Ruan Botha rugby player
Ruan Botha rugby player

Ruan Botha

10th Jan 1992 2.05m/120kg No 4 Lock

Dream XV: The International stars of the new Japanese League

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The new Japanese club competition kicks off this weekend under the new name, the Japan Rugby League One.   We take a look at the international stars that will light up the tournament in the top...

Beauden Barrett and three World Cup winning Springboks named in Top League XV of 2021

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Japanese Top League concluded this weekend with Panasonic Wild Knights beating Suntory Sungoliath 26-31 in the Final on Sunday.     The competition organisers have since named the...

Top Semi-Finals: Hooper clashes with former Wallabies, Barrett faces Marx

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The semi-finals of the Japanese Top League kick off this weekend with Toyota Verblitz taking on the Panasonic Wild Knights on Saturday and Suntory Sungoliath facing Kubota Spears on Sunday.    Director...

Stars of the Japanese Top League

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Japanese Top League kicks off this coming weekend with eight fixtures in the opening round of action.   Kubota Spears and Mitsubishi Dynaboars kick off the opening game at the same time that...

Rob Simmons signs for London Irish

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

London Irish have confirmed the signing of Australian international Rob Simmons has joined London Irish following an agreement with Super Rugby outfit NSW Waratahs and Rugby Australia.   The second...

What If The Springboks Needed To Select Players From Europe and Australasia For The Rugby Championship?

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jacques Nienaber is set to kick off his tenure as the new Springbok coach during the Rugby Championship which is set to be held exclusively in New Zealand. However, Nienaber has...

Picking a form South African XV from the Premiership

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Premiership is home to 40 South African born players with 10 of those 40 on Sale Sharks' payroll.   The South Africans are some of the best players in the league, we take a look at form...

Analysis: The depth of South Africa's Pack

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks went through a major transformation under Rassie Erasmus in 2018 with the former Springbok introducing a new a number of new faces and changing the fortunes of the struggling...

World Cup Winning Springbok Set To Return To The Bulls

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The battered Bulls are yet to win any of their four games so far in Super Rugby 2020 but have received a boost with the confirmation that World Cup-winning star No 8 Duane Vermeulen will be heading back...

Test Stars To Light Up Japan's Top League In 2020

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Japanese Top League kicks off this weekend with a number of test stars of the past and present set to light up the competition in 2020.   With the Champions Cup returning this weekend with the...