A final look at the weekend of the Currie Cup league phase
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe race for the 2025 Currie Cup semi-finals is going down to the wire, with five teams battling for the top four spots on the log, and with just one round of league fixtures remaining, the stage is set...
Erasmus sticks to tried and tested for NZ battle
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to his tried and tested combinations for their third Rugby Championship encounter against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, making only four changes...
SA Rugby Joins the URC as Shareholders | What It Means
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe United Rugby Championship has confirmed that the South African Rugby Union is now an official shareholder, joining Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales, and investors CVC Capital Partners. South Africa...
SA Rugby becomes URC shareholder
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe United Rugby Championship confirmed on Wednesday that the South African Rugby Union has become the league’s sixth shareholder, joining the Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Welsh rugby unions, along...
How things stand in the Currie Cup
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySuzuki Griquas were the big beneficiaries as the past weekend’s sixth round of the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division delivered more nail-biting rugby action, with the Fidelity ADT Lions, Hollywoodbets...
Canada fall 57-15 to Japan in Pacific Nations Cup
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCanada’s Men’s Rugby Team held their own for 50 minutes in Sendai, but a late surge from Japan saw the Brave Blossoms pull away for a 57-15 victory in Saturday’s Pacific Nations Cup pool...
Red Roses team to play Samoa in 2025 Rugby World Cup
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyRed Roses head coach John Mitchell has made 13 changes to his starting XV to take on Samoa at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday (KO 5pm). Jess Breach, who is one try away from 50 for her country,...
Martin to start for Scotland Women against Fiji
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Bryan Easson has made one change to the starting line-up ahead of Scotland’s second Pool B match of the Women’s Rugby World Cup against Fiji, this Saturday, 30 August at Salford...
Sharks name team to face Kavaliers
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks XV will host Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in Pietermaritzburg in Saturday’s penultimate pool round of this year’s Carling Currie Cup. Boland have arrived on the scene with a bang and...
Currie Cup gears up for penultimate round
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWith just two rounds remaining, the race for the playoffs in the 2025 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division is reaching a fever pitch. The penultimate league round, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, promises...
