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Oct 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on SA franchises look to remain in Vodacom URC Top-8
The South African franchises will be committed to remaining in the top eight on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log as they prepare to enter round five of the competition this weekend, where the Emirates Lions and Cell C Sharks have valuable home games,...
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Oct 9, 22 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers victorious up north
The Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers flew the South African flag on a weekend where the local teams’ stranglehold on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was broken as the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls came up short on the road. The teams from...
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Oct 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on South African teams aim high on foreign soil
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will aim high in round four of the competition this weekend as all four teams look to build on their winning momentum on tour in the Northern Hemisphere, while the Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Cell...
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Oct 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on Leader Louw Has Found His Place In The Pride
A gutsy decision to swap the seaspray of Durban for the inner-city of Doornfontein (Johannesburg) has seen Marius Louw pounce on an opportunity to star for the Emirates Lions in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Louw spent around eight years in Durban...
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Sep 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on Full house of Vodacom URC wins for SA teams
The DHL Stormers started their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title defence in perfect fashion with a bonus-point win, and although the three other South African teams had their supporters on the edge of their seats, the Emirates Lions, Vodacom Bulls and...
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Sep 18, 22 •
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Comments Off on New Vodacom URC season off to a flyer
The 2022/23 season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship got off to a flying start on the weekend, with the Vodacom Bulls setting the tone on local soil while two of last season’s quarter-finalists were beaten on the road. Defending champions, the DHL...
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Sep 16, 22 •
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Comments Off on COETZEE WILL ADD TO THE ROAR OF THE LIONS
South African rugby players, previously seduced by playing overseas, are wanting back to South Africa for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship – and among the latest to return to the Republic is fullback Andries Coetzee. A relative veteran at 32, Coetzee...
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Sep 16, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom URC: Gauteng Derby kicks off local action
The second season of the exciting Vodacom United Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend, with the Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls setting off the local action when they clash in a Gauteng Derby in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon. The match at Emirates...
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Jul 28, 22 •
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Comments Off on Second season schedule of Vodacom United Rugby Championship confirmed
The second Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off in 50 days’ time with the league ready to build upon an enormously successful first campaign that saw the DHL Stormers claim the inaugural title. All 18 rounds are confirmed with broadcast...
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Jun 2, 22 •
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Comments Off on Five SA teams to join elite competitions in Europe
South Africa’s involvement into the top-flight of Northern Hemisphere club rugby has received a massive boost with the confirmation on Thursday that the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams and the Toyota Cheetahs will play in next season’s two...
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Mar 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Targeting a third straight Vodacom URC full house in SA
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will hunt a rare third clean sweep in a row when they take the field against a new set of European teams in the cross-hemisphere showpiece this weekend, with an eye on climbing further up the...
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Mar 14, 22 •
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Comments Off on Smiles in South Africa after superb Vodacom URC weekend
It was a rewarding weekend for the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as all four sides secured valuable home wins in what could mark the start of a strong resurgence by the domestic teams up the table. The Cell C Sharks were...
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Feb 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on SA Vodacom URC franchises to test themselves in Europe
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will put their skills to the test in Europe for the first time in 2022 this weekend as all four sides face international opposition on short one-week tours after four intense rounds of derbies in...
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Feb 9, 22 •
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Comments Off on Rescheduled Vodacom URC games in South Africa locked in
South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will host Scarlets, Munster, Cardiff and Zebre Parma next month in two rescheduled rounds of the competition, which had to be postponed late last year. With the onset of the Omicron variant of...
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Dec 2, 21 •
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Comments Off on Local is lekker this weekend! Vodacom #URC
The coast is many people’s destination in December and it’s no different for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship when the competition returns this weekend, albeit in a slightly different guise than what was expected, with two big South African derbies...
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Nov 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom URC derbies brought forward to this weekend
Two Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies originally scheduled for February 2022 have been brought forward and will be played in Durban and Cape Town this weekend. In the wake of the round six and seven matches that were postponed last week due to the...
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Oct 14, 21 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: Aiming to finish on a high
Finishing their inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship tours on a winning note will be the sole aim of the four South African franchises in action in this cross-hemisphere competition this weekend, when they take the field in Belfast, Newport, Edinburgh...
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Oct 14, 21 •
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Comments Off on EMIRATES LIONS NAME TEAM TO FACE ULSTER FOR FINAL TOUR MATCH
The Emirates Lions will head to Belfast in their final tour fixture of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship (VURC) to face Irish side, Ulster at Kingspan Stadium on Friday. Carlu Sadie makes a return to the starting line-up, with Reinhard Nothnagel and...
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Oct 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on CHANGES FOR EMIRATES LIONS AHEAD OF GLASGOW WARRIORS URC ENCOUNTER
Emirates Lions head coach, Ivan van Rooyen named a new-look match 23 ahead of his team’s third round Vodacom United Rugby Championship (VURC) fixture against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday. EW Viljoen covers the flyhalf position as a...
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Oct 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions Injury Report
Emirates Lions flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse fractured his right ankle during the Lions’ second round match against Scarlets in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Hendrikse will be traveling back to South Africa for possible surgery. The young playmaker...
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Sep 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom #URC: New challenges await in round two
After the wake-up call of the first week, the sharp learning curve the South African teams are on in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship will steepen even further as the second round looks set to throw several of the varied challenges at them that make the...
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Sep 30, 21 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions name unchanged 23 for Scarlets encounter
The Emirates Lions have named an unchanged match 23 to face Welsh side Scarlets for their second-round fixture of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship (VURC) at the Parc y Scarlets stadium in Llanelli, Wales on Friday, 01 October. Emirates Lions head coach,...
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Sep 28, 21 •
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Comments Off on Lions Take Trip Down Memory Lane in Italy
The Emirates Lions wrapped up their 11-day stay in Italy with a final training session at Petrarca Rugby in Padova, the former rugby playing home of Lions Rugby Company CEO, Rudolf Straeuli. The former 1995 Rugby World Cup winner spent two years in the...
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Sep 23, 21 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions name strong line-up for Zebre clash.
The Emirates Lions have named a strong 23-man side to face Italian-based outfit Zebre in their opening fixture of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match on Friday in Parma. Commenting on his selections, Emirates Lions head coach Ivan ‘Cash’...
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Sep 14, 21 •
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Comments Off on Emirates Lions name touring squad for URC
Emirates Lions have today announced a 33-man touring squad ahead of their inaugural United Rugby Championship (URC) campaign. The Johannesburg- based outfit, face Italian side Zebre on Heritage Day in their opening fixture of the northern hemisphere...