Bismarck Du Plessis rugby player
Bismarck Du Plessis rugby player

Bismarck Du Plessis

22nd May 1984 1.89m/115kg Hooker

Montpellier could face punishment having reportedly disguised the salaries of Johan Goosen and other star players

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Montpellier have long been in the sights of the TOP14 salary cap manager but recent developments could see the club face punishment.     Last week French newspaper Midi Olympique...

Weekly Round Up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jefferson Poirot Quits Test Rugby At The Age Of 27:     The France prop has retired from duty with Les Bleus and stressed his decision was "not a whim" but had been carefully considered....

Montpellier complete the signing of World Cup winning scrumhalf Cobus Reinach

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Montpellier have confirmed the signing of World Cup-winning Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach from the Northampton Saints.   Reinach will now link up with fellow World Cup winner Handre Pollard...

South African Super Rugby All-Star Team

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Although slightly low on titles, South Africa has contributed some world-class players to Super Rugby. Here follows a look at an all-star team picked from over the 25 years of the competition's existence.     1....

Ultimate Rugby's All-Time Greatest Super Rugby XV

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

25 years of Super Rugby has produced some truly magnificent and memorable moments, match-ups and players. We undertook one of the more challenging tasks enjoyed amongst rugby fans and had a stab at selecting...

Blood Brothers - Siblings In Rugby

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The genes required for good rugby players run stronger in some families than in others. We take a look at 10 sets of brothers in the modern and recent era who have made it to the top.   Mako and...

How Montpelleir could line up with PSdT IF he joined the club

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Montpellier have been linked with current World Rugby Player of the Year, Pieter-Steph du Toit, in a recent report by South African newspaper the Rapport.   The club responded to the reports...

Three Super Rugby XVs picked with one player from each franchise since 1996

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

For the last 25 years, Super Rugby has thrilled the rugby public and entertained many rugby spectators around the world.   We pay tribute to the Southern Hemisphere's premier competition...

THROWBACK: When Bryan Habana scored a hattrick against the All Blacks in a STAR STUDDED Barbarians team

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A hat-trick of tries by Springbok Bryan Habana inspired the Barbarians to only their second-ever win over New Zealand back in 2009.   The star-studded side coached by former Springbok coach Nick...

Ultimate Rugby's Users' Southern Hemisphere Test XV

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Using the data on the Ultimate Rugby App since the App was released, we reveal the Southern Hemisphere XV of player's favourited on the App.   Although the squad is heavily skewed in favour...