Match official appointments to 8 June 2024

Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship reaching the quarter-final stages.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship Quarter-Finals

Friday, 07 June 2024

Munster vs Ospreys at Thomond Park, Limerick - 20h35
Referee: Hollie Davidson
Assistant Referees: Andrea Piardi, Gianluca Gnecchi
Television Match Official: Andrew McMenemy

Saturday, 08 June 2024

Vodacom Bulls vs Benetton at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria - 15h30
Referee: Mike Adamson
Assistant Referees: Same Grove-White, Adam Jones
Television Match Official: Ben Whitehouse
Split Screen: Marius van der Westhuizen

Leinster vs Ulster at Aviva Stadium, Dublin - 18h00
Referee: Andrew Brace
Assistant Referees: Craig Evans, Eoghan Cross
Television Match Official: Brian McNeice

Glasgow Warriors vs DHL Stormers at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow - 20h35
Referee: Chris Busby
Assistant Referees: Frank Murphy, Peter Martin
Television Match Official: Mark Patton

Women's Premier Division

Saturday, 08 June 2024

Bulls Daisies vs Border Ladies at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria - 12h05
Referee: Bulela Qwane
Assistant Referees: Local

EP Queens vs Golden Lions Women at Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha - 13h00
Referee: Angie Bezuidenhout
Assistant Referees: Local

Sharks Women vs DHL Western Province at Hollywoodbets Kings Park 'B', Durban - 13h00
Referee: Aneka Fick
Assistant Referees: Local

Free State Women vs Sanlam Boland Dames at Grey College A field, Bloemfontein - 15h00
Referee: Siyanda Pikoli
Assistant Referees: Local

Referees Appointments Vodacom United Rugby Championship Women's Premier Division

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SA participation driving robust growth of Vodacom URC

URC CEO Martin Anayi has confirmed that the Vodacom United Rugby Championship is growing in robust fashion year on year and has attributed much of the groundbreaking journey through new frontiers to South Africa’s participation.

Sixteen becomes eight as five nations contest QFs

From 16 teams down to eight, with all the drama that came with an impressive final round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, each of the five different countries involved in the competition will have a representative that can challenge for the trophy.

SA Rugby pays tribute to Pienaar and Alberts

Two stalwarts of Springbok and South African rugby, Ruan Pienaar and Willem Alberts, recently announced their retirement from the game, having amassed a total of more than 800 first class matches between them for teams in South Africa and Europe, as well as in the green and gold.

Unbeaten Lions continue to set pace in U21 Cup

The Fidelity ADT Lions U21s held off a spirited second half fightback from the Vodacom Bulls U21 to win their top of the log Gauteng derby in the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup, while DHL Western Province and the Hollywoodbets Sharks were also victorious.

Nortje highlights eventful season for Blitzboks

The nomination of Quewin Nortje as one of the HSBC SVNS Newcomers of Year was a real feather in the cap of the 21-year-old and although the gong went to French superstar Antoine Dupont in the end, it is something the Springbok Sevens speedster will remember for some time.

No place to hide in Vodacom URC quarter-finals

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will fly the South African flag in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals against Benetton and the Glasgow Warriors respectively on Saturday, with semi-final berths be at stake as the competition reaches the knock-out stages.

All to play for as second half kicks off

The eighth round of SA Rugby’s Women’s Premier Division will take place in Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday in what will be a frantic scramble by most teams to secure semi-final positions by August when the play-offs will be contested.

Wide appeal as five nations focus on playoffs

There will be a number of historic firsts as the latest edition of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship transitions from a spellbinding league finish into a Finals Series on Friday that will have wider appeal from a geographical viewpoint than ever before.

Erasmus names exciting Bok training squad

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an exciting squad of 35 players for the team’s first official training camp of the season, which starts in Pretoria on Monday where the focus will be on the opening Test of the season against Wales on 22 June.

Bulls book home semi-final as Stormers falter

The Vodacom Bulls will host Leinster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria next Saturday after holding their nerve in a tense quarter-final against Benetton, but the DHL Stormers’ hopes of progressing to the top four for a third consecutive season were dashed by Glasgow Warriors in Scotland.