Watch: Top-of-the-table clash deserves a full house!
Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel are pumped up for this weekend’s Vodacom URC action with the second-placed Stormers hosting log-leaders Leinster in a crunch match at the Cape Town Stadium.
Glasgow surprised by Bulls’ Kurt-Lee call
Glasgow Warriors head coach Danny Wilson was caught by surprise when the Vodacom Bulls team named for Friday night’s clash in Pretoria did not include Kurt-Lee Arendse at fullback. DYLAN JACK reports.
South Africa ‘a major player’ in the URC
South Africa’s arrival in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has only made the tournament stronger and the four local teams could be challenging Leinster for the title in the next couple of years, according to Irish rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley.
Bulls make shock call in team to face Glasgow
The Vodacom Bulls will be without Kurt-Lee Arendse for the crucial match against Glasgow Warriors in Pretoria on Friday night after the star fullback picked up an injury.
URC chief slams door shut on Cheetahs
Vodacom United Rugby Championship CEO Martin Anayi has dismissed the talk that a possible ‘B-division’ for the competition including the Cheetahs could be formed next season.
Stormers ‘desperate’ to secure Cape Town semi-final
John Dobson says the Stormers are “desperate as ever” to finish among the top four with back-to-back victories in their final two Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures, starting with a table-topping clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Stormers call in big guns for Leinster clash
Warrick Gelant, Deon Fourie and Juan de Jongh have all been named in the matchday squad for the Stormers in the top-of-the-table clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday evening.
Connacht wary of Sharks’ insider
Sharks attack coach Noel McNamara is scheming against his countrymen as part of the “excitement and intrigue” in Saturday’s clash against Connacht, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.
SA-born coach plots Sharks downfall
Forwards coach Dewald Senekal is arming Connacht for Saturday’s battle against the Sharks’ all-Springbok front row in Durban, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.
Thomas the Tank lauds SA teams for sticking to their guns
Thomas du Toit says “a punch to the face” forced SA teams to whip out the heavy artillery on European opponents in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
