Blockbuster start to new Japan Rugby League One Season
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDefending champions Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo host Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights on opening weekend in ablockbuster start to the fifth edition of Japan Rugby League One, which kicks off on December 13.Hunting...
Rassie names 3 Junior Springboks in 37 man squad for Australia Tests
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus selected a strong 37-man squad for the first two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia, featuring 24 Rugby World Cup-winners and five players who...
Du Toit: “We know what we need to do to deliver on our standards”
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Thomas du Toit on Monday acknowledged that the team were far off the standards they had set for themselves in their Castle Lager Incoming Series opener against Italy in Pretoria last week,...
WATCH | Kriel scores on captaincy debut
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was a dream test for Springbok centre Jesse Kriel as he led out the springboks for the first time in his international career. The moment was made even sweeter when he scored the first try of the match....
Jesse Kriel thrilled to lead Boks against physical Italy
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJesse Kriel, who will become South Africa’s 67th Test captain when he leads the Springboks against Italy at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, was delighted about the honour bestowed upon him,...
Tshituka to make Test debut for Boks against Italy
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyVincent Tshituka will make his Test debut in an experienced match-23 named by Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus for Saturday’s Castle Lager Incoming Series opener against Italy in Pretoria, with Jesse...
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: South Africa v Barbarians
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks were in ruthless form when they toook on a star studded Barbarians side under Table Mountain in Cape Town. Captained by Jesse Kriel, the back to back World Champions blooded some new players...
Boks too good for BaaBaas a rainy Cape Town
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks outplayed the Barbarians by 54-7 to win the Qatar Airways Cup for a third time in as many seasons, at a wet DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday, in a performance that not only entertained...
Jesse Kriel thrilled to lead the Boks against BaaBaas
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok centre Jesse Kriel, who will captain South Africa for the first time on Saturday in the Qatar Airways Cup against the Barbarians, was trilled about being bestowed that honour and said he cannot...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...
