Rassie Erasmus names uncapped front row as Siya Kolisi returns
11 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...
Winners & Losers from South Africa v Barbarians team announcement
11 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
1 year 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...
URC Round 14 Review
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDurban delight as leaders Leinster make a splash! Leo Cullen was a delighted man as league leaders Leinster Rugby bounced back from their first defeat of the season to beat Hollywoodbets Sharks...
The Stormers traveling squad announced as the URC returns
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA 30-man DHL Stormers squad left Cape Town on Tuesday for a two-match Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour which will see them feature in Llanelli and Belfast over the next fortnight. They face Scarlets...
Bok prop Mchunu to join Stormers
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok loosehead prop Ntuthuko Mchunu has signed with the DHL Stormers and will join the squad at the end of the current season. The powerful 25-year-old made his Springbok debut against Wales in 2022,...
Malherbe reaches Stormers 150
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyTighthead 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...
Bok boost for DHL Stormers
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringboks Evan Roos and Joseph Dweba come into the DHL Stormers starting line-up for the Investec Champions Cup clash with Racing 92 in Paris on Saturday. There are several changes to the DHL Stormers...
Dweba and Engelbrecht reach DHL Stormers 50 in Gqeberha
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHooker Joseph Dweba and loose forward Willie Engelbrecht will both play their 50th match for the DHL Stormers in the Investec Champions Cup clash with RC Toulon in Gqeberha on Saturday. The Round One...