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

21 hours 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

1 day 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

1 day 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

2 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

2 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

2 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”

4 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,...

Springbok Player Ratings

5 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks returned to test rugby with a dominant 42-24 win over Italy in Pretoria earlier today. Scrum-half Morne van den Berg was crowned man of the match thanks to his 2 tries. Take a look at the...

Jesse Kriel thrilled to lead Boks against physical Italy

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jesse Kriel, who will become South Africa’s 67th Test captain when he leads the Springboks against Italy at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, was delighted about the honour bestowed upon him,...

Argentine Hooker Dimcheff Set to Debut for Italy

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Argentina will officially lose a hooker on Saturday. Pablo Dimcheff has been named on Italy for the test match against South Africa. It marks a first appearance at the capped level for the Argentine born...