5 Top Performers from Dragons v Sharks
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Dragons faced the Sharks in a thrilling encounter in the second round of the URC. The wet weather was not favourable to either side, but it was the Dragons who showed tenacity in the second half to...
Sharks name team to face Dragons in Rd 2
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFriday evening sees the Sharks and Dragons going head-to-head in a second round United Rugby Championship clash at Rodney Parade in Newport. Sharks head coach John Plumtree has kept his forward pack intact...
Sharks URC Squad Announcement
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbySharks head coach John Plumtree has named a 65-man squad to do duty in the upcoming United Rugby Championship that kicks off next week.With a lengthy and demanding season ahead, incorporating the VURC,...
Rassie names 3 Junior Springboks in 37 man squad for Australia Tests
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus selected a strong 37-man squad for the first two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia, featuring 24 Rugby World Cup-winners and five players who...
Rassie Erasmus names uncapped front row as Siya Kolisi returns
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, Marnus van der Merwe, and Neethling Fouche will all make their Springbok debuts against Georgia in Nelspruit on Saturday as double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi returns from...
Jesse Kriel thrilled to lead Boks against physical Italy
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJesse Kriel, who will become South Africa’s 67th Test captain when he leads the Springboks against Italy at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, was delighted about the honour bestowed upon him,...
Tshituka to make Test debut for Boks against Italy
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyVincent Tshituka will make his Test debut in an experienced match-23 named by Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus for Saturday’s Castle Lager Incoming Series opener against Italy in Pretoria, with Jesse...
Boks too good for BaaBaas a rainy Cape Town
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks outplayed the Barbarians by 54-7 to win the Qatar Airways Cup for a third time in as many seasons, at a wet DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday, in a performance that not only entertained...
Winners & Losers from South Africa v Barbarians team announcement
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks take on the Barbarians in a Qatar Airways Cup in Cape Town on Saturday, in their opening match of the international season. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named his matchday 23...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...
