Relive: The Third British and Irish Lions Test 2009 - Full Test
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith South Africa having already secured the Series 2-0, The British and Irish Lions came out with a point to prove in the third and final test of the tour. The Lions finished on...
Departing Pienaar surprised by Muller's return visit to Ulster
7 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer Ulster captain and World Cup winner Johann Muller surprises fellow South African Ruan Pienaar on the eve of the scrum-half's last match for the Belfast club.
Time for Ulster to finally make their overdue breakthrough
8 years ago by Irish IndependentIn 2014, Ulster were determined to secure some silverware for their departing captain Johann Muller but they came up just short.
Springbok Captain Number 57
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCurrent Head Coach of the Springboks, Allister Coetzee, will today announce the captain for the incoming Series at a media conference in Stellenbosch. The announcement will mark the 57th Springbok captain since...
Pienaar backs inspirational Best to be next Irish captain
8 years ago by Irish IndependentJohn Smit, Victor Matfield and Johann Muller. Ruan Pienaar knows a good captain having served under three of the best, and he believes Rory Best is in that calibre as he backed his Ulster team-mate to...
Comparing the Jared Payne and Michael Rhodes cards for similar incidents
8 years ago by Rugby DumpTwo very similar incidents occurred during the Europeans Champions Cup over the last two seasons between Saracens and Ulster, but both had different outcomes. After a number of requests to look at both,...
The inside track: Zebre v Ulster, Guinness Pro12 League
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby27 September 2014As if replacing Johann Muller wasn't a daunting enough task, since arriving Franco van der Merwe has seen both his projected second row partners ruled out for lengthy...
Pienaar back in 'four to six weeks'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsRuan Pienaar's prospects of playing in Ulster's opening European Champions Cup games next month look to have improved. The Ulster scrum-half sustained a knee injury in South Africa's defeat...
Stability at No 10 can make or break a season
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe tackling fly-half is a rare breed. Like a rugby-following David Attenborough or David Bellamy, you have to scour the vistas or grapple through the undergrowth to dig them out. When you find...
It's time for Ulster's big men to lead from the front
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Niall Crozier – 04 September 2014Philip Rainey – full-back in the all-conquering Ballymena and Ulster teams of the 1980s and nowadays an occasional radio pundit...
