Two-time World Cup-winning Springbok RG Snyman starts in the second row for Leinster against the Stormers in Saturday’s Vodacom URC clash at the Aviva Stadium. Snyman, who scored twice in Leinster’s European cup win over Bath last week, will pack down in Dublin for what promises to be a huge test of the Irish giants’
Deon Fourie leads a Stormers match-day 23 boasting fellow Springbok World Cup winners Manie Libbok and Warrick Gelant against Vodacom URC front-runners Leinster in Dublin on Saturday. The Stormers will resume their league campaign on the back of a European cup defeat to Racing 92 in Paris. In 10th place on the URC table with
The Vodacom URC have announced a revised kick-off time for the round 13 meeting between the Stormers and Scarlets on Saturday, 22 March in Wales. The Parc y Scarlets clash was originally due to kick off at 9:35pm (7:35pm, local time) but will now start at 5pm following a request by the host broadcaster, S4C.
Boeta Chamberlain will start at flyhalf for the Vodacom Bulls in the Vodacom URC derby against the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday. Chamberlain replaces Johan Goosen, who suffered a knee injury during the first half of last weekend’s Champions Cup win against Stade Francais at Loftus. In other injury-forced changes to the match 23,
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
Lions flyer Richard Kriel will duel his older brother David when the Vodacom Bulls visit Ellis Park in a URC derby on Saturday afternoon. The return of Kriel and lock Ruan Delport mark two changes to the Lions team that started in last week’s Challenge Cup thrashing of Dragons. Ruan Delport slots in at lock
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
Fortuitous timing has opened a window of opportunity for the Stormers when they clash with Irish giants Leinster in a key Vodacom URC showdown in Dublin on Saturday, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane details how Leinster’s formidable squad is missing a core of Ireland internationals to 2025 Six Nations preparation, and this opens
The SARugbymag.co.za team picks Leinster to power past the Stormers in Dublin, the Sharks sneak an away win against Cardiff and the Jukskei derby goes to… United Rugby Championship:Lions vs Bulls (Saturday, 2:45pm, Johannesburg)Devin Hermanus: Lions by 6Grant Craze: Bulls by 7Juandre Joubert: Bulls by 9Dylan Johnson: Bulls by 6Simon Borchardt: Bulls by 5Zelím Nel:
There were updates on the injury status of Aphelele Fassi, Ox Nche and Eben Etzebeth as John Plumtree made it clear he expects the Sharks to “be hungry” and hold nothing back in Saturday’s clash at Cardiff Arms Park. The Sharks will resume their Vodacom URC campaign in the Welsh capital on the back of
Vincent Tshituka returns to action for the Sharks as skipper of a rejigged lineup to face Cardiff at Arms Park in the Vodacom URC on Saturday. The Sharks will resume their URC campaign on the back of a heavy defeat to Bordeaux-Begles that cost John Plumtree’s men a place in the Investec Champions Cup playoffs.
Vodacom URC head of referees Tappe Henning believes it is necessary for the TMO to check every try after it has been scored. Gone are the days when a five-pointer could be celebrated by players, coaches and fans when awarded by a referee. Now, a TMO check automatically follows and a try can be disallowed
