Jannes Kirsten rugby player
Jannes Kirsten rugby player

Jannes Kirsten

1st Dec 1993 1.96m/117kg No 5 Lock

The 5 Best Premiership Signings

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Premiership is finally back this week with the Coronavirus not only impacting the season in terms of games but also player movements with a number of players already arriving at the new clubs...

What If The Springboks Needed To Select Players From Europe and Australasia For The Rugby Championship?

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jacques Nienaber is set to kick off his tenure as the new Springbok coach during the Rugby Championship which is set to be held exclusively in New Zealand. However, Nienaber has...

Exeter Chiefs finalise their squad with 30 new long-term contract extensions

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland captain Stuart Hogg and England trio Jack Nowell, Henry Slade and Luke Cowan-Dickie are among the 30 players to sign long-term deals at Sandy Park   The Premiership leaders announced...

Each Premiership Club's Best Signing This Season

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the Premiership currently on pause due to the global pandemic, we take a look at the season so far and picked out the top signing from each club.   With nine rounds remain in the...

Picking a form South African XV from the Premiership

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Premiership is home to 40 South African born players with 10 of those 40 on Sale Sharks' payroll.   The South Africans are some of the best players in the league, we take a look at form...

Analysis: The depth of South Africa's Pack

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks went through a major transformation under Rassie Erasmus in 2018 with the former Springbok introducing a new a number of new faces and changing the fortunes of the struggling...

Premiership Rugby Week 13 Wrap Up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

      Worcester Warriors v Northampton Saints Northampton Saints put their shoulders to the wheel to grind out a tough win against Worcester Warriors, thereby putting an end to their...

Rob Baxter on new signing Jannes Kirsten

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby Rob Baxter talks about new signing Jannes Kirsten.

Jannes Kirsten joins Exeter Chiefs

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Exeter Chiefs have today confirmed that Jannes Kirsten has joined the club on a one-year deal from South African Super Rugby side, the Blue Bulls.     The 25-year-old has...

Confirmed: Josh Strauss to return to South Africa

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Sale Sharks have confirmed that Scotland International Josh Strauss will leave the club with immediate effect.   Strauss has been released from the final year of his contract in Manchester,...