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South Africa win Italy series while Ireland secure record victory

16 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa overcame an early red card to thrash Italy on their way to completing a 2-0 series win in Gqeberha. The reigning world champions won 45-0 despite a red card for number eight Jasper Wiese,...

7 Winners & Losers from South Africa v Italy

20 hours ago by Ultimate Rugby

A totally dominant performance from the Springboks in Gqeberha, running in 7 tries against Italy with only 14 men on the field.   We’ve picked our winners and losers from the match.   Winners Willie...

Salmaan Moerat: “Boks need to fight fire with fire”

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok captain Salmaan Moerat and assistant coach Mzwandile Stick expected an epic battle against Italy in the second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha...

The Italian 23 for the match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gonzalo Quesada, Head Coach of the Italian Men’s National Rugby Team, has revealed the lineup for the upcoming clash against South Africa on Saturday, 12 July, at 5:10 p.m. The match, set to take...

Semi-finals set for World Rugby U20 Championship 2025

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The semi-final line-up has been confirmed for the World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 with South Africa to face Argentina and France to tackle New Zealand in the Italian city of Viadana on 14 July. South...

Foote applauds Junior Boks’ mature performance against Scotland

3 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote praised his players for executing the game plan and playing with intensity after South Africa scored a runway victory over Scotland in their final World Rugby U20 Championship...

Aimee Barrett-Theron to referee opening match of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

South Africa’s Aimee Barrett-Theron will referee the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 opening match between hosts England and USA in Sunderland on 22 August. South Africa’s Aimee Barrett-Theron...

Players To Watch | Springbok Squad Announcement

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Rassie Erasmus has named his Springbok team to face Italy in their second and final test match of this test window with a number of players on debut some interesting positional changes and most notably...

Le Roux strikes 100 as Erasmus names three uncapped players against Italy

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Willie le Roux will become the eighth Springbok centurion on Saturday when South Africa meet Italy in the second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, in a new-look...

Du Toit: “We know what we need to do to deliver on our standards”

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok prop Thomas du Toit on Monday acknowledged that the team were far off the standards they had set for themselves in their Castle Lager Incoming Series opener against Italy in Pretoria last week,...