Blitzboks do it again in Dubai
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok Sevens coach Neil Powell and captain Siviwe Soyizwapi both praised the character of the team after the Blitzboks rallied to beat Australia 10-7 in tightly fought Emirates Dubai 7s final on Saturday...
EPCR 2021/22 season update
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAhead of the kick-off of the 2021/22 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup season, EPCR would like to clarify its position with regard to the registration of players for the tournaments.Following...
Tomas Lavanini cops a five-week ban for record breaking red card
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyArgentina second-row Tomas Lavanini has been suspended for five weeks following his red card against Ireland. Lavanini became the first player to ever be sent off five times at test level when...
Scarlets approach Ospreys to loan players for Champions Cup opener
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Scarlets will be without 32 of their players for their opening Champions Cup fixture against Bristol Bears next week. The Welsh region have 32 players currently in quarantine in...
Mbonambi debuts as Springboks return for the Sharks
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi will make his Sharks debut against the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship clash at Jonsson Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. Head coach Sean Everitt...
Scarlets reach out to EPCR to reconsider their position on the rescheduling of matches
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets have addressed speculation around their opening Champions Cup against Bristol Bears. The Scarlets released a statement confirming that other than the 32 players in quarantine...
Racing 92 sign Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls have confirmed the departure of stalwart front-rower and Springbok, Trevor Nyakane. After joining the Bulls in 2015 from the Cheetahs, the 32-year-old has penned an agreement with French...
Update on Munster, Scarlets, Cardiff's return from South Africa
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a hugely positive development, the wider Munster touring party departed Cape Town tonight after a group of 34 players and staff received negative results on completing a fourth round of PCR testing...
Covid whipping through Munster squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCovid-19 appears to be whipping through the ranks of Munster as the Irish outfit is currently in isolation in South Africa. Munster were unable to depart South African shores on Sunday after...
Majority of Munster squad cleared to depart South Africa
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe majority of the Munster squad have been cleared to depart South Africa and return to Ireland. The presence of a new variant of Covid-19 had spooked the tourists who were due to...
