Rassie names 3 Junior Springboks in 37 man squad for Australia Tests
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus selected a strong 37-man squad for the first two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia, featuring 24 Rugby World Cup-winners and five players who...
Rassie Erasmus names uncapped front row as Siya Kolisi returns
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, Marnus van der Merwe, and Neethling Fouche will all make their Springbok debuts against Georgia in Nelspruit on Saturday as double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi returns from...
7 Winners & Losers from South Africa v Italy
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA totally dominant performance from the Springboks in Gqeberha, running in 7 tries against Italy with only 14 men on the field. We’ve picked our winners and losers from the match. Winners Willie...
Salmaan Moerat: “Boks need to fight fire with fire”
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok captain Salmaan Moerat and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick expected an epic battle against Italy in the second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha...
Le Roux strikes 100 as Erasmus names three uncapped players against Italy
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWillie le Roux will become the eighth Springbok centurion on Saturday when South Africa meet Italy in the second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, in a new-look...
Asenathi Ntlabakanye 'getting right' on Coach Daan's farm
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named his matchday 23 on Tuesday with 4 uncapped players featured in the squad. One of them is 26-year-old prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye who plays for the Lions. Rassie says...
Winners & Losers from South Africa v Barbarians team announcement
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks take on the Barbarians in a Qatar Airways Cup in Cape Town on Saturday, in their opening match of the international season. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named his matchday 23...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...
Augustus, Tshituka and Makhaza invited to second Bok alignment camp
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a group of 54 local and overseas-based players to attend the team’s second alignment camps, with Juarno Augusts, Vincent Tshituka, and Ntokozo Makhaza invited...
Van Wyk returns for the Lions ahead of Connacht Meeting
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySaturday’s Round 16 United Rugby Championship clash sees the Johannesburg side lock horns with Irish outfit Connacht at Emirates Airline. Kick-off is at 16:00. Head coach Ivan van Rooyen has taken...
