Bismarck Du Plessis rugby player
Bismarck Du Plessis rugby player

Bismarck Du Plessis

22nd May 1984 1.89m/115kg Hooker

On this day in 2015: Japan stun South Africa at Rugby World Cup

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Japan pulled off the greatest shock in Rugby World Cup history as they stunned mighty South Africa 34-32 at the Amex Stadium in Brighton on this day in 2015. Karne Hesketh’s 84th-minute try sealed...

Bulls unchanged for Leinster

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls have named an unchanged matchday 23 that will do duty against table-topping Irish side, Leinster in the ultimate round of the 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld...

How the Round 17 matches played out in the URC

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster, Connacht and the Vodacom Bulls joined Leinster, the DHL Stormers, Ulster and Glasgow Warriors in the Final Eight with one round remaining. The Stormers saw their 19-game winning streak in Cape...

Bulls change one for Toulouse

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls have made just one change to its matchday 23 that will take on Stade Toulouse in round 16 of the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup. Dylan Smith comes in place of Simphiwe Matanzima - who...

Bulls name squad for vital URC and Champions Cup tour

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, has announced a strong 28-men touring squad that will travel to the United Kingdom and France for back-to-back fixtures in the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship and...

Carr to lead Vodacom Bulls against Lyon

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls have made a few changes to personnel in their matchday 23 that will duel French side, Lyon on Friday 20 January 2023, in round 4 of the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup. The Pool A match...

Bulls name squad to travel to France for Lyon clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls have named a 31-men European touring squad that will do battle in the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup against Lyon and the 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship versus Scarlets.   The...

Simelane starts at centre as Vodacom Bulls maintain squad consistency

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls have announced their matchday squad for round 12 of the 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship, against the Dragons in the city of Newport, South of Wales on Friday 06 January 2023. BBCo....

Bulls announce travelling squad for Dragons

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

BBCo. Director of Rugby, Jake White, has confirmed the Vodacom Bulls’ 28-men travelling squad for Wales, ahead of the herd’s 2022/23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship round 12 tie against the...

South Africa's proudest rivalry to play out under the URC banner

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Friday evening will see arguably the greatest South African rivalries play out in the heat of the Cape Town summer; the old North vs South derby or, in more modern terms, Stormers vs Bulls.   The...