“Beware of the team that comes in through the back door because that is generally the hungriest,” says Jake White as his Vodacom Bulls EPCR Challenge Cup round of 16 clash against French Top 14 outfit Aviron Bayonnais has been confirmed for Saturday, 05 April. The South African outfit qualified for the 2024/25 Challenge Cup
The Vodacom Bulls saved their best performance for last in the 2024/25 edition of the Investec Championship Cup as they scored an impressive seven tries to one for a comprehensive 48-7 victory over Stade Français Paris at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. While the emphatic victory was not good enough to earn the men from the
Follow the live action as the Vodacom Bulls face Stade Francais Paris in a round four Champions Cup clash at Loftus Versfeld. Tweets by ChampionsCup
Vodacom Bulls captain Ruan Nortje returns from injury to lead the side into round four of the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup. The Springbok lock makes his return after a two-month-long absence and at a time when his team wants to give the European campaign a fight for the ages. Nortje makes return from injury, joined
Script writers could not have conjured up a better finish to the first four weeks of the prestigious European competition – the top spot in each Pool is still undecided with one game to go, while the bottom teams can theoretically still be alive in the Champions Cup after this weekend. With the exception of
The Hollywoodbets Sharks and DHL Stormers – who are both in fourth place in their pools – will have one last roll of the dice to secure playoff spots in the Investec Champions Cup, while the Emirates Lions and Toyota Cheetahs – both ranked fifth in their groups – will be under immense pressure to
Seasoned campaigner Nizaam Carr returns to action to lead the Vodacom Bulls when they take on French outfit Castres Olympique at the Stade Pierre-Fabre in the South of France in the third round of the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup. Nemo captains the side JF & Sintu paired up at lock Bernard & Boeta link up
In the Investec Champions Cup only the Hollywoodbets Sharks are currently ranked in the top four in their pool with two pool matches remaining, while the Vodacom Bulls are currently ranked fifth and the DHL Stormers sixth, making victories important if they are to advance to the Round of 16. The same applies for the
The return to international club rugby means that the third and fourth rounds bring about a sense of urgency and eminence. Results will begin to give finality to log positioning as the competition intensifies and knockouts beckon in the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup. The Vodacom Bulls travel to the Commune of Castres in Southern France
After the local teams all failed to make any impression in the second round before the Christmas break, there was an understandable air of negativity pervading over the South African chances in the competition. In the six games played by local sides in the first two rounds, the three SA teams won only one, when
The DHL Stormers defeated the Emirates Lions 29-10 in Cape Town in what marked their third victory in the competition this season, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks surprised the third-placed Vodacom Bulls in Durban in an encounter that kept fans in the packed stadium on the edge of their seats in the closing minutes as they
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship returned this weekend with some cracking festive fixtures Football fan Matthews shines on historic Hampden occasion Reigning champions Glasgow Warriors marked a historic day for Scottish rugby and the Vodacom URC by providing further proof that they are not about to relinquish their league title easily. In the first game
