Super Rugby Home Team of The Decade
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving released the Super Rugby away team of the decade, SANZAAR has now released the Home Super Rugby team of the decade. With the help of OPTA stats the team has been selected...
Pieter-Steph du Toit to Montpellier?
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbySilly season has become even sillier with South African players granted a 21-day window that was agreed upon by the SA Rugby Industry, MyPlayers and the South African Rugby Employers'...
The Two Best Composite World Club XVs
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThis is some team! OPTA released the top players in each position based on their unique index which highlighted the highest-rated players in top-level club rugby since the beginning of 2019. After releasing...
The Baabaas team that beat an England side featuring Andy Goode in 2009
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2009, Martin Corry and Josh Lewsey bade a victorious farewell to English rugby at Twickenham with the Barbarians as they held on for victory despite a late England comeback. Martin Johnson's...
Three Super Rugby XVs picked with one player from each franchise since 1996
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFor the last 25 years, Super Rugby has thrilled the rugby public and entertained many rugby spectators around the world. We pay tribute to the Southern Hemisphere's premier competition...
Super Rugby AWAY Team of The Decade
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe away team of the decade, SANZAAR have released something a little bit different. Having punched in the numbers OPTA and SANZAAR have selected a Team of the Decade based on away...
Rugby's Biggest Bruisers - Part Four
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn Part Four of our Rugby's Biggest Bruisers series, we take a look at a bulldozing Fijian, a not-so-gentle giant South African and a battle-hardened Namibian... READ PART ONE HERE READ...
Five Young Gun Springboks The Lions Could Face In 2021
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA few youngsters have made their mark against the famed touring side over the years. In 2013, a young Israel Folau made his test debut against Warren Gatland's side while in 2017 Rieko Ioane...
Wasps Veteran Linked With A Return To South Africa
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Bulls director of rugby and former Springbok head coach Jake White is reportedly interested in Wasps utility forward and former Cheetahs man Ashley Johnson to Pretoria. According to the Rapport newspaper,...
SA Super Rugby Team of the Decade
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving punched the numbers, OPTA have helped SANZAAR select the South African Super Rugby team of the last decade based on statistical facts and figures. There has been no South African Super...
