Screenshot 2025-08-14 084931

Bragging rights on the line in URC derby

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Both the Bulls and Lions will have everything to play for on Saturday when they meet in what is billed to be a thrilling United Rugby Championship Jukskei derby in Pretoria – the only match of the...

Erasmus invites 26 players to virtual camps

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has invited a group of 26 players consisting mainly of overseas-based players, as well as some talented youngsters and injured players, to the first virtual Springbok alignment...

Stormers injury update

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

There are currently 15 DHL Stormers squad members unavailable for selection due to injury. Loosehead props Steven Kitshoff (neck) and Lizo Gqoboka (achilles) continue their long-term rehabilitation and...

URC – Round 11 Review

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

League leaders Leinster pushed all the way   Relieved Leinster Rugby boss Leo Cullen paid tribute to an “unbelievably dogged” display from the Ospreys following his team’s hard-fought...

Weekend of upsets in URC derbies

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saturday’s thrilling South African derby round in the United Rugby Championship delivered victories for the lower ranked teams on the log with the Lions holding out the Stormers in Johannesburg before...

URC Round 11 Preview

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby v Zebre Parma, Friday 7.35pm   Sides from Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Wales, England and, of course, Scotland are name-checked in the Edinburgh team...

Malherbe reaches Stormers 150

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tighthead prop Frans Malherbe will earn his 150th cap for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom URC Origin Round clash with the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. He will become just the second player...

SA derbies take centre stage in URC yet again

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two gripping South African derbies will take centre stage in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday as the competition reaches round 11, which also marks the first of two Origins Rounds where the players...

Bulls edge Stormers in URC nail-biter

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls consolidated their third place on the United Rugby Championship standings as they held out a determined Stormers outfit in a dramatic encounter for a nail-biting 33-32 win in their postponed...

As It Happened: Stormers v Bulls

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

In a thrilling encounter between two South African giants of the URC, the Bulls emerged victorious by a solitary point in Cape Town against The Stormers. The win see's the Stormers move up to 10 after...