New Bok speedster comments on being likened to Cheslin Kolbe
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyKurt-Lee Arendse will earn his second test cap on Saturday against the All Blacks as he comes into the starting XV in place of the injured Cheslin Kolbe. Kolbe broke his jaw in the...
Nienaber opts for continuity as Marx strikes 50
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber made three changes to his starting team that ran out for their final Test against Wales for their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship fixture against New Zealand in...
Nienaber provides update on Springbok stalwart duo
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok boss Jacques Nienaber included two stalwarts in his Rugby Championship squad in the forms of Duane Vermeulen and Francois Steyn. Both veterans, however, are coming off injuries and Nienaber has...
How the Springboks could line up against New Zealand
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Rugby Championship kicks off next weekend with old rivals South Africa and New Zealand getting the tournament underway in Nelspruit. The Springboks head into the fixture off the...
RANKED: Current Tier 1 coaches' win ratios
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of the 2022 Rugby Championship, we look at the win ratios for the current tier 1 test head coaches. Argentina and South Africa secured Series victories in July, while...
Springboks welcome back Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn for Rugby Championship
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo experienced Springboks with a total of 134 Test caps between them, Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn, have been recalled to the national squad for the home leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship,...
Mallett predicts scrum time to be All Black downfall against Boks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok boss and current rugby pundit Nick Mallett has aired the view that the wounded All Blacks do not possess the necessary balance to topple the world champion Springboks. Coming...
Losing wasn’t an option, says Nienaber
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber admitted that the thought of defeat couldn’t be entertained in the build-up to his team’s 30-14 victory over Wales at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town in the final...
Springboks Player Ratings v Wales - Third Test
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa overpowered Wales to win the Test series, outscoring Wayne Pivac's side by three tries to one. Handre Pollard claimed a 20-point haul as South Africa beat...
Crunch time in Cape Town: SA vs Wales, third Test
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe possibility of a maiden series victory on South African soil will put some ice in the veins of the Welsh – as well as the Springboks – as the teams lock horns in the third and...
