. At the...

URC announces collaboration with Roc Nation

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The United Rugby Championship (URC) announced today a new collaboration with Roc Nation global music platform Equity Distribution (EQ), in an effort to target a younger and more diverse...

Another juicy ENG vs SA battle

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Taking the shape of something of a grudge match, attention will pour into Twickenham where the English will set about trying to attempt to regain pride against the Springboks.     The...

Scotland make 7 changes to face Japan

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has made seven changes to the starting XV for the final Autumn Nations Series match against Japan at BT Murrayfield on Saturday 20 November – kick-off 1pm.       Fresh...

Rotational changes as Springboks eye Twickenham win

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach in a fresh halfback pairing and recalled Lood de Jager at lock in three changes to his starting team for the final Test of...