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Ivan van Zyl signs new Saracens contract

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saracens is delighted to announce that Ivan Van Zyl has signed a new long-term contract at the club. The South African scrum-half has penned a new deal keeping him at the StoneX for the next three years. Having...

Sharks name team to face Lions

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Loosehead prop Ox Nche makes a welcome return to the Sharks side namedto host the Lions at Kings Park in Saturday’s return leg United Rugby Championship derby match.He is joined in the front row...

Gloves off in vital URC derby in Durban

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The gloves will be off when the Sharks and Lions clash in Durban on Saturday – the only United Rugby Championship game of the weekend – in a repeat of last weekend’s match-up, but this...

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto Re-Signs With Queensland and Australian Rugby Through 2028

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Experienced lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has re-signed long-term until the end of 2028 in a major boost for the Queensland Reds and Wallabies.The contract extension means the 28-year-old forward will remain...

URC Round 12 Review

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

St David’s Day delight for the Ospreys   There was St David’s Day delight for the Ospreys as they beat Glasgow Warriors 32-31 at Scotstoun with “a rollercoaster ride” of...

Handre Pollard returns to Loftus Versfeld

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls can confirm the signing and return to Loftus Versfeld of Springbok flyhalf, Handre Pollard. The double World Cup-winning Pollard returns home on an initial two year deal which begins...

Springboks great Willie le Roux adding a new string to his bow

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

At the age of 35, Willie le Roux is proving he’s one old dog who certainly can learn new tricks.   For more than a decade, the man from the Western Cape has been one of the finest full-backs...

Henco Venter – “Without them, you’d never be”

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

For Glasgow’s Henco Venter it was never a case of if he would play professional rugby – just a matter of when.   Born in Bloemfontein, the 6ft 4in flanker played his youth rugby for...

Bulls return to winning ways in URC

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls returned to winning ways in a competitive United Rugby Championship derby against their Gauteng neighbours, the Emirates Lions, in Pretoria on Saturday, with the current SA Shield holder building...

Bragging rights on the line in URC derby

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Both the Bulls and Lions will have everything to play for on Saturday when they meet in what is billed to be a thrilling United Rugby Championship Jukskei derby in Pretoria – the only match of the...