United Rugby Championship

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 17: Salmaan Moerat of DHL Stormers receives medical attention during the Heineken Champions Cup match between DHL Stormers and London Irish at DHL Cape Town Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Moerat injury crushes Stormers festive cheer

The Stormers’ celebrations of a first Champions Cup victory was dampened with the news that Salmaan Moerat is expected to be out for a long period of time.

Jake ‘realistic’ as Bulls pick their battles

Jake White has further explained his decision to retain the Vodacom Bulls squad of veterans and youngsters for the Champions Cup clash against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.

Ox Nche of the Sharks during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Sharks star out for year

Ox Nche will play no further part of the Sharks’ campaign in 2022 after the loosehead prop was suspended for three weeks.

White devises plan to fight on two fronts

Jake White will split the Vodacom Bulls squad, with one half flying to Exeter for Saturday’s Champions Cup clash, while the other half stays in SA to prepare for the DHL Stormers.

Pollard: SA will take European rugby to new level

Springbok star Handre Pollard believes the South African teams will take the Heineken Champions Cup to “a completely different level”, just as they have done with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Watch: Euro ain’t seen the best of SA

Lionel Mapoe dazzles in this compilation of big plays in the Vodacom URC, and Europe’s top clubs can expect more of the same when South African teams debut in the Champions and Challenge cups.

State of the URC: All aboard the SA Express!

Three bonus-point wins in an unbeaten round for the local teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Lions firmly in the race for the playoffs.

Stormers bringing the best out of Willie

Having relocated to Cape Town after the high of a championship run with the Pumas, hulking loose forward Willie Engelbrecht is ready to help drive the DHL Stormers back to great heights in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Lions speed past Scarlets, join playoff race

Emmanuel Tshituka crossed twice as the Lions beat Scarlets at Ellis Park on Sunday and climbed into the top half of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship table.

Bulls chuffed with Cardiff battering

Jake White and Ruan Nortje say the Vodacom Bulls got their just rewards in a six-tries-to-zero win over Cardiff in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.