Rassie Erasmus adds to his squad
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus has called up five players to the squad for their closing Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Portugal in Bloemfontein on Saturday, with the 41-man squad...
Combined XV | South Africa v Ireland
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter last weeks close game we try and put together a Combined XV with the starting teams for this weeks test in Durban 1: Andrew Porter 2: Bongi Mobanmabi 3: Frans Malherbe 4:...
de Allende focused on getting the job done in Durbs
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok centre Damian de Allende, who will set the new SA record as the most capped centre pairing with Jesse Kriel, said the record had no significance for him going into the series decider against...
De Allende & Kriel become the most-capped centre pairing
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyErasmus named an unchanged starting XV with a total of 990 combined Test caps among them. The total surpasses the 987 caps amassed by the run-on team in the Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand in...
Head to Head: A look at the Springbok and Ireland midfield
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks surprised us all with an expansive game that saw the World Champions attacking the wings and outside channels. There was much talk of the midfield battle, before the game and certainly after....
Winners and Losers from South Africa v Ireland
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks surprised Ireland with 80 minutes of running rugby with the visitors staying in the fight the entire game. Here are the winners and losers. Winners: Jesse Kriel: Kriel...
Erasmus names experienced squad for Ireland showdown
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners – the entire starting 15 and five players on the replacements’ bench – for their opening...
Erasmus names squad for upcoming test series
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong squad of 39 players and an additional 14 players on a standby list for the Castle Lager Incoming Series which kicks off with a challenging two Tests against...
Four players on debut for the Springboks as Rassie shows his hand
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby World Cup-winning prop Vincent Koch will earn his 50th Test cap on Saturday when the Springboks take on Wales at Twickenham in their first international since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in France...
Erasmus names exciting Bok training squad
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an exciting squad of 35 players for the team’s first official training camp of the season, which starts in Pretoria on Monday where the focus will be on the opening...