SA Nominees confirmed for URC Player of the Season
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls duo of Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cameron Hanekom are up against the Lions’ versatile Sanele Nohamba for the coveted United Rugby Championship Player of the Season Award for 2024. The...
Bulls book URC home semi-final as Stormers falter
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls will host Leinster in the United Rugby Championship semi-final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria next Saturday after holding their nerve in a tense quarter-final against Benetton, but the Stormers’...
Erasmus names exciting Bok training squad
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an exciting squad of 35 players for the team’s first official training camp of the season, which starts in Pretoria on Monday where the focus will be on the opening...
Stormers v Lions: Players that could earn a Springbok callup
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWith the domestic competitions coming to an end, the international window is upon us and coaches are starting to look even closer at players who could make the cut for the international teams. The current...
Second Bok alignment camp kicks off in Cape Town
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks will kick off their second in-person alignment camp in Cape Town on Wednesday – a month before their opening Test of the season against Wales in London on 22 June – with a group...
Japan Rugby League One 2023-24 Semi-fianls preview
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySaitama Panasonic Wild Knights (1) v Yokohama Canon Eagles (4)Saturday May 18 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, 2.05pm (JT) Just how long can this continue?It’s now over a decade since...
A story of "Real Champs" vs "People's Champs" Part 2: A Cold War
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIf you have not read part one this story, stop right now, and go find it. If you were with this us last time, then you will have gotten to know of the rise of the “People’s Champs”. The...
Boks’ Castle Lager Outgoing Tour fixtures confirmed
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks will line up against Rugby World Cup opponents, Scotland and England, before taking on Wales in the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in November, with the last Tests confirmed on Monday. The...
SA Rugby appoints GM into new high-performance role
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDave Wessels, the former coach of Super Rugby teams, the Western Force and Melbourne Rebels, has been appointed to a new role of General Manager for High Performance Rugby at SA Rugby. Wessels,...
Erasmus re-purposes Springbok management team
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyErasmus introduced coaches Tony Brown and Jerry Flannery to media in Cape Town as the focus turned to the ever-evolving playing landscape. “Tony and Jerry bring a fresh perspective from different...
