The Breakdown | Protests, politics and a bus hijack: the rugby tour that gave Mandela hope
6 years ago by The GuardianFifty years ago South Africa were battered on and off the pitch in Britain and Ireland as apartheid felt the fury of the peopleThe tour that changed international sport ended 50 years ago. South Africa,...
The Journey of Errol Tobias - South Africa's First Black Springbok - Part 3 - "The Call"
6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby1980 saw the British & Irish Lions come knocking on South Africa’s door again and a rich opportunity presented itself to Tobias when he was picked to play centre next to Argentinian fly-half...
Lions Legends - Jim Telfer
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyShortly before lunchtime on the 21st of June 1997, the burly frame of a grey-haired, bespectacled man stalked the halls of the British and Irish Lions’ hotel in Cape Town, just hours before the first...
The INCREDIBLE World XV side that faced the All Blacks in the 90s
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBack in 1992, New Zealand celebrated a centenary year of New Zealand Rugby in doing so they hosted a World XV for a three-test series. The three tests were hosted at Lancaster Park...
Jamie Joseph expects England and Wales tests to be called off or postponed
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan head coach Jamie Joseph expects the tests against Wales and Rugby World Cup runner-up England to be called off but hopes the games can be played at a later date. Talking...
The Journey of Errol Tobias - South Africa's First Black Springbok - Part 2 "Climbing the Ladder"
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTobias' individuality on the field and command of the basics soon earned him a spot in the 1972 Proteas (consisting of the country’s top non-white players) tour to England. The tour was mildly successful...
No Regrets! Bakkies Botha says he would headbutt Jimmy Cowan again
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok hardman Bakkies Botha says he has no regrets about head-butting All Blacks scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan 10 years ago. Botha headbutted Cowan during the Tri-Nations match at Eden...
Four British and Irish Lions Bolters - Forwards
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA left-field pick. Every four years one of the most hotly debated subjects on the British and Irish Lions squad is that of who the next bolter will be. British and Irish legend Sir Ian McGeechan had...
SA Rugby confirms competition cancellations, budget cuts, safeguard plans, competition alternatives and more
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbySA Rugby has confirmed the cancellation of a number of events and continued contingency planning for others in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic it was announced on Tuesday, following extensive consultation...
The Battle of Tucuman
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen the 1993 Sprinboks’ bus pulled up outside the Argentinian club, Tucumnan, there was already a distinct element of malevolence in the air. As tighthead prop Keith Andrews sat in his window seat...
