Ruan Nortje rugby player
Ruan Nortje rugby player

Ruan Nortje

25th Jul 1998 2.00m/109kg No 5 Lock

Home ground advantage counts in Round 8 of the URC

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

It was a weekend of success for the home sides in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with three of the four South African sides victorious, until Cardiff upset the apple cart in Durban in the last...

Nortje to lead a strong Bulls side against Ospreys

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ruan Nortje will lead a strong Vodacom Bulls side when the Pretoria outfit welcomes Ospreys to Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 26 November 2022, for round 8 of the 2022/23 season of the Vodacom United Rugby...

Bulls not Taking the Welsh Clashes Lightly

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls are wary of wounded Welsh rugby as they prepare for back-to-back BKT United Rugby Championship matches against the Ospreys and Cardiff Rugby.     Last weekend saw the Wales national...

Ruan Nortje named new Bulls captain

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls have announced that Ruan Nortje has been appointed as the new club captain.     The 24-year-old Springbok lock has had tremendous influence on the team since joining the professional...

12 Springboks named in South Africa A squad to face Bristol Bears

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  South Africa ‘A’ head coach Mzwandile Stick made five changes to his starting team to face the Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate Stadium on Thursday, which includes Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu...

Du Toit captains the SA A team against Munster, Du Preez twins late call ups

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick has included 14 capped Springbok players in his match-day squad to face Munster at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork on Thursday (kick-off 21h30 SA time),...

United Rugby Championship Team News and TV Listings

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Round 7 fixtures of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #SCAvLEI Aaron...

Two uncapped players in South Africa's 35-man squad, Jenkins recalled and SA A squad confirmed

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Junior Springbok backs Manie Libbok and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu earned their first Springbok call-ups on Friday, while there was a recall for Jason Jenkins, who is back in the national set-up...

Hard-grafting Hyron to challenge Ironman Nortje

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A pair of South African second-row grafters will lock horns on Sunday to see who can go the distance when the Vodacom Bulls host local rivals the Cell C Sharks in a United Rugby Championship derby...

Friday's Round 6 United Rugby Championship Team Announcements

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for Friday night's Round 6 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #BENvBUL Dewaldt...