Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
6 days ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...
Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Quarter Finals
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One And then there were six. With half of Division One having exited the competition, the six remaining get down to business from tomorrow, sorting out who will be crowned Kings of the fourth...
Augustus, Tshituka and Makhaza invited to second Bok alignment camp
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a group of 54 local and overseas-based players to attend the team’s second alignment camps, with Juarno Augusts, Vincent Tshituka, and Ntokozo Makhaza invited...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round 15 Review
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have returned to summit while the team they beat in last year’s semi-final, YokohamaCanon Eagles, are looking less likely to feature in this season’s playoffs,...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25
2 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer champions Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay and Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have joined reigning premiers Toshiba Brave Lupus in the playoffs, earning their invitations with four games to spare...
Japan Rugby League One (Round Eleven) Review
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyTwo years ago, Kwagga Smith’s Shizuoka Blue Revs became the first team to beat Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights in the regular season of Japan Rugby League One. Yesterday, the Springbok backrower’s...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Round Eleven Preview
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One There might not be a photocopier in sight, but company business will still be on the agenda when Yokohama Canon Eagles and Ricoh Black Rams clash in Japan Rugby League One’s quaintly...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-245 Round Nine Preview
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyShizuoka Blue Revs just won’t go away.Ever since backrower Vueti Tupou scored in the 85th minute to pip Kobelco Kobe Steelers on opening day, well fanciedrivals have been waiting for this season’s...
Erasmus invites 26 players to virtual camps
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus has invited a group of 26 players consisting mainly of overseas-based players, as well as some talented youngsters and injured players, to the first virtual Springbok alignment...
Japan Rugby League One Round Six Preview
4 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFresh from their first win of the season, at the fifth attempt, Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath coach Kosei Ono has had an extra week to prepare for their next challenge: a trip to Yamaha Stadium to tackle the...
