Ulster have regrouped from a disappointing European campaign to tackle the challenge of a crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the heavy-handed Sharks in Belfast on Friday night. DYLAN JACK reports.
Wiser for the experience of having played abroad, the Stormers are confident of securing a home quarter-final when they take on Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
A 24-man Stormers squad will leave for Wales on Monday evening without Herschel Jantjies for their final league match of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign.
The three South African teams hoping to secure a home playoff in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship were handed an early blow this week as Leinster are set to cotton wool their best players for the key Irish derby against Munster on Saturday.
The Sharks will head into the final round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship group matches as South Africa’s leading contender.
Benetton fullback Rhyno Smith produced some fancy footwork and an acrobatic celebration during his Man-of-the-Match performance against Italian rivals Zebre.
Welsh rugby bosses have reportedly ruled out the potential of shutting down one of their four regional teams as talks continue over concerns about professional rugby’s future in Wales.
Springbok wing Sbu Nkosi admits his strong relationship with Jake White drove him to join the Vodacom Bulls from the Sharks.
The player transfer merry-go-round between the Sharks and Lions continued as Marius Louw reportedly put pen to paper on a move to Johannesburg next season.
Madosh Tambwe will join Bordeaux in France in July according to his agent who rubbished reports that the wing had issues with his visa.
