The Vodacom Bulls can now give an update on the injuries of club captains Ruan Nortje and Elrigh Louw, and flyhalf Johan Goosen. Springbok lock, Nortje sustained a knee ligament injury in the first half of the Jukskei Derby in Johannesburg on the weekend of the 25th of January. The skipper has already begun his
However, there was disappointment for the Emirates Lions, who went down to their neighbours from Pretoria in local derby, and DHL Stormers, who came up short against Leinster in Dublin. The Vodacom Bulls earned their sixth victory in the competition as they defeated the Emirates Lions 35-22 in a Jukskei derby in Johannesburg, while the
Harold Vorster will make his fiftieth Vodacom United Rugby Championship appearance when the Vodacom Bulls battle it out against his former club, the Emirates Lions, for whom he made 76 appearances across two competitions. The hard-hitting centre will reach this tournament milestone during round 10 of the 2024/25 campaign. Vorster notches up 50 VURC caps
All four local franchises have been participating in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions in the last two weekends, but their attention will now shift with the halfway mark in the Vodacom URC looming. The Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks will look to hold onto their places in the top eight, while
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
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
