Gerhard Steenekamp

Boks excited to get international season underway

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

With only 10 days to go until the Springboks kick off their 2025 season against the Barbarians in Cape Town, Rassie Erasmus (head coach), Felix Jones (assistant coach), and Siya Kolisi (captain) all expressed...

Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Boan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...

Augustus, Tshituka and Makhaza invited to second Bok alignment camp

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a group of 54 local and overseas-based players to attend the team’s second alignment camps, with Juarno Augusts, Vincent Tshituka, and Ntokozo Makhaza invited...

Bulls edge Stormers in URC nail-biter

4 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls consolidated their third place on the United Rugby Championship standings as they held out a determined Stormers outfit in a dramatic encounter for a nail-biting 33-32 win in their postponed...

Nortje returns for the Bulls

5 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls captain Ruan Nortje returns from injury to lead the side into round four of the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup. The Springbok lock makes his return after a two-month-long absence and at a time when...