Stuart Barnes: Six Nations next in line for South Africa
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer England flyhalf and now rugby pundit Stuart Barnes warns that the formation of the United Rugby Championship is just the first step in getting South Africa to join the Six Nations tournament. Last...
Everything you need to know ahead of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls will be aiming to make history and land their first European trophy when they face Italian side Benetton in the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final at the Stadio Di Comunale Monigo in Treviso on...
Rhodes to leave Saracens at the end of the season
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySaracens have confirmed that Mike Rhodes will leave the club at the end of the season after a successful 7 years. The back-rower arrived in 2015 and has gone on to make 106 appearances for the...
Profiles of the 16 teams in the United Rugby Championship
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn the wake of the exciting announcement of the brand new United Rugby Championship, scheduled to kick off in September this year, here follows the particulars of the 16 participating teams: South...
Everything you need to know about the Rainbow Cup clash between the Sharks and Bulls
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe race for top spot in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA is going down to the wire as the Sharks and Bulls meet in Durban on Saturday for a place in next weekend’s North v South final. The match...
Journeyman flyhalf returns to Sharks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 32 year-old Cronje has set up camp in Durban where he is training with the Sharks as part of their Currie Cup squad. The creative flyhalf has enjoyed an extremely colourful career to...
Where are they now? The 2009 Emerging Springboks that drew with the Lions
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2009, the British and Irish Lions were dealt a blow in their preparations for the test Series against the Springboks as they failed to put an Emerging Springbok side away drawing 13 all in Cape...
Referees named for Lions tour
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNic Berry (Aus) will officiate in the first test between the Lions and Boks while Ben O’Keeffe (NZ) and Mathieu Raynal (France) will look after the second and third tests respectively. (Nic...
Sharks sign RWC winner Bongi Mbonambi
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks have confirmed the signing of 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Bongi Mbonambi. ‼️IT’S OFFICIAL‼️World Cup winning hooker, Bongi Mbonambi, will...
Who could replace Duane Vermeulen in the Springbok line up and why Coetzee was omitted
3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby'We are fearing for the worst.' Those were the words of Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus when queried about Duane Vermeulen's injury after the announcement of the Springbok squad to play...