State of the URC: Three out of four for SA teams
The Lions, Vodacom Bulls and Stormers ensured another successful weekend for the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The Lions, Vodacom Bulls and Stormers ensured another successful weekend for the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Jake White says Duane Vermeulen’s inside knowledge of the Vodacom Bulls will factor into his team’s preparation for Saturday’s clash against Ulster.
With a diving catch that would make any Proteas outfielder proud, Rhyno Smith scored yet another brilliant try for Benetton in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Munster.
Ulster head coach Dan McFarland was left confused by the referee and TMO’s decision to disallow a last-gasp try which would have given them a win over the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.
Captain Siya Kolisi says that if the Sharks don’t start converting their scoring opportunities, they’re “going to battle” to win again in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Edinburgh are determined to make this an unbeaten tour of South Africa by following up Saturday’s win against the Sharks with a victory against the Lions.
Look back at Vodacom Bulls fullback Kurt-Lee Arendse’s long-range try against the Dragons in isiXhosa commentary.
Edinburgh became the first northern hemisphere team to win a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match in South Africa when they beat the Sharks at a wet Kings Park on Saturday.
Jake White says Kurt-Lee Arendse is “phenomenal”, the Vodacom Bulls boss likening the hot-stepping fullback to England’s 2003 World Cup winner, Jason Robinson.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has attributed his team’s marked turnaround in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to them playing against European sides, and not in local derbies.