Uncapped Porthen named in exciting Bok tour squad
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Junior Springbok prop and captain Zachary Porthen earned his first Springbok call-up on Monday as national coach Rassie Erasmus named a quality 36-man squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing...
URC Round 4 Review
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster make big statement in Croke Park cracker A Croke Park crowd of 51,859 saw Munster Rugby deliver a statement performance as they claimed a 31-14 bonus point victory over champions Leinster...
International stars return to URC action
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA host of international stars return to action this weekend as the BKT URC moves into Round 3. There are first league outings of the season for a number of British and Irish Lions and Springboks. For...
Springbok Player Ratings
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks secured a tight win at Twickenham as they secured their first ever back to back Rugby Championsip title in their history. Here are the Springbok player ratings from their 27-29 win over...
Mbonambi bracing for arm-wrestle with Argentina
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi shot down the favourites tag as the team prepares to face Argentina in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider in London on Saturday and said they expected an arm-wrestle...
Erasmus makes minimal changes for London decider
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus made four changes to the match-23 for Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider against the Pumas at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham in London, which will...
Sharks URC Squad Announcement
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySharks head coach John Plumtree has named a 65-man squad to do duty in the upcoming United Rugby Championship that kicks off next week.With a lengthy and demanding season ahead, incorporating the VURC,...
Erasmus keeps faith in core of squad to face Pumas
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Wednesday named most of the players who were members of the squad that retained the Freedom Cup in New Zealand last weekend in his 33-man squad for their closing two Castle...
Erasmus sticks with tried and tested players for New Zealand Tour
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to the players who did duty for the team in their opening two Rugby Championship matches against Australia for their tour to New Zealand, where they will play back-to-back...
Venter drafted onto Bok bench against Australia as Wessels is forced to withdraw
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Boan Venter will provide front-row cover off the bench in Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener against Australia after coach Rassie Erasmus was forced to make a late change to his...
