A third local derby, between the two coastal sides, is scheduled a week later and all three these clashes will go a long way in determining the winner of the SA Shield for the 2024/25 season. The DHL Stormers, the only SA side in the Vodacom URC outside of the top eight on the standings,
Ulster Rugby v Munster Rugby, 19:35pm, Friday The opening game of the weekend sees an Irish interprovincial showdown between two sides looking to bounce back from Champions Cup disappointment. Ulster lost both of their first two European group games against French opposition, going down 61-21 in Toulouse and then 40-19 at home to Bordeaux-Begles, while
Sergeal Petersen and Sintu Manjezi will make their returns this weekend when the Vodacom Bulls take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban for round 8 of the 2024/25 Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Sintu & Sergeal make returns First five retained, back row shuffled Moodie at wing, Gans & Voster pair up at centre Petersen and
Ulster v Munster Ulster – Jude Postlethwaite was the only player who assisted two tries in Round 7. He also offloaded three times. – Nathan Doak made the most kicks in play and kick in play metres in Round 7: 15 kicks for 391 metres. – Ulster have scored an average of 3.7 tries and
