Bok coaches set tone for productive alignment camp
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springbok coaches set the tone for a productive season-opening national alignment camp at a two-day strategic coaches’ session on Monday and Tuesday in Cape Town, where they discussed their areas...
Scarlets sign Cheetahs hooker Marnus van der Merwe
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets are delighted to confirm the signing of Toyota Cheetahs hooker Marnus van der Merwe ahead of the 2024-25 season. The 27-year-old has been earning rave reviews in South Africa and was...
URC Origins: Vincent Koch - 'There will never be another coach like that'
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAcross Rounds 10 and 11 the BKT URC invites teams, players, and fans to celebrate the communities and people who helped launch the careers of hundreds of rugby players and coaches as part of #OriginRound. Hollywoodbets...
International Double Header at Twickenham Stadium announced
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyCompeting for the Qatar Airways Cup in a blockbuster day of rugby in June. Four heavyweights of world rugby will grace the Twickenham Stadium turf in an historic double header of fixtures on Saturday...
Boks to get wheels rolling with Cape Town alignment camp
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe coaching team, led by double Rugby World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus, will assemble in the Mother City on Monday 4 March, for two days where they will plot their plans for the 2024 season –...
Erasmus signed to 2027 as Bok coaching team confirmed
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyRassie Erasmus – the mastermind behind the Springboks’ back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles of 2019 and 2023 – has returned to the role of head coach for the next four years, following...
Springboks look to scoop up former All Black into coaching staff
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAccording to reports, the Springboks are set to sign former All Blacks flyhalf Tony Brown as an attack coach – and if they get this right, it will be a huge boost for the South Africans. Another...
Bloemfontein to host historic Bok Test against Portugal
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBloemfontein has been confirmed as the venue when the Springboks face Portugal in the historic first Test between the nations on Saturday, 20 July, in the final match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series...
Jacques Nienaber's new Leinster journey and what to expect
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJacques Nienaber’s tenure as a senior coach at Leinster began with a round of applause ahead of a team meeting on Monday morning. That was the extent of the fanfare. A two-time World Cup winning...
Springbok legend retires after World Cup win
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyEarlier today it was confirmed that double Rugby World Cup-winning No 8 Duane Vermeulen, and a former captain of Springbok team, would be retiring The 37-year-old Vermeulen’s illustrious...
