Bismarck Du Plessis rugby player
Bismarck Du Plessis rugby player

Bismarck Du Plessis

22nd May 1984 1.89m/115kg Hooker

Simelane starts at centre as Vodacom Bulls maintain squad consistency

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls have announced their matchday squad for round 12 of the 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship, against the Dragons in the city of Newport, South of Wales on Friday 06 January 2023. BBCo....

Bulls announce travelling squad for Dragons

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

BBCo. Director of Rugby, Jake White, has confirmed the Vodacom Bulls’ 28-men travelling squad for Wales, ahead of the herd’s 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship round 12 tie against the...

South Africa's proudest rivalry to play out under the URC banner

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Friday evening will see arguably the greatest South African rivalries play out in the heat of the Cape Town summer; the old North vs South derby or, in more modern terms, Stormers vs Bulls.   The...

United Rugby Championship Team Announcements Round 10

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

#SHAvLIO Cell C Sharks Thomas du Toit shifts over to the loosehead side Reinhard Nothnagel returns to Emirates Lions starting XV #STOvBUL BJ Dixon makes his first start of the season at...

Nortje returns to lead the herd in Cape Town

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Vodacom Bulls captain, Ruan Nortje returns to lead the herd as BBCo Director of Rugby, Jake White rings changes to the matchday 23 heading for Cape Town. The Pretoria outfit heads to the DHL Stadium for...

Exeter prove too strong for the Vodacom Bulls

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs handed the Vodacom Bulls their first defeat of the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup campaign, outmuscling the Pretoria outfit at the Sandy Park Stadium. Captain and English player, Luke Cowan-Dickie...

Bulls name 29-man squad for their Pool A fixture against Exeter Chiefs

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White has named his travelling squad for their Pool A fixture against Exeter Chiefs in round 2 of the 2022/23 Champions Cup.   The South vs North battle is pencilled...

Nortje to lead a strong Bulls side against Ospreys

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ruan Nortje will lead a strong Vodacom Bulls side when the Pretoria outfit welcomes Ospreys to Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 26 November 2022, for round 8 of the 2022/23 season of the Vodacom United Rugby...

United Rugby Championship Team News and TV Listings

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Round 7 fixtures of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #SCAvLEI Aaron...

Friday's Round 6 United Rugby Championship Team Announcements

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for Friday night's Round 6 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #BENvBUL Dewaldt...