Sharks switch things up for Connacht clash

Currie Cup head coach Joey Mongalo takes charge of a radically overhauled Sharks 23 to face Connacht in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in Galway on Saturday.

URC Picks: Bulls to rumble, Stormers to stumble

The SARugbymag.co.za team’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 12 predictions are in – the Vodacom Bulls have been given the all thumbs up but there were a few scrunchy noses for the rest of the SA teams also overseas.

By the numbers: Munster vs Lions

The Lions will look to bounce back to winning ways in the @Vodacom #URC when they battle Munster in Cork on Friday.

By the numbers: Dragons vs Bulls

Looking to end a run of defeats in the @Vodacom #URC, the Vodacom Bulls will lock horns with the Dragons in Wales on Friday.

Brok gets to grips with the future

The grizzled Brok Harris has embraced the unique challenge of packing down for the DHL Stormers against the Glasgow Warriors on the 4G field at Scotstoun Stadium.

Jacques Burger’s Perfect XV

The former Namibia and Saracens loose forward goes All Black-heavy in picking a team of the best he played with and against.

RECAP: Dragons vs Bulls

Follow the live action as the Dragons face the Vodacom Bulls in a @Vodacom #URC clash at Rodney Parade. #DRAvBUL

RECAP: Munster vs Lions

Follow the live action as the Lions face Munster in a @Vodacom #URC clash at Musgrave Park. #MUNvLIO

Franco Smith, a man made for the URC

There are few people better equipped to operate amid the multi-faceted diversity of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship than Franco Smith.

Lions debut for Bok’s son in Cork

Loose forward Emile van Heerden will make his debut for the Lions as one of several starting XV changes to face Munster at Musgrave Park on Friday.