Venter drafted onto Bok bench against Australia as Wessels is forced to withdraw
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Boan Venter will provide front-row cover off the bench in Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener against Australia after coach Rassie Erasmus was forced to make a late change to his...
Erasmus names strong line-up to face Wallabies in Rugby Championship opener
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong team for the side’s opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday, with the matchday squad featuring...
Blockbuster start to new Japan Rugby League One Season
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDefending champions Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo host Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights on opening weekend in ablockbuster start to the fifth edition of Japan Rugby League One, which kicks off on December 13.Hunting...
Rassie names 3 Junior Springboks in 37 man squad for Australia Tests
4 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...
South Africa win Italy series while Ireland secure record victory
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa overcame an early red card to thrash Italy on their way to completing a 2-0 series win in Gqeberha. The reigning world champions won 45-0 despite a red card for number eight Jasper Wiese,...
Le Roux strikes 100 as Erasmus names three uncapped players against Italy
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWillie le Roux will become the eighth Springbok centurion on Saturday when South Africa meet Italy in the second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, in a new-look...
Tshituka to make Test debut for Boks against Italy
5 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
5 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...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
5 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...
Japan Rugby League One review (semi-finals)
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMalcolm Marx led Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay into their second Japan Rugby League One final in three years after his side held off Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights 28-24 in a gripping second semi-final...
