Pollard returns at 10 - South Africa announce team to play Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has made 12 changes to his starting side to face Tonga in Stade de Marseille on Sunday 1 October, with fit-again fly-half Handre Pollard returning for his first...
Boks zoom in on Tonga after Ireland defeat
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks have dealt with the disappointment of their heart-breaking 13-8 defeat against Ireland in Paris on Saturday and wasted no time turning their attention fully to Sunday’s final Rugby...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: South Africa v Ireland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby World Cup 2023 kicked off on 8 September with a fixture that could easily have made a final. Three Saturdays later, the sporting festival continues with a match that could easily be the final, as...
Nienaber makes wholesale changes for Rugby World Cup duel with Ireland
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 personnel changes and a positional switch as well naming a seven-one split in favour of the forwards on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s third...
South Africa fly-half Pollard to replace injured hooker Marx
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa have confirmed that fly-half Handre Pollard has replaced hooker Malcolm Marx in their squad for Rugby World Cup 2023. Marx suffered a "long-term" knee injury in training on Wednesday,...
Match Day Programme: South Africa v Romania
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFIXTURE HISTORY South Africa and Romania face each other in a test match for only the second time today. They last met in Cape Town during Rugby World Cup 1995. MEMORABLE MATCH It was 30 May, 1995....
Nienaber names four scrumhalves to face Romania
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyCobus Reinach will start at scrumhalf, with Jaden Hendrikse providing cover off the replacements’ bench, while Grant Williams shows his versatility by starting on the right wing. Faf de Klerk will...
SA Bomb squad under scrutiny again
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks’ ‘Bomb Squad’ played a massive role in their team’s 2019 World Cup triumph, to the dismay of those who felt six forwards on the bench was an unfair advantage. Four...
Nienaber pleased with win, but says there’s still work to do
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Jacques Nienaber was proud of his charges on Saturday after delivering a record 35-7 victory over New Zealand in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up game at Twickenham, but he said there...
South Africa lay marker down ahead of World Cup defence by thrashing New Zealand
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa laid down a marker ahead of their World Cup title defence by hammering New Zealand 35-7 in a warm-up clash at Twickenham. The reigning world champions dominated from the first whistle on...
