Jake: Bulls face gut check after derby defeats

The Vodacom Bulls were outmuscled by the Sharks in Durban on Saturday and Jake White says the current slump provides last year’s URC runners up with a “massive character test”. 

Stormers not popping champers yet

John Dobson and Steven Kitshoff have hailed the DHL Stormers’ win over the Lions on New Year’s Eve, yet a “tough January” schedule has tempered their celebrations.

The crown belongs to Dobbo

The DHL Stormers thrashed the Lions to end 2022 unbeaten at home in 18 matches and confirm John Dobson as South Africa’s rugby coach of the year.

Highlights: Sharks, Stormers coast into 2023

The Sharks and Stormers rode a wave of success into 2023 with comprehensive @Vodacom #URC wins against the Vodacom Bulls and Lions on Saturday.

Stormers sign off 2022 in style

The DHL Stormers capped the first New Year’s Eve Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Cape Town with a bonus-point win against the Lions on Saturday.

Sharks carve Bulls on New Year’s Eve

The Sharks feasted on two yellow cards against the Vodacom Bulls in the first half to clinch a comprehensive victory in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Kings Park on Saturday.

Sharks salivating for slippery derby

Neil Powell has prepared the Sharks for a “muggy” Vodacom United Rugby Championship battle with the Vodacom Bulls in humid Durban on Saturday.

LIVE: Sharks vs Bulls

Follow the live action as the Cell C Sharks host the Vodacom Bulls in a @Vodacom #URC clash in Durban. #SHAvBUL

Jake rubbishes Dobbo claim

Jake White has fired back at John Dobson over his comments on the citing of DHL Stormers flanker Willie Engelbrecht from the Vodacom Bulls.

Frans out, Fouche in for Stormers

Prop Neethling Fouche replaces the injured Frans Malherbe in an otherwise unchanged DHL Stormers XV for the URC clash with the Lions in Cape Town on Saturday.