Bok halfback to join Sale Sharks short-term deal
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith Sale Shark’s first-choice scrumhalf Faf de Klerk in Japan with the Springboks, the Manchester-based side are set to sign another Springbok to cover for de Klerk. Bulls scrumhalf...
Currie Cup Round 5 Preview
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEvery match will be vital in the Currie Cup this weekend as two teams play their penultimate pool games, while the other four sides enter the second half of the competition. Western Province and...
Pressure mounts in the Currie Cup – Round 3 Preview
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pressure is rising drastically in the Currie Cup Premier Division with a handful of teams reaching the halfway stage of their pool rounds this weekend, which could push the tempo to another level. The...
From a selection crisis to a selection headache: The Springbok scrumhalves
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAt the start of Rassie Erasmus tenure as Springbok head coach in 2018, the former test flanker had limited options at scrumhalf with no clear front runner for the no.9 jersey 18 months out from a Rugby...
'We’re under no illusions that this was far from a world class performance' - Rassie Erasmus
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbySA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, lauded a number of players for superb individual performances in the Springboks’ 35-17 win over Australia in Johannesburga but said the team will...
Odendaal to lead Blue Bulls in Currie Cup campaign
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBlue Bulls coach, Pote Human, named Burger Odendaal as captain for the 2019 Currie Cup season and included five Springboks in his squad for the season. Cornal Hendricks, who made a return to rugby...
Pollard flown in to start the Bulls crunch clash with the Highlanders
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBulls and Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has been brought into the Bulls starting line up to face the Highlanders on Friday at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. The pivot missed the last...
Watch: Bulls scrumhalf delivers a brilliant nutmeg on Will Genia!
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHandre Pollard provided 17 points for the Bulls, and was one of their four try-scorers, along with Cornal Hendricks, Burger Odendaal and Rosko Specman as the Bulls claimed in their first...
Vermeulen returns for Newlands showdown while Nyakane hits 100
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFront rower Trevor Nyakane will play in his 100th Super Rugby match on Saturday when the Bulls take on the Stormers at Newlands in Cape Town in a match that will also see the return to action of Duane...
Six Boks back for Bulls to face Reds
6 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBulls coach, Pote Human, named Springboks Warrick Gelant, Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard, Ivan van Zyl, Marco van Staden and RG Snyman in his starting team to play the Reds at Loftus Versfeld and made...
