The Rugby Championship: The Breakdown – Springboks preparing to pounce on struggling All Blacks
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand are in a crisis by their standards, and things do not get any easier as they start the Rugby Championship in South Africa. South Africa are favourites to inflict a third consecutive...
South Africa v New Zealand: Stats, Facts, Line Ups
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth Africa and New Zealand face off for the 102nd time on Saturday with the rivalry taken to a new destination, Nelspruit. Saturday's test will be just the fourth time South Africa...
United Rugby Championship 2022/23 Kick-Off Times Confirmed
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe URC have confirmed the kick-off times for all 18 rounds of the United Rugby Championship for the 2022/23 season. Glasgow Warriors will bookend the start and finish of the regular...
Ian Foster told by NZ Rugby to resign if All Blacks don't improve
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIan Foster has reportedly been told to resign if the All Blacks fail to show any “definitive improvements” in their two test matches against the Springboks in South Africa. According...
All Blacks must step up for under-fire Foster in the heat of Springboks battle
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand have been smarting from a historic defeat to Ireland, and Ian Foster needs a response in South Africa as he fights for his job. Ian Foster will know there is more...
Crunch time for Foster's All Blacks as eager Boks lie in wait
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s all about to kick off at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit as, for the first time in four years, the All Blacks will do battle on South African soil against the Boks. The hype...
43 IRFU Centralised Contracts to be Offered to Elite Women’s Players
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe IRFU has announced that Gillian McDarby has been appointed as Head of Women’s Performance and Pathways following an extensive recruitment process directed by the IRFU National...
Connacht Rugby have signed Scottish hooker Grant Stewart on a short term, six-month contract.
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyConnacht Rugby can announce the club have signed Scottish hooker Grant Stewart on a short term, six-month contract. Stewart arrives at The Sportsground to provide further injury cover and depth for the...
"They will be dangerous now." - Frans Malherbe
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok tighthead Frans Malherbe is quietly counting down the hours to what he expects will be a titanic clash in Nelspruit as the Boks lock horns with the All Blacks for the first Test. The...
Four Year Wait Adds Hype to South Africa Clash - Rieko Ioane
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAll Blacks centre Rieko Ioane said South Africa would be a completely different challenge to Ireland when the sides meet in the Lipovitan-D first Rugby Championship Test in Nelspruit on Sunday (NZT). So...
