Embrose Papier rugby player
Embrose Papier rugby player

Embrose Papier

25th Apr 1997 1.69m/77kg Scrum Half

From a selection crisis to a selection headache: The Springbok scrumhalves

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

At the start of Rassie Erasmus tenure as Springbok head coach in 2018, the former test flanker had limited options at scrumhalf with no clear front runner for the no.9 jersey 18 months out from a Rugby...

'We’re under no illusions that this was far from a world class performance' - Rassie Erasmus

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, lauded a number of players for superb individual performances in the Springboks’ 35-17 win over Australia in Johannesburga but said the team will...

Odendaal to lead Blue Bulls in Currie Cup campaign

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blue Bulls coach, Pote Human, named Burger Odendaal as captain for the 2019 Currie Cup season and included five Springboks in his squad for the season.   Cornal Hendricks, who made a return to rugby...

Pollard flown in to start the Bulls crunch clash with the Highlanders

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls and Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has been brought into the Bulls starting line up to face the Highlanders on Friday at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.   The pivot missed the last...

Watch: Bulls scrumhalf delivers a brilliant nutmeg on Will Genia!

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Handre Pollard provided 17 points for the Bulls, and was one of their four try-scorers, along with Cornal Hendricks, Burger Odendaal and Rosko Specman as the Bulls claimed in their first...

Vermeulen returns for Newlands showdown while Nyakane hits 100

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Front rower Trevor Nyakane will play in his 100th Super Rugby match on Saturday when the Bulls take on the Stormers at Newlands in Cape Town in a match that will also see the return to action of Duane...

Six Boks back for Bulls to face Reds

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls coach, Pote Human, named Springboks Warrick Gelant, Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard, Ivan van Zyl, Marco van Staden and RG Snyman in his starting team to play the Reds at Loftus Versfeld and made...

Odendaal, Steenkamp return for Bulls

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Midfielder Burger Odendaal and flanker Ruan Steenkamp will make a return to the Vodacom Bulls run-on team against the Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday as coach Pote Human made minimal changes to his...

Springboks Duo Set For Bulls Debut

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls will start their 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby campaign with five tournament rookies when they face the Stormers at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday in a highly anticipated clash that will also see the...

Pieter-Steph du Toit Takes Top Prize At SA Rugby Awards

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Pieter-Steph du Toit produced a remarkable feat when he was named the SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2018 on Thursday, marking the second time in three years that the athletic Springbok forward scooped...