It is all happening at once for Edinburgh prop Pierre Schoeman as he celebrates his first call-up to the Scotland squad in the same week as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship delivers him his first clash with his old team.
Stormers head coach John Dobson has named an experienced debutant among the six changes to the starting lineup to face Dragons in Newport on Friday.
South Africa’s URC teams found their feet in Round 3 and will be determined to end their tours on a positive note. Here’s a breakdown of their match-ups in Round 4.
Munster assistant coach JP Ferreira says RG Snyman will stay in Ireland to complete his rehab from a second successive knee ligament injury.
South African referee Aimee Barrett-Theron will become just the third woman to officiate a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match when she makes her debut in the tournament this weekend.
Check out 10 of the stand-out tries during round three of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
As the Lions, Sharks, Stormers and Vodacom Bulls to complete the opening four-match tour of the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship, one player has emerged as a fan-favourite!
Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair says he expects Chris Smith to start for the Vodacom Bulls in Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship match, but Morne Steyn is a good player to have on the bench.
Vodacom Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee says the team’s thoughts are with injured flyhalf Johan Goosen, but he is thankful to have veteran Morne Steyn flying over as a replacement.
The Stormers are staying focused on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign amid the boardroom drama between SA Rugby and the Western Province Rugby Football Union.
