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150 Matches for Cheetahs Aranos Coetzee

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This Friday Aranos Coetzee runs out for his 150th match for the Cheetahs.   Born on 14 March 1988 in Windhoek, Coetzee's journey began in Namibia, before he continued his schooling at Boland Agricultural...

Rugby Championship U20 heads back to Gqeberha

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SANZAAR’s Rugby Championship U20 competition returns to the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium next month, when the best junior talent from South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina converges...

Sale Sharks sign Cebo Dlamini on a two year deal from the 2026/27 season

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

24 year old Cebo Dlamini of South Africa, a tighthead prop has signed a two year deal with Sale Sharks, commencing in the 2026/27 season. He started his career with the Vodacom Bulls and played three...

Cardiff Coach Van Zyl heading home with pride

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Van Zyl, born in Nelspruit in the north east of South Africa and moving at a young age to a farm in Fouriesburg in the eastern Free State will be bringing his Cardiff Rugby team to Pretoria, the city where...

Juarno Augustus (Ulster) receives BKT Player of the Match after defeating Edinburgh Rugby

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Augustus is following in the footsteps of a couple of South African greats by plying his trade in the Ulster back row, but he is rising to the challenge. Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Marcell Coetzee...

Dan du Preez to leave Sharks

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale Sharks can confirm that number 8 Dan du Preez will leave the club at the end of the current season after almost seven years in Manchester. The 30-year-old fans’ favourite joined his twin brother...

Blitzboks and Black Ferns claim stunning final wins and series victories at HSBC SVNS New York

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa men’s team beat Fiji to seal the gold medal in New York and clinch the overall HSBC SVNS Series title, while New Zealand’s all-conquering women clinched another title with a hugely...

Chiefs name young cohort to start PREM Cup final

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs’ young guns will line up alongside more experienced players to compete for silverware in Sunday’s PREM Rugby Cup final. One of the University of Exeter’s leading...

Fourie and Nel return for the Stormers in vital URC game

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stormers welcome back three players with over 100 caps for the club in their Vodacom URC derby against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Centurions Neethling Fouché, Deon Fourie...

McAllister to make senior debut as Ulster take on Edinburgh

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head Coach, Richie Murphy, has named his Ulster match day squad to face Edinburgh in tomorrow’s rescheduled BKT United Rugby Championship Round 2 at Hive Stadium. (KO: 7.45pm) Academy...