Emirates Lions battle to hard-fought home win over Glasgow Warriors
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEmirates Lions produced a strong home performance to overcome Glasgow Warriors 35-24 in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Tries from Sanele Nohamba, Francke Horn, Manuel Rass, Edwill Van Der Merwe...
Team Announcement: Lions Vs Sharks
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Lions return to Emirates Airline Park this Saturday for their Round 14 United Rugby Championship encounter against the Sharks. Back home from a challenging four-week European tour, the team from Doornfontein...
Match Report: Lions punished for ill discipline
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyChallenge Cup Pool B high-flyers Emirates Lions were made to pay for their lack of discipline in the second half of their Round 3 tie at Stade Jean Bouin on Saturday, when Stade Français Paris...
Stat Pack: Stormers v Lions
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStormers Guiding his team from the fly-half berth, Manie Libbok scored the most points in Round 10 (15). He is now the league’s top points scorer with 90 but has scored just one try Attacking...
United Rugby Championship Team Announcements Round 10
2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby#SHAvLIO Cell C Sharks Thomas du Toit shifts over to the loosehead side Reinhard Nothnagel returns to Emirates Lions starting XV #STOvBUL BJ Dixon makes his first start of the season at...
Positive start for SA’s sides in European debut
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe five South African teams that made their debuts in the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup on Saturday got a pass mark on the opening weekend of the two European competitions, with the Cell...
Home ground advantage counts in Round 8 of the URC
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt 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...
12 Springboks named in South Africa A squad to face Bristol Bears
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth 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 RugbySouth 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 RugbyThe 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...
