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Tuesday Evening Round Up

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cheetahs sign 23 player contracts for the next season New names added to the list are the fly halves Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Louis Fouche and loose forward, Aidon Davis.  Benhard joined...

Cheetahs sign 23 player contracts for the next season

8 years ago by Cheetahs Rugby

Cheetahs Rugby have released a statement confirming that their contracting committee have so far finalised and signed 23 player contracts for the next season and or beyond.   New names added...

Saracens' South African co-owners sell 50% stake to chairman Nigel Wray

8 years ago by The Guardian

Wray now has full control after buying Remgro’s stakeClub looking to fund new stand and increase capacitySaracens chairman Nigel Wray is to take full control of the Aviva Premiership club after its South...

Nic Groom to leave Northampton Saints with immediate effect

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints can today confirm that scrum-half Nic Groom will be leaving the Club with immediate effect to return to his native South Africa.   Groom will link up with the Lions in South Africa...

Jersey Reds bolster their squad with four new signings

8 years ago by Jersey Reds

The Jersey Reds squad for the 2018/19 continues to take shape, with five more players confirmed today.Current squad player Jason Worrall has clinched a new deal, and will be joined in next season's squad...

South Africa Tour Will Prime Us For Semi-Final - O'Mahony

8 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Munster captain Peter O'Mahony reckons their two-match tour of South Africa will give them the ideal lead-in to the Champions Cup semi-final against Racing 92 in three weeks' time. It was a very happy...

Tommy O’Donnell ruled out for the rest of the season

8 years ago by Munster Rugby

Munster Rugby have confirmed their 28-man squad that will travel to Cape Town, George and Bloemfontein for their respective PRO14 encounters against Southern Kings and Cheetahs.   On the...

'In a way, I'm lucky': Doddie Weir on MND, rugby and his crusade for a cure

8 years ago by The Guardian

In New York for fun and treatment, the Scottish rugby great discussed life with motor neurone disease – and what he’s doing to fight itIn a famous scene from Living with Lions, the seminal documentary...

Player Ratings - Munster vs Toulon

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster   Simon Zebo – 6 Covered brilliantly to prevent Ashton from scoring in the first play of the game. Was visibly disappointed to leave the field through injury in the first half. ...

Shalk Burger happy to have taken tough option as Saracens head to Leinster

8 years ago by The Guardian

A Champions Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium is next up for the Saracens and former South Africa flankerSchalk Burger has a vineyard that sprawls over 180 hectares of Western Cape countryside waiting...