United Rugby Championship

Mighty Mchunu lurks as the next ‘Beast’

There is no monster of the deep more terrifying than the one unseen, and in Ntuthuko Mchunu the Cell C Sharks have a lurking Beast.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 12: Damian Willemse of DHL Stormers during the United Rugby Championship match between Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers at Emirates Airline Park on February 12, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Pick your URC Team of the Season: Centres

Here’s your chance to pick a South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Team of the Season – up next are the centres.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ryan Hiscott/INPHO/Shutterstock (12520558as) Scarlets vs Emirates Lions. Jordan Hendrikse of Emirates Lions United Rugby Championship, Parc y Scarlets, Wales - 01 Oct 2021

Hendrikse call-up spotlights bizarre Blitzboks

The decision to rush Jordan Hendrikse into the squad for this weekend’s London Sevens highlights the muddled thinking that has seen the Blitzboks underperform in the last three tournaments, writes DYLAN JACK.

Pick your SA URC Team of the Season: Back three

SARugbymag.co.za gives you the opportunity to pick a South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Team of the Season, starting with the fullback and wings.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Luca Sighniolfi/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (12824431j) Benetton Rugby vs Cell C Sharks. Sharks' Siya Kolisi United Rugby Championship, Stadio Monigo, Treviso, Italy - 26 Feb 2022

Watch: Siya shows ‘dip’ in form

Springbok skipper and Sharks star Siya Kolisi looks poolside for a perfect ’10’ as he enjoys his downtime before the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs.

Resilient rookies, tough veterans power SA’s URC challenge

The latest edition of SA Rugby magazine hails the performance of the South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and looks at how each side had laid the foundations for their success in the tournament.

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 13: Damian Willemse of the DHL Stormers celebrates after scoring during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Zebre Parma at Danie Craven Stadium on March 13, 2022 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

SA URC Team of the Season: Surprise pick at 10

Here is South Africa’s 2021/22 Vodacom United Rugby Championship team of the season according to the SA Rugby magazine team.

Madosh Tambwe of the Bulls challenged by Aphelele Fassi of the Sharks during the 2021 Preparation Series match between Sharks and Bulls at the Jonsson Kings Park in Durban on 26 March 2021 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

URC playoffs: Bulls vs Sharks gets early kick-off

The Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs will kick off on Friday, June 3 after the schedule for the ‘Final Eight’ was confirmed this morning.

Steven Kitshoff and the Stormers celebrate winning the South African shield

Stormers captain: Job’s not done yet

The Stormers are delighted to have won the SA Shield and secured a home quarter-final, but Steven Kitshoff knows there is still hard work ahead when the URC playoffs get under way in June. DYLAN JACK reports.

Marcell Coetzee of the Bulls during the 2021 Rainbow Cup match between Bulls and Stormers at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, on 04 May 2021 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Coetzee set to make Japan move

The Vodacom Bulls are reportedly in negotiations to extend captain Marcell Coetzee’s contract and would be willing to let the loose forward play in Japan as part of a new deal.