“We were just not good enough” - Nienaber
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber pulled no punches and offered no excuses after South Africa went down by 30-17 to the Wallabies in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test match in Brisbane on Saturday,...
Looking ahead to the weekend's Rugby Championship action
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother feast of Southern Hemisphere is on the horizon with repeats of last weekend’s match-ups as Los Pumas meet the All Blacks and the wounded Springboks do battle with Dave Rennie’s Wallabies. The...
Springboks make 3 changes to face Wallabies
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber opted for continuity in selection for their Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday, making only three changes to his matchday squad –...
Janse van Rensburg out of Rugby Championship
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg will miss the remainder Championship after being forced to withdraw from the squad due to personal reasons. Janse van Rensburg, who made his...
Jacques Nienaber: “Ill-discipline cost us”
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok head coach Jacques Nienaber singled out ill-discipline as the main factor behind South Africa’s defeat against Australia in their Rugby Championship encounter in Gold Coast on Sunday. The...
The Rugby Championship 2021, Round 3 Preview
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyQuade Cooper looked to have played his last Wallabies game, but he starts at fly-half this weekend against world champions South Africa. Australia are looking for a lift and have turned to Quade...
Gold Coast Showdown: AUS vs SA
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe wounded Wallabies face yet another stiff challenge this weekend when they take on the World Champions in Brisbane on Sunday. It is a match which has been talked about for some...
Vermeulen returns for Wallaby Test in Gold Coast
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDuane Vermeulen will make his first appearance for the Springboks since the 2019 Rugby World Cup final when South Africa resume their Rugby Championship campaign on Sunday against Australia at the CBUS...
Nienaber responds to Hansen
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok boss Jacques Nienaber’s focus appears to be wholly set on the goings-on in the Bok camp and did not take much notice of Steve Hansen’s recent comments, though he has responded. Hansen...
Vermeulen's never-say-die attitude
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter the bitter disappointment of missing out on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour, Springbok number 8 Duane is ready to soldier on in the green & gold, with his sights firmly fixed on the Rugby...
