EVERY GAME COUNTS: Jeopardy for Ospreys, Big Benetton test & more
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe BKT United Rugby Championship returns this weekend and with just SEVEN points separating second and ninth place in the table – EVERY GAME COUNTS more than ever. Round 11 of the championship...
Irish inconsistency helps South African challenge
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyVodacom Bulls coach Jake White was unequivocal ahead of his team’s massive Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby against the DHL Stormers about the mission his men face – he wants them to...
Wiese signs with the Bulls
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Vodacom Bulls have signed lock, Cobus Wiese on an initial two-year deal beginning 1 July 2024. The 26-year-old forward has been a key feature for his Premiership club, the Sale Sharks whom he has...
Pressure on in penultimate derby round in SA
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAll four South African teams will be feeling the pressure when they take the field on Saturday in the second Vodacom United Rugby Championship Origin Round as the competition for places in the quarter-final...
URC Round 11 Match Officials & Broadcasters
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe appointments for the United Rugby Championship fixtures in Round 11 have been confirmed and are available alongside the TV listings below. FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Edinburgh Rugby v Ospreys Hive Stadium,...
Wales to play home match at Twickenham as Taylor Swift kicks them out of Cardiff
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWales will face world champions South Africa at Twickenham in June due to Taylor Swift’s Principality Stadium concert. The Springboks’ first game since their World Cup triumph in France will...
DHL Stormers can clinch SA Shield in Pretoria
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWith just two points separating the log leaders from Cape Town and the second-placed Northern Gautengers, it is impossible to underplay the significance to the destination of the South African Shield of...
STAT ATTACK: Unstoppable Gavin Coombes, Warrick Gelant magic & more
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWe've picked out some of the best stats from Round 10 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Scarlets v Munster Gavin Coombes scored two tries, made the second-most carries (17), most dominant...
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 –...
BKT URC Round 10 Review
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEdwards the Ospreys hero Ospreys coach Toby Booth paid a glowing tribute to his match-winning “quarterback” Dan Edwards following the dramatic 19-17 victory over Ulster Rugby in Swansea. Fly-half...