United Rugby Championship

Stormers to unleash old dog of war

The Stormers are set to recall a veteran centre after Rikus Pretorius became the latest midfield casualty in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final win over Edinburgh on Saturday.

Manie Libbok of Stormers and Godlen Masimla of Stormers celebrate as Stormers beat Edinburgh to reach the Semifinals during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 Quarterfinal match between Stormers and Edinburgh held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 4 June 2022

Blair: Stormers can beat anyone

Edinburgh coach Mike Blair says the Stormers are serious contenders to claim the Vodacom United Rugby Championship title, reports DYLAN JACK.

Chris Smith of the Vodacom Bulls celebrates scoring a goal during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 quarterfinal match between Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria on 04 June 2022

White: Bulls hero Smith was ‘terrified’

Jake White says Chris Smith was in two minds over whether to go for the injury-time drop goal that pushed the Vodacom Bulls into the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals.

Highlights: Smith drop-kicks Bulls into semis

A Chris Smith drop goal in injury time sealed a dramatic Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final victory for the Vodacom Bulls over the Sharks in Pretoria on Saturday.

Stormers No 8 Evan Roos against Edinburgh

Highlights: Stormers shake off errors in three-try victory

A second-half surge pushed the Stormers to victory against Edinburgh on Saturday in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final in Cape Town.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 04: Warrick Gelant of the Stormers celebrate after scoring a try during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Edinburgh at DHL Stadium on June 04, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Stormers stop Edinburgh, set up Ulster rematch in semis

The Stormers will host Ulster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals after producing a second-half show to progress past Edinburgh in Cape Town on Saturday.

Leinster's Johnny Sexton looks dejected following defeat against La Rochelle after the Heineken Champions Cup final at the Stade Velodrome, Marseille. Picture date: Saturday May 28, 2022.

Bulls to duel defending champs in Dublin

The Vodacom Bulls will travel to Ireland to take on Leinster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals after the league leaders thrashed Glasgow Warriors in the quarter-finals.

Smith drop goal sinks Sharks in Loftus thriller

It was heartbreak for the Sharks on Saturday afternoon in Pretoria after a Chris Smith drop goal in added time booked the Vodacom Bulls a spot in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-finals.

RECAP: Stormers vs Edinburgh

Follow the live action as the Stormers host Edinburgh in a Vodacom quarter-final clash in Cape Town.

Stormers in Champions Cup will ‘shoot it through the roof’

Former Ireland and Leinster scrumhalf Eoin Reddan says SA teams competing against more of Europe’s top clubs next season will raise the standard of its premier competition.