Duane Vermeulen rugby player
Duane Vermeulen rugby player

Duane Vermeulen

3rd Jul 1986 1.93m/117kg No. 8

South African Player Ratings v Wales

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Handre Pollard put in a clinical display as his late penalty sent South Africa through to the Rugby World Cup final at Wales' expense.           Here is how we rated the...

Combined XV: Wales v South Africa

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales and South Africa will battle it out for a place in the Rugby World Cup Final in Yokohama on Sunday after Wales edge France and South Africa dispatched hosts Japan in the quarter-finals.       Both...

Springboks without star man Kolbe for semi-final clash

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Powerful winger Sbu Nkosi has been drafted into the Springbok starting line-up for Sunday’s gripping Rugby World Cup semi-final against Wales at the Yokohama International Stadium     Nkosi...

Combined XV - RWC Quarter Finals

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the sides all being announced ahead of the World Cup Quarter Finals we take the ooportunity to pick a combined XV from the 8 sides playing this weekend off the team sheets   1 Joe Moody 2...

Italy props Lovotti and Quaglio handed three-match bans

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy props Andrea Lovotti and Nicola Quaglio have been banned for three matches for a dangerous tip tackle on South Africa's Duane Vermeulen.     Lovotti was sent off early in the second...

Fans question single red card for double tip tackle

6 years ago by Rugby Dump

Italy prop Andrea Lovotti received a red card on Friday for a nasty tip take on South Africa number eight Duane Vermeulen but fans are now questioning why only one player was sent off.

Erasmus demands more after Italy demolition

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rassie Erasmus was impressed with the way South Africa handled the pressure of being in "play-off mode" but said their performance in a 49-3 thumping of Italy was "not World Cup-winning standard".   The...

RWC Review: Springboks vs Italy

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cheslin Kolbe claimed a try double as South Africa eased to a 49-3 bonus-point thumping of 14-man Italy to stand on the brink of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Italy could have...

WATCH: Red card for dangerous dump tackle on Duane Vermeulen

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Andrea Lovotti sent off for this horrible spear tackle on Duane Vermeulen  

Rugby World Cup 2019: South Africa v Italy

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rassie Erasmus says South Africa are suffering from "a few butterflies" as they prepare for a "do-or-die" Rugby World Cup showdown with Italy at Shizuoka Stadium on Friday.     The Springboks...