Bryan Habana questions Bok selection tactics
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLegendary Springbok winger Bryan Habana has hung a question mark over Jacques Nienaber’s decision not to start Malcolm Marx in the second Test against the All Blacks, even when would-be starter Bongi...
'I started crying' - Cheika reveals 'confusing' emotions in Pumas' hammering of Australia
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMichael Cheika revealed he was in tears as his Argentina side put Australia to the sword in the Rugby Championship on Saturday. The Pumas secured their biggest win over the Wallabies and their most emphatic...
Savea '100 per cent' behind All Blacks head coach Foster after win over Springboks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArdie Savea says he backs "my coach" Ian Foster "100 per cent" after New Zealand lifted the gloom with a magnificent 35-23 win over South Africa on Saturday. Foster may still lose his job as All Blacks...
Rennie lays into Australia after Pumas hammering
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDave Rennie pulled no punches as he labelled Australia's 48-17 Rugby Championship hammering at the hands of Argentina as a "massive disappointment" and "not good enough". The depleted Wallabies...
Foster has 'no idea' if he will remain as All Blacks coach despite Springboks win
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIan Foster has "no idea" if New Zealand's 35-23 Rugby Championship win over South Africa on Saturday will be enough to save his job. Foster has faced huge pressure as head coach of the All Blacks...
Argentina name 32 man squad to tour New Zealand
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter beating the Wallabies convinvingly in Argentina and topping the log after two rounds Los Pumas have named a 32 man squad to travel to New Zealand for Round 3 and 4
All Blacks silence critics
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn an epic battle the All Blacks gain revenge for round one loss to get campaign back on track. The All Blacks scored early and late in their second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks...
Springbok fightback undone by inaccuracy says Nienaber
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber lamented a lack of accuracy as his team’s fightback from a 15-0 deficit to lead 23-21 with 12 minutes remaining, ultimately wasn’t enough to record a third...
Springbok Player Ratings v New Zealand
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa have fallen to a 23-35 defeat at Ellis Park to New Zealand. The All Blacks opened up a 15-point lead following tries from captain Sam Cane and Samisoni Taukei'aho, but the world...
Battling All Blacks stop the rot to give under-fire Foster much-needed win
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand came out on top in a pulsating Rugby Championship contest at Ellis Park, ending a three-match losing streak. Ian Foster may have been given a lifeline at Ellis...
