State of the URC: Sharks spoil perfect SA weekend
There were big wins for the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Lions, but the Sharks suffered an embarrassing home defeat, in Round 8 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
There were big wins for the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Lions, but the Sharks suffered an embarrassing home defeat, in Round 8 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
It was a night to forget for the Cell C Sharks as Cardiff Rugby delivered a masterclass in wet-weather rugby to win their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Durban on Sunday evening.
Cardiff was clinical in logging four tries while keeping the Sharks scoreless in an impressive Vodacom United Rugby Championship victory at Kings Park on Sunday.
When Eben Etzebeth signed for the Sharks earlier this year, it was clear one of the true greats of the modern game was heading to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The Sharks and Cardiff will do battle at Kings Park on Sunday in the final match of round 8 in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The high-flying Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will look to pick up where they left off in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship after a three-week hiatus in the competition.
The former Springbok and Sharks prop’s team of the best he played with and against.
Big wins for the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers cemented their places in the top four during a three-week hiatus in the competition.
The Vodacom Bulls reaffirmed their title-challenging credentials with a bonus-point win over the Cell C Sharks on Sunday, to move into third on the Vodacom URC log.
The Sharks haven’t given up on adding World Cup-winning tighthead prop Vincent Koch to a Springbok-laden squad in Durban.