The Toulon 23 That Won The Heineken Cup For The Second Time
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2014, Toulon went back to back winning their second Heineken Cup under Bernard Laporte. The side a season before featured some of the best players in the world in the...
Top 14 Dream Team XV
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTOP14 fans have voted for their dream TOP14 XV and it really is jam-packed with superstars! Argentina, South Africa, England and Australia are represented in the team with the All Blacks...
Throwback: The Two Star Studded FRENCH Line Ups That Contested The 2013 Champions Cup Final
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCast your mind back to 2013, Barack Obama is still the president of America, The All Blacks are still Rugby World Champions, the Lions are preparing for their tour to Australia and two French sides have...
FLASHBACK: Bakkies Botha's Test debut gave us a glimpse of what was to come
3 years ago by Rugby DumpLegendary Springbok enforcer Bakkies Botha got his debut against the French on November 9, 2002, in Marseille. It went exactly the way you would expect as he quickly found himself pulled aside and scolded...
WATCH: Bakkies 'The Enforcer' Botha's Test Debut For The Springboks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBakkies Botha built a reputation has one of the most physically abrasive second rowers in World Rugby during an illustrious test career that saw him earn 85 test caps over 12 years. His...
Three Super Rugby XVs picked with one player from each franchise since 1996
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFor the last 25 years, Super Rugby has thrilled the rugby public and entertained many rugby spectators around the world. We pay tribute to the Southern Hemisphere's premier competition...
Rugby's Biggest Bruisers - Part Three
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn Part 3 of our biggest bruisers in rugby we take a look at three players who have earned their positions on this list in spades. This edition features a South African, a Frenchman and an All Black. READ...
No Regrets! Bakkies Botha says he would headbutt Jimmy Cowan again
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Springbok hardman Bakkies Botha says he has no regrets about head-butting All Blacks scrumhalf Jimmy Cowan 10 years ago. Botha headbutted Cowan during the Tri-Nations match at Eden...
The Story of the Springbok who wrestled a Lion and lived to tell the story
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth African rugby players have become well known for being hardmen on and off the field with the likes of Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha two recent examples of their brutal and physical approaches to...
New video shows why there will never be another enforcer quite like Bakkies Botha
4 years ago by Rugby DumpBakkies Botha could very well be described as a cybernetic organism with living tissue over a metal endoskeleton. Even though Botha is not the Terminator - as far as we know - this video shows that he's...
