Boks shift gears to bury England at Ellis Park
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks beat England 45-21 (half-time 17-14) in a pulsating Nations Championship match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, with a fast start and a strong finish by South Africa giving them a full-house...
Kolbe and Willemse strike 50 in Nations Championship opener against England
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok backs Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Willemse will mark the opening Test of the season against England in the inaugural Nations Championship competition by celebrating their 50th Test caps eight years...
Erasmus names six uncapped players in 46-man Nations Championship squad
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Saturday evening named a 46-man squad featuring six uncapped players and a host of returning Vodacom Bulls players for the inaugural Nations Championship, which kicks...
Springbok player ratings Vs Barbarians
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks kicked off their international season against the Barbarians in Qgeberha and it was a spectacle of a game ending with a score of 31 – 80 to the Springboks. Here are our Springbok...
South Africa name exciting teams for Gqeberha double-header
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus and SA ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick named quality teams for their opening matches of the season against the Barbarians and Zimbabwe on Saturday in Gqeberha, with...
One less headache for Erasmus as veteran Bok returns
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAt a time when Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is watching his injury list grow by the week, there is at least one piece of encouraging news on the horizon. Springbok lock Lood de Jager has been named...
Bok star has unfinished business in Japan
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA prominent, Japan-based Springbok says he won’t be following some of his fellow countrymen home just yet. Bok centre Jesse Kriel has pledged to stay at the Yokohama Canon...
Stormers project is ‘beyond’ Siya Kolisi but Springboks captain has ‘earned the right’ as John Dobson pinpoints ‘limit’
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJohn Dobson says that Stormers aren’t in the business of signing marquee players despite the confirmed arrivals of heavyweights Siya Kolisi and Cheslin Kolbe. The two double Rugby World Cup-winning...
RETURNING HOME: Cheslin will bring what the Stormers have lacked
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok double World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe’s decision to return home from the start of next season to play for the DHL Stormers will bring something that their game model desperately requires...
Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 Quarter Finals/Replacement Battles
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe reign of Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan Rugby League One is over. Richie Mo’unga’s two-time defending champions had a challenging season ended at the hands of World RugbyPlayer of the Year...
