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Most Capped Super Rugby XV Of All Time

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

To celebrate the return of rugby and in particular Super Rugby, we take a look at the most capped Super Rugby team of all time.     1. Wyatt Crockett - Crusaders, 202   A true legend...

Ashley Johnson to leave Wasps

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The powerful, ball-carrying Ashley Johnson has announced that his time at Wasps has come to an end.   Johnson joined up with Wasps in 2012, making the trip over to the UK from his native South Africa...

English rugby's top club players threaten strike action over pay cuts

6 years ago by The Guardian

‘Individuals strong-armed to sign reduced terms’Players’ union rejects cuts and warns of walkoutEngland’s leading club players are considering strike action in an increasingly bitter row over the...

Ellis Genge says he and Eddie Jones were racially abused in South Africa

6 years ago by The Guardian

‘They started hurling racist abuse at a few of us’Rugby has been a white man’s game for years, he addsEllis Genge has revealed that he and Eddie Jones were subjected to racist abuse on England’s...

SA Rugby planning internal Super Rugby competition set for August

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

SA Rugby has confirmed that it is currently planning its own internal Super Rugby competition which will, hopefully, commence in August.   However, unlike Super Rugby Aotearoa in New Zealand, South...

SA Rugby Confirm That The Idea Of Moving The Lions Tour Is Being Considered

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South African Rugby Union CEO has admitted that the organisation is considering the possibility of moving the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to later on in the year.   In...

Lions Legends - Paul O'Connell

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The image of Paul O’Connell rising like a great tower into the air to field a lineout ball was not only one that rugby fans the world over became accustomed to for seventeen years, but is also an...

Cecil Afrika steps down from international sevens rugby

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The most celebrated Springbok Sevens player of his generation, Cecil Afrika, has ended his official Blitzboks journey after 12 seasons of highlights and achievements, but hasn’t quite given up on...

World Rugby announces the qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2023

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has announced details of the qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.   Following the most competitive and widely-acclaimed Rugby World Cup to date in Japan, the qualification...

London Could Host An Eight Nation 'Festival of Rugby' featuring Japan and South Africa - reports

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa and Japan could take part in a unique 'Festival of Rugby' along with the Six Nations according to a report in the Daily Mail.   Continued border and travel restrictions has caused...