Damian Willemse rugby player
Damian Willemse rugby player

Damian Willemse

7th May 1998 1.84m/89kg Fly Half

RSA 76-0 ROU: South Africa dominate Romania in Bordeaux

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa continued their winning ways at Rugby World Cup 2023 with a 76-0 win over Pool B opponents Romania at Stade de Bordeaux on Sunday. It took just over 10 minutes for South Africa to race to...

Match Day Programme: South Africa v Romania

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

FIXTURE HISTORY South Africa and Romania face each other in a test match for only the second time today. They last met in Cape Town during Rugby World Cup 1995. MEMORABLE MATCH It was 30 May, 1995....

Nienaber names four scrumhalves to face Romania

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cobus Reinach will start at scrumhalf, with Jaden Hendrikse providing cover off the replacements’ bench, while Grant Williams shows his versatility by starting on the right wing. Faf de Klerk will...

Springboks announce team to begin title defence

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk wins his 50th Test cap in a settled Springbok team for the momentous Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland in Marseille on Sunday. De Klerk is one of 11 players to retain...

#GOTW - New Zealand 7 - 35 South Africa

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It could never have been written. The stage was set and the stakes were high, at a neutral venue known as at the very home of rugby itself. Test rugby's gretest rivalry betwen the All blacks and the Springboks...

Final round of warm-ups: New Zealand vs South Africa

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the 2023 Rugby World Cup around the corner, New Zealand and South Africa will lock horns in their final warm-up match this tomorrow (25 August) before heading to France for the main tournament starting...

Springboks mix things up for All Black Test

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made eight personnel changes – and one positional switch – to his starting lineup for the final warm-up game, against the All Blacks at Twickenham on Friday,...

South Africa send message to World Cup rivals after demolishing Wales

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World champions South Africa delivered a ruthless display that bristled with pace and power to demolish Wales 52-16 at the Principality Stadium. An inexperienced Wales line-up contained a total of only...

Siya Kolisi returns from injury to captain Springboks against Wales

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kolisi and Nche make their return from injury while Hendrikse makes his first appearance following a family bereavement. Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named an experienced combination as he looked...

Talk of ‘Polly plot’ baffles Nienaber

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber emphatically set the record straight on the status of the Boks’ Rugby World Cup squad of 33, before flying out of South Africa on Saturday.   Social...