Springboks thinking 'outside the box' with waterboy Rassie Erasmus
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok head coach Jacques Nienaber says the Springboks are thinking outside the box during their tests against Georgia in preparation for the British and Irish Lions Series. One of their...
Springboks to play 14 tests in 5 months
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter being starved of test rugby since November 2019, the Springboks are set to be back in the thick of it again with 14 scheduled test matches in just 5 months. On Friday evening, Siya Kolisi’s men...
Springboks face Georgia for the first time in 18 years
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFriday will see an interesting turn-up for the books as the Springboks will host Georgia for the first time on South African soil. It is, in fact, a rivalry very much in its infancy as the...
Nienaber full of praise for new speedsters
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJacques Nienaber follows in the footsteps of Rassie Erasmus in his first home test at the new head coach of the Springboks having named debutants on either wing. Sharks fullback Aphelele Fassi has...
The 3 debutants in the Springbok squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok Head Coach Jacques Nienaber has named a combative squad to take on Georgia on Friday evening. Amongst the 23 are three players who are set to make their Springbok...
Springbok squad to face Georgia
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok Head Coach Jacques Nienaber has named his squad of 23 to take on Georgia on Friday evening. Much intrigue will surround the performance of the 3 debutants in Rosko Specman,...
How the Springboks could line up against Georgia
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJacques Nienaber takes control of his first test match as the Springboks head coach on Friday when the World Champions take on Georgia. Having taken over from Rassie Erasmus after the...
Erasmus and Nienaber's reaction to Conor Murray's captaincy
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe reaction of Springbok coaching duo, Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber, to the appointment of Conor Murray as captain of the British & Irish Lions has been a positive one, according to a...
Erasmus optimistic amid Covid scare
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, seems optimistic that South Africa’s scheduled game against Georgia will go ahead on Friday despite three members of the squad testing positive for Covid-19. “The...
Covid-19 in the Springbok camp
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks cancelled today’s (Sunday) training session in Johannesburg after a round of testing returned three positive Covid-19 results. The timing is less than ideal as...
