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Sergeal Petersen during the Stormers Captains Run held at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on 26 November 2021

Sergeal to replace Zas in URC final

John Dobson has confirmed that Sergeal Petersen will replace the injured Leolin Zas when the Stormers face the Vodacom Bulls in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final in Cape Town on Saturday.

Sacha Mngomezulu of Stormers and Evan Roos of Stormers celebrate Stormers beating Ulster to reach the final during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 Semifinal match between Stormers and Ulster held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 11 June 2022

Roos honoured by peers as URC’s best

Evan Roos has completed a quadruple of Vodacom United Rugby Championship awards by being named as the Players’ Player of the Season.

12980557ba) Leinster vs Vodacom Bulls. Vodacom Bulls' Arno Botha celebrates after the game United Rugby Championship Semi-Final, RDS, Dublin - 10 Jun 2022

Botha calm on the eve of second Bulls farewell

Arno Botha says he is trying not to let emotions get the better of him ahead of a potential second farewell game for the Vodacom Bulls in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final in Cape Town on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 11: Leolin Zas of DHL Stormers during the United Rugby Championship semi-final match between DHL Stormers and Ulster at DHL Stadium on June 11, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Zas’ dreams of miracle final comeback crushed

Leolin Zas’ hopes of replicating teammate Damian Willemse’s miraculous comeback from injury for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship final were ended after the wing learned he will have to undergo surgery on his ankle.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 04: John Dobson during the post match press conference after the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on December 04, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Dobson: I would love to beat Jake in final

John Dobson admits that Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship final between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls will be like a “Test match” with plenty of emotion between both teams.

Tambwe: I want to win final for Jake

His future with the Springboks a touchy subject, Madosh Tambwe is determined to “repay” Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White by winning the URC final on Saturday.

Jake’s Bulls are all the rage

Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White never stopped believing that his team would make the final of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Dobson on the brink of franchise history

John Dobson has entrusted players previously described as discards and journeymen with a Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign that has brought him within one win of becoming the most successful coach in DHL Stormers history.

URC Coach of the Season not in final

Leo Cullen has been named Vodacom United Rugby Championship Coach of the Season after guiding Leinster to the semi-finals of the competition.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Referee, Adam Brace reviews with TMO during the Autumn Nations Series match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on November 20, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan - RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

All-SA URC finalists brace for Irish ref

Ireland referee Andrew Brace will take charge of the eagerly awaited showdown between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final on Saturday.