State of the URC: SA sides push on to playoffs
The Stormers and Sharks will look to firm up their prospects of reaching the playoffs when the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes this week.
The Stormers and Sharks will look to firm up their prospects of reaching the playoffs when the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes this week.
Duane Vermeulen says he could have stayed at the Vodacom Bulls, but chose to join Irish side Ulster rather than being “stuck in one place”.
The Vodacom Bulls were crowned champions on Saturday after securing an impressive 29-10 win over Western Province in the final of the SA Rugby U20 Cup.
Stedman Gans was effusive when asked about the progress of Vodacom Bulls teammate and fellow sevens convert Kurt-Lee Arendse this season.
The Currie Cup match between the Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls in Durban on Saturday has been called off due to the heavy flooding in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Vodacom Bulls have boosted their scrum with the acquisition of former Lions loosehead prop Dylan Smith on a long-term deal.
The Stormers recorded their second URC derby win over the Vodacom Bulls this season, claiming the bragging rights after a tense clash in Cape Town on Saturday.
Jake White said the Vodacom Bulls are still very much in the race to top the SA Shield while also aiming a dig at the Stormers after his team’s loss in Cape Town on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White believes Stormers flanker Hacjivah Dayimani got off lightly for a high tackle on fullback Kurt-Lee Arendse.
Damian Willemse’s second-half drop goal gave the Stormers just enough of a buffer to survive a late onslaught from the Vodacom Bulls in the North-South derby in Cape Town on Saturday.