Who would want to dumb down our beautiful game?
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auSouth Africa rugby is trialling a bunch of new laws in the Currie Cup this year to speed up and simplify the breakdown. One that I particularly like is Law 15.4(c), where there is no 360-degree ‘gate’....
Mouritz Botha Forced To Retire
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNewcastle Falcons' former England lock Mouritz Botha has been forced to call time on his rugby career at the age of 35. A Premiership title winner with Saracens back in 2011, Botha has made the...
Tuesday Morning Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAbel re-signs with Brumbies The Brumbies and Robbie Abel have struck a new two-year deal that will keep the hooker in the Nation’s Capital until the end of 2019. Full story Leicester...
Monday Evening Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyKwagga Smith suspended for 4 weeks Lions flank Kwagga Smith has been slapped with a four-week ban for his red card in the Super Rugby final against the Crusaders. Full story Solomona and...
Kwagga Smith banned for 4 weeks after red card challenge in Super Rugby Final
9 years ago by Rugby DumpLions flanker Kwagga Smith has been suspended for 4 weeks after pleading guilty to contravening Law 10.4(i), after he was red carded for taking out fullback David Havili in the air during Saturday's Super...
All Blacks squad named for 2017 Rugby Championship
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe All Blacks selectors, Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected their squad for the 2017 Rugby Championship. Utility back / Replacement Damian McKenzie...
Bosch, Du Preez and Gelant named in Springbok squad
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPromising young flyhalf Curwin Bosch, No 8 Dan du Preez and fullback Warrick Gelant were on Saturday included in the 34-man Springbok squad for the start of the 2017 Rugby Championship campaign. The...
The Kings and the Cheetahs spell trouble for Australian rugby
9 years ago by TheRoar.com.auIt’s official: the ex-South African Super Rugby teams, the Kings and the Cheetahs, have been included in the expanded Pro14 in Europe as announced on 1 August 2017. In this author’s previous...
Weekly Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster to host Cheetahs in PRO14 opener Ulster Rugby have confirmed that Kingspan Stadium will play host to the historic opening day clash versus the Cheetahs on Friday 1st September. Read...
Record breaking attendance set for Super Rugby Final
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOn Saturday the 2017 Super Rugby Final kicks-off at Ellis Park in Johannesburg between the Lions (South Africa) and the Crusaders (New Zealand). The match is set to break the all-time attendance...
