Fassi to start as Le Roux withdraws due to injury
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAphelele Fassi will start at fullback in the Springboks’ second Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies in Cape Town on Saturday, following the withdrawal of Willie le Roux due...
Rassie names 3 Junior Springboks in 37 man squad for Australia Tests
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus selected a strong 37-man squad for the first two Tests in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship against Australia, featuring 24 Rugby World Cup-winners and five players who...
7 Winners & Losers from South Africa v Italy
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA 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”
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok 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...
Players To Watch | Springbok Squad Announcement
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyRassie 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
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWillie 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”
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok 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,...
Tshituka to make Test debut for Boks against Italy
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyVincent Tshituka will make his Test debut in an experienced match-23 named by Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus for Saturday’s Castle Lager Incoming Series opener against Italy in Pretoria, with Jesse...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyBoan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of...
5 Top Performers from URC Grand Final: Leinster v Bulls
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster dominated the Bulls in front of a packed stadium to be crowned as the 24/25 URC champions. Here 5 Top Performers from the game. Ryan Baird A man-of-the-match performance from the 25-year-old....
