Akker van der Merwe rugby player
Akker van der Merwe rugby player

Akker van der Merwe

17th Jun 1991 1.78m/108kg Hooker

URC Round 6 Review

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

What a weekend in Wales! Welsh rugby enjoyed its most successful weekend in the league for more than three years amid a hat-trick of victories for the Scarlets, Ospreys and Cardiff Rugby. It’s...

URC Round 5 Preview

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster Rugby v Ospreys, 7.35pm, Friday   Ospreys coach Toby Booth has been faced with the challenging task of piecing together a team amid what he has described as a “horrific” unavailability...

Bulls change four for Osprey's visit

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to the starting xv personnel with an additional fourth in the impact squad to make it four changes in a slightly rotated forward pack for round four of the 2024/25...

Match Preview: Bulls v Ulster

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Vodacom Bulls v Ulster Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA & SA Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 101st league game) AR 1: JD Jadezweni (SARU) AR...

Nortje to lead the Bulls vs Edinburgh

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ruan Nortje leads the Bulls nonet of returning Springboks who slot into the matchday 23 for the third round of the 2024/25 United Rugby Championship clash with Irish side, Ulster Rugby. The occasion will...

Currie Cup Bulletin #20

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Toyota Cheetahs will continue the defence of their Carling Currie Cup crown when they travel to Johannesburg to face the table-topping Fidelity ADT Lions in the first semi-final at 14h30 on Saturday,...

Key Moments: Bulls vs Glasgow Warriors - URC Final

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Massive Bulls scrum in the 11th minute The Bulls pack won a penalty off a massive scrum in the midfield, found touch and applied massive pressure resulting in 6 phases in the Glasgow 22 which led to the...

Rowntree named URC Coach of the season

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster Rugby’s Graham Rowntree has been voted BKT Coach of the Season following another excellent campaign with the Irish province. Having led Munster to BKT URC glory last season, Rowntree and...

Sanele Nohamba wins URC POTY

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lions playmaker Sanele Nohamba has been named Vodacom URC Player of the Season 2024 following a fantastic campaign with the Johannesburg-based franchise.   The award was open to any...

Leinster showdown a Boks audition for dynamic Bulls duo

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The chefs have been sorted from the cooks in the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship, and on Saturday the Vodacom Bulls host Leinster in a semi-final that plates a delectable appetiser to the upcoming...