Top 14 Ins and Outs
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving recently confirmed their 2020/21 calendar, the Top 14 will kickstart with Stade Francais hosting table leaders Union Bordeaux Begles at Stade Jean-Bouin on September 4th. #CalendrierTOP14...
Premiership Rugby Ins and Outs
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhen the Premiership returns on the 14th of August, it will be 159 days after the last match was staged with Bristol Bears defeating Harlequins to mark their fifth Premiership win in a row, their...
Leicester Tigers Sign Cheetahs Back Rower
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers have signed South African back-rower Jasper Wiese. The back-rower, who most recently was playing for the Cheetahs in the Pro14, was born in Upington in the Northern Cape of South...
PRO14 Restart Fixtures & Kick-Off Times Confirmed
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe PRO14 have confirmed the fixtures and kick off times for the return of the PRO14 from 21 August. The abbreviated schedule will see the 2019/20 PRO14 regular season run to 15 rounds followed by Semi-finals...
Goosen facing R9m claim for shooting friend
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok Johan Goosen is facing a R9 million claim following a shooting incident that had occurred on his farm back in 2017. The 27-year-old's friend and employee, Armand...
SA Rugby public mourns the passing of as respected Xhosa commentator and former player Kaunda Ntunja dies
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRespected South African rugby commentator and broadcaster Kaunda Ntunja has died at the age of 38. An award-winning rugby commentator, Ntunja became the first black African to captain SA...
South African franchsies return to training
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySA Rugby announced on Friday that professional rugby teams would return to non-contact training from Monday. The confirmation followed several weeks of preparation and consultation with government...
Southern Hemisphere rugby set for major shake-up
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRecent events pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic have cast a shadow over the future of SANZAAR as some key players seem intent on breaking away, according to a report in newshub.co.nz. This comes...
Biggest moves and transfer rumours of the week
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAnother busy week in the player market this week with the major announcement of Beauden Barrett's move to Japan next year. We recap some of the biggest moves of the week as well as some of...
PRO14 expansion could see the Cheetahs and Kings axed - report
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe latest developments in the PRO14 could see the competition further expanded into South Africa with the four Super Rugby franchises entering the competition but it would at the expense of...
