Springboks World Cup winners in Jones' Barbarians squad
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones will coach a Barbarians side including four of South Africa's Rugby World Cup winners against Fiji just two weeks after they beat his England side in the Rugby World Cup final. Makazole...
Beauden Barrett backs Foster for All Blacks job
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBeauden Barrett would welcome the appointment of Ian Foster as head coach to provide "continuity" for New Zealand. Steve Hansen's trophy-laden reign came to an end after the All Blacks...
The Rumour Mill
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe end of the Rugby World Cup usually sees a lot of player and coach movement and 2019 is no different with a number of rumours breaking throughout the day today. We recap some of the...
World Cup winning centre signs for Munster - report
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Cup winning centre, Damian de Allende is set to join Munster ahead of the 2020/21 season according to a report by Gerry Thornley at the Irish Times. De Allende started...
Latest World Rankings: Springboks on top for the first time in almost a decade
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRugby World Cup 2019 champions South Africa move to the top of the World Rugby Rankings for the first time in nearly 10 years. As South Africa's triumphant players prepare to arrive back...
No Springboks feature in Opta's World Cup Team of the Tournament
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThere were four All Blacks and as many Japan players in the Opta team of the Rugby World Cup, but no world champions. South Africa were crowned champions of the world...
Ultimate Rugby's World Cup Team of the Competition
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAs the Springboks celebrate winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup, we take a look back at what was an amazing tournament in Japan and select our Team of the competition. There were a number...
Defence Guru Jacques Nienaber set to replace Erasmus - report
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing the Springboks World Cup-winning campaign, Rassie Erasmus is set to step down as the head coach of the national side and continue in his role as director of rugby. Ahead of the...
Federer sends video message to victorious Kolisi and Springboks
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRoger Federer has saluted the "amazing" South Africa team and captain Siya Kolisi following their Rugby World Cup final win over England. The Springboks thrashed favourites England 32-12...
Du Toit and Erasmus land World Rugby awards
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA dream weekend for World Cup winners South Africa got even better at a World Rugby awards ceremony in Tokyo on Sunday. Pieter-Steph du Toit has won World Rugby's Player of the Year...
