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Griquas v Bulls match cancelled

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Currie Cup fourth round match between Griquas and the Bulls, scheduled for Tafel Lager Park in Kimberley on Saturday afternoon, has been cancelled in line with COVID-19 protocols.   The decision...

Frans Steyn moves to flyhalf for Pumas clash

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cheetahs head coach Hawies Fourie has announced his team to face the Pumas with various changes from the side that lost to the Lions.   The Cheetahs will be travelling to Nelspruit to take...

Ireland confirm 3-test tour of NZ

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has revealed that his side will embark on a three-test tour of New Zealand in 2022.   It will be the first time the Irish tour the ‘land of the long white cloud’...

Club World Championship could take place in 2022 - report

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Top clubs and franchises could finally face off in a club world championship as soon as 2022 according to a report by The Telegraph.     The tournament would reportedly be held once every...

The Springboks' jersey for the 2021 Lions tour has been released

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

ASICS unveiled the unique Springbok jersey for next year’s tour to South Africa of the British & Irish Lions on Friday, featuring a vintage colourway and special commemorative 3D...

England win, France impress, Lions on the horizon: What did an autumn of rugby teach us?

5 years ago by BBC Rugby News

How do England win a World Cup? Who makes the Lions back row? How good can France be? BBC Sport looks at what we learned this autumn. Full Story

Queensland quartet re-sign with Reds through 2022

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Queensland Rugby Union has today confirmed front-rower Josh Nasser and second-row duo Tuania Taii Tualima and Ryan Smith have all re-signed with the Queensland Reds on two-year deals, while scrumhalf...

Everything you need to know about round two of the Currie Cup

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It may be early in the Currie Cup but the pressure on the teams will rise significantly this weekend as the race for favourable log positions intensifies with a little over a month left before the pool...

Scott Robertson 'likely' to be involved with Lions in 2021

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

In an intriguing new development, according to a report in nzherald.co.nz, Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson has hinted that it is likely that he will be part of Warren Gatland’s British &...

"I think he can become a lot better. I would say he probably has five golden years still ahead of him."

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England forward's coach Matt Proudfoot says Maro Itoje could be at the start of "five golden years" as he enters the prime of his career.   Itoje is expected to go on the 2021 British and Irish...