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Eddie Jones after a flank to play wing as he names his Wallaby squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Test centurions Michael Hooper and James Slipper will co-captain the Wallabies in 2023 after head coach Eddie Jones unveiled a 34-man squad for the eToro Rugby Championship. 31-year-old Hooper holds the...

Springbok squad for the 2023 Rugby Championship

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named a Castle Lager Rugby Championship training squad of 40 players – which features a handful of overseas based players – for their next assignment, a three-week...

Nienaber names squad for second preparation camp

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber had the luxury of naming a group of 33 players for their second preparation camp in Durban from Monday to Wednesday, which included 10 players who featured in the Vodacom...

Japan name squad for RWC warm up games

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie Joseph has named his Japan squad that will take him through the upcoming tests and RWC warm up games. The 36-member Brave Blossoms Squad will be supplemented by a 10-member Wider Training Squad...

Japan Rugby League One Best XV and award winners

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Following the end of this season's Japan Rugby League One, the league has announced the Best XV and all award winners for 2023.   Japan Rugby League One has a new champion after Kubota Spears...

Springboks mix it up for final Test of 2022

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made eight changes and two positional switches to his matchday squad to face England at Twickenham on Saturday in the final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour clash, with a handful...

Jasper Wiese returns as Springboks show minor switches for Italy

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jasper Wiese (No 8) returns to a Springbok starting lineup which features new lock and centre pairings for Saturday’s third Outgoing Tour match against Italy in Genoa, as coach Jacques Nienaber made...

Boks make switches for France with Libbok on bench

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former SA Under-20 flyhalf Manie Libbok has been included on the Springbok bench for Saturday’s Test against France in Marseille as head coach Jacques Nienaber named a team showing five changes and...