O'Callaghan named Warriors captain for 2017/18
9 years ago by Worcester WarriorsDonncha O'Callaghan will lead Warriors during Gary Gold's first full season in charge after being named as the Club's captain for the 2017/18 campaign. The lock joined Warriors from Munster...
World Rugby Awards Panel Announced
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPlayers, coaches, media and fans are at the heart of an exciting new process to determine the prestigious World Rugby Men’s Player of the Year and World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year awards,...
Former Junior Springbok Ernst Stapelberg joins Cheetahs
9 years ago by Cheetahs RugbyThe Free State Cheetahs have bolstered their squad with the signing of former Junior Springbok Ernst Stapelberg. The 22-year-old will look to add cover to first choice pivots, Niel Marais and...
Billy Vunipola boost for England but Saracens have to wait for No8’s return
9 years ago by The Guardian• ‘Billy is due back in October but in true Billy style he will be back before that’• Saracens are also without their Lions players for the start of the seasonBilly Vunipola will miss the start...
Sir Colin Meads obituary
9 years ago by The GuardianAll Blacks captain with a reputation as one of the hardest, most uncompromising players in rugby unionFew sportsmen or sportswomen have so defined their country as did Colin Meads, the former New Zealand...
Weekend Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPierre Spies announces his retirement Former Springbok and Bulls loose forward Pierre Spies has announced his retirement from all from all forms of rugby following a career that last 13 years....
Jano Vermaak replaces injured Cronjé in Bok squad
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStormers scrumhalf Jano Vermaak has been called up to the Springbok squad as a replacement for Ross Cronjé, who sustained a right ankle injury in the Springboks’ 37-15 victory over Argentina on...
New Zealand mourns Sir Colin Meads
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Black great Sir Colin Meads passed away peacefully at Te Kuiti Hospital this morning (19 August) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Feared during his playing career and revered ever...
All Blacks rugby union legend Colin Meads dies aged 81
9 years ago by The GuardianMeads, who has died of pancreatic cancer, played 133 games for the All Blacks, including 55 tests, from 1957 to 1971.Colin Meads, the famously tough All Blacks captain hailed as New Zealand’s greatest...
The Rugby Championship: Performers of the day
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRieko Ioane The winger continued his scintillating form in the black jersey today, bagging a brace in his side’s utterly dominant first half performance. The Auckland Blues player was a threat...
