The Gold Cup tournament, where the 16 best non-university clubs battle it out for national honours, provides a pathway for players that may have slipped through the cracks on the road to becoming professional.
The Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks showed true grit in a thrilling round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship de...
South Africa’s die-hard rugby fans will be glued to their seats on Saturday as the four domestic franchises go head-to-h...
SA Rugby has announced a bumper domestic competition schedule for senior and junior teams for 2026, which kicks off with...
The DHL Stormers’ unbeaten run and flawless home track record in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship came to a grindin...
South Africa’s four franchises will look to build on their form in the two European competitions last week when they ret...
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Rosko Specman scored a sizzling brace of tries on debut, while Handre Pollard delivered a masterclass kicking display for the Vodacom Bulls in their sparkling 40-3 triumph over the DHL Stormers on Saturday evening in Pretoria.
Marnus Schoeman (flanker) scored a hat-trick of tries for the Emirates Lions to claim a 25-16 victory against the Jaguares in what marked their first away-win in four attempts in Buenos Aires.
The Cell C Sharks produced a clinical display to defeat the Sunwolves 45-10 in their opening fixture in Singapore, in which Springbok midfielder Lukhanyo Am showed sublime form.
Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits will make a return to Vodacom Super Rugby this weekend, while three former Blitzboks, Rosko Specman, Dylan Sage and Ruhan Nel, will be making their debuts when the Vodacom Bulls host the DHL Stormers on Saturday in Pretoria.
The late-night fixture between the Jaguares and Emirates Lions in Buenos Aires (23h40) finishes the first round of action and the team from Johannesburg will be going all-out to record their first win in Argentina.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Right? For Springbok Sevens player, Branco du Preez, it is just not possible NOT to chat about his Las Vegas experiences. You cannot blame him, can you?
The Cell C Sharks host the Blues in their first home match of the season at 15h05 and Robert du Preez’s men are in confident mood following their excellent away triumph over the Sunwolves in Singapore last weekend.
In the feature SA match on Saturday, the DHL Stormers host the Emirates Lions in what is expected to be another top-notch local derby in Vodacom Super Rugby.
The last Vodacom Super Rugby match of the weekend will be played in Buenos Aires, between the Jaguares and the Vodacom Bulls where a very physical battle is expected.Kick off is at 23h40.
Rosko Specman scored a sizzling brace of tries on debut, while Handre Pollard delivered a masterclass kicking display for the Vodacom Bulls in their sparkling 40-3 triumph over the DHL Stormers on Saturday evening in Pretoria.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Right? For Springbok Sevens player, Branco du Preez, it is just not possible NOT to chat about his Las Vegas experiences. You cannot blame him, can you?
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Bulls and Sharks shine in Vodacom URC derbiesThe Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks showed true grit in a thrilling round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies on Saturday to walk away with crucial victories against the Lions and DHL Stormers, which not only proved that they could be finding their form at the right time, but it also gave them a handy nudge on the standings.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Local derbies set to grip Vodacom URC fansSouth Africa’s die-hard rugby fans will be glued to their seats on Saturday as the four domestic franchises go head-to-head in gripping local derbies in round 11 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, which could have a big impact on the teams’ log standings.
Tournament news
SA Rugby confirms bumper 2026 domestic scheduleSA Rugby has announced a bumper domestic competition schedule for senior and junior teams for 2026, which kicks off with a rebranded Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 in February, while dates for the Carling Currie Cup, the SA Cup, and the FNB Youth Weeks have been locked in.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Sharks, Bulls and Lions show fight as Stormers suffer first defeatThe DHL Stormers’ unbeaten run and flawless home track record in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship came to a grinding halt on Saturday, as the Hollywoodbets Sharks stunned them with a fine display of rugby in Cape Town, while the Vodacom Bulls registered a valuable away win in Scotland, and the Lions were forced to settle for a draw against in Wales in what proved to be a fair weekend for SA’s teams.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
SA teams seek to build on Euro form in VURCSouth Africa’s four franchises will look to build on their form in the two European competitions last week when they return to Vodacom United Rugby Championship action this weekend, where the race for playoff spots will begin to intensify significantly as the pool stages pass the halfway mark.
