Erasmus sticks with tried and tested players for New Zealand Tour
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to the players who did duty for the team in their opening two Rugby Championship matches against Australia for their tour to New Zealand, where they will play back-to-back...
Boks bounce back against Aussies in Cape Town
3 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks defeated the Wallabies 30-22 (half-time 20-10), bouncing back to form in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship match on a cold and windy Saturday evening in Cape Town. However,...
Fassi to start as Le Roux withdraws due to injury
3 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
4 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...
Tshituka to make Test debut for Boks against Italy
5 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...
Boks too good for BaaBaas a rainy Cape Town
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks outplayed the Barbarians by 54-7 to win the Qatar Airways Cup for a third time in as many seasons, at a wet DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday, in a performance that not only entertained...
Boan Venter called up as Erasmus reduces Springbok squad
5 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...
Official Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2024-25 Quarter Finals
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDivision One And then there were six. With half of Division One having exited the competition, the six remaining get down to business from tomorrow, sorting out who will be crowned Kings of the fourth...
Augustus, Tshituka and Makhaza invited to second Bok alignment camp
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a group of 54 local and overseas-based players to attend the team’s second alignment camps, with Juarno Augusts, Vincent Tshituka, and Ntokozo Makhaza invited...
Japan Rugby League One 2024-25
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer champions Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay and Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights have joined reigning premiers Toshiba Brave Lupus in the playoffs, earning their invitations with four games to spare...
