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Oct 15, 21 •
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The Vodacom Bulls have kept consistency in their backline while making a handful of changes in the forwards pack ahead of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 4 clash against Edinburgh Rugby on Saturday. The side will see Chris Smith earning a...
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Oct 14, 21 •
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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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There are numerous factors that influence a team’s success, but for a Cell C Sharks team that face Cardiff Rugby in Saturday’s fourth round Vodacom United Rugby Championship, there are four main ones. This week head coach Sean Everitt will be looking for...
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Oct 14, 21 •
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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 14, 21 •
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Loose forward Junior Pokomela will make his DHL Stormers debut in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with the Dragons in Newport on Friday. The DHL Stormers end their tour against the Welsh team at Rodney Parade, in a clash that kicks off at...
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Oct 12, 21 •
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Vodacom Bulls flyhalf, Johan Goosen, is on his way back to South Africa for medical observation following an unfortunate knee injury in the side’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship win over Cardiff Rugby at the weekend. The talented pivot is set to be...
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Oct 11, 21 •
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The Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls finally showed of what they are capable after a few weeks of frustration to secure their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship victories, while the DHL Stormers secured a draw, and the Emirates Lions were close to...
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Oct 8, 21 •
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Centre Juan de Jongh will play his 100th game for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Edinburgh at the DAM Health Stadium on Saturday. The DHL Stormers starting team named to face Edinburgh in a match that kicks off at 18h15...
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Oct 8, 21 •
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The Vodacom Bulls have made a handful of changes to their side that will face Welsh side, Cardiff Rugby, in Round 3 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has opted to make full use of the team’s...
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Oct 8, 21 •
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The DHL Stormers intend to appeal the eight-week suspension handed to lock Adré Smith, following a disciplinary hearing on Thursday. A Disciplinary Panel convened via videoconference to consider the citing against Smith resulting from the Round 2 United...
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Oct 8, 21 •
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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 7, 21 •
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It will be yet another new venue for each of the four South African teams in round three of the Vodacom United Rugby Championships and all will be hoping for a more constructive result this time around. The Cell C Sharks will be out of the blocks first on...
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Oct 4, 21 •
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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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Oct 1, 21 •
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Lock Adre Smith and scrumhalf Stefan Ungerer will make their first starts for the DHL Stormers in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Munster on Saturday. There are six changes in total to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for the Round Two...
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Sep 30, 21 •
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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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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 30, 21 •
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The Cell C Sharks shift their focus to the first of two Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams from Scotland when they face off against the Glasgow Warriors on Saturday afternoon in the second round of the competition. Head coach Sean Everitt has made three...
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Sep 30, 21 •
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The Vodacom Bulls have named their side to face Connacht Rugby in Round 2 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Friday. The South African side will take on the Irish team at The Sportsground in Galway, with kick-off at 20h35. Vodacom Bulls director of...
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Sep 28, 21 •
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Vodacom Bulls loose-forward, Arno Botha, is confident that the side will improve in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Botha, one of a handful of players in the squad who are familiar with playing in Europe following a two-year stint at Irish club,...
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Sep 28, 21 •
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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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The Cell C Sharks open their account in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship against Munster on Saturday evening taking continuity into this history-making rugby event in the first competitive game against a northern hemisphere team. Head coach Sean Everitt...
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Sep 23, 21 •
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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 17, 21 •
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The Vodacom Bulls will be jetting out on Saturday to begin a four-week tour that will start in Ireland, continue to Wales and end in Scotland for their opening fixtures of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Vodacom Bulls director of rugby, Jake White, has...
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Sep 15, 21 •
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South African Title Partners Confirmed for URC The bold new world of the United Rugby Championship will fly under the banner of Vodacom following the announcement today that the African communications giant has dialled in as South African title sponsor for...
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Sep 15, 21 •
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Flyhalf Manie Libbok and lock Adre Smith have both signed three-year contracts with Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) ahead of the United Rugby Championship. These signings come on the back of loan deals with loose forwards Junior Pokomela and Willie...
