Stars of the Japanese Top League
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Japanese Top League kicks off this coming weekend with eight fixtures in the opening round of action. Kubota Spears and Mitsubishi Dynaboars kick off the opening game at the same time that...
The Springbok descended from a Lion
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe rugby blood runs strong in the veins of Jesse Kriel. Today the Springbok centre tweeted about his great grandfather, John Hodgson, a British & Irish Lion. Hodgson, a loose-forward who...
Everything you need to know about round three of Super Rugby Unlocked
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Pumas and the Stormers kick off the third round of Super Rugby Unlocked action at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Friday. The match starts at 19h00 and is the first encounter at this level between...
Jesse Kriel reveals how Sonny Bill Williams inspired him to add to his game
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok utility back Jesse Kriel has revealed how former All Black and double Rugby World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams has impacted his career. Williams enjoyed plenty of success...
Springboks depth to be test in the Rugby Championship
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJacques Nienaber will have a tough task ahead of him as the new Springbok head coach as the Rugby Championship looms with South Africa's domestic competition still yet to kick off and a growing injury...
RANKED | The Top 10 Players Heading To Japan Next Year
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe momentum of rugby's growth in Japan may have slowed since after the Rugby World Cup with Super Rugby and the Top League but when the Top League does return in January next year, it will do...
SA Super Rugby Team of the Decade
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving punched the numbers, OPTA have helped SANZAAR select the South African Super Rugby team of the last decade based on statistical facts and figures. There has been no South African Super...
Jake White's Bulls chase exciting quintet for 2021
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving been confirmed as the new Director of Rugby at the Bulls, Jake White has started piecing his shortlist together with the former Rugby World Cup-winning looking to nab two exciting signings from...
PREDICTED: The Springbok 23 the Lions are likely to face in the first test
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWarren Gatland will have got somewhat of a good idea of some of the players he will face thanks to his stint with the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the Springboks unlikely to change too much from the World...
Ins, outs and the latest rugby rumours
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySilly season is in full blossom as the reports over player and coach movements rack up as well as the potential impacts of the coronavirus. We wrap all of the latest player movements as...
