Where are they now? The 2016 U20 Ireland Team That Reached The Final Of The World Championship
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn 2016, a talented Ireland team reached the final of the u20 World Championship doing so for the first time since the competition made the competition's age limit to 20. The side went unbeaten...
Van der Merwe returns to Loftus Versfeld
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Blue Bulls have welcomed back Springbok prop, Marcel van der Merwe, after a stint with French Top 14 club Toulon. The powerful yet mobile front-rower will join the Vodacom Bulls as of July 2020. Van...
WATCH: A Tribute On Cobus Reinach's Father Shows Exactly Where He Gets His Pace From
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCobus Reinach is known for his searing pace having showed off his speed in Super Rugby, the Premiership and at the Rugby World Cup but what some might not know is that he has inherited his speed...
Five Young Gun Springboks The Lions Could Face In 2021
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA few youngsters have made their mark against the famed touring side over the years. In 2013, a young Israel Folau made his test debut against Warren Gatland's side while in 2017 Rieko Ioane...
Ulster Dominate PRO14 Team Of The Season So Far
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFour Ulster players have been named in the PRO14’s Team of the Season so far using the Opta stats index. The Opta Index allows genuine opportunities to compare and contrast both...
Wasps Veteran Linked With A Return To South Africa
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Bulls director of rugby and former Springbok head coach Jake White is reportedly interested in Wasps utility forward and former Cheetahs man Ashley Johnson to Pretoria. According to the Rapport newspaper,...
SA Rugby hopes to start domestic competition amid coronavirus pandemic
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbySouth African Rugby is hoping to have the country's professional players back on the field by 5 June after reports that they may run a domestic competition featuring its six Super Rugby and PRO14...
CONFIRMED: Springboks star Francois Steyn to join Cheetahs
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCheetahs have confirmed that double World Cup winner Francois Steyn will be joining the club in July on a two-year deal. Steyn was reportedly considering retirement...
Watch: When a streaker tackled a Western Province player to prevent a try
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBack in the 90s before the game went fully professional, a streaker famously interrupted a Currie Cup match by running onto the pitch to make a tackle. The clash in Bloemfontein saw the Orange...
Analysis: The depth of South Africa's Pack
5 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Springboks went through a major transformation under Rassie Erasmus in 2018 with the former Springbok introducing a new a number of new faces and changing the fortunes of the struggling...
