Highlights: Bulls, Lions travel first class
Wales proved to be a happy hunting ground for the Lions and Vodacom Bulls, but Italy was less hospitable to the Sharks and DHL Stormers in round 4 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. @Vodacom #URC.
Wales proved to be a happy hunting ground for the Lions and Vodacom Bulls, but Italy was less hospitable to the Sharks and DHL Stormers in round 4 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. @Vodacom #URC.
Sanele Nohamba converted a late try against Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday to give the Lions their first win of the season.
Rhyno Smith slotted a drop goal towards the end of the first half to help Benetton hand the DHL Stormers a second tour loss in Treviso on Saturday.
Head coach John Plumtree is searching for positives as the winless Sharks head home following a historic loss to Zebre Parma in Italy on Friday.
Jake White praised the defence and impact of the bench after the Vodacom Bulls’ table-topping victory over Cardiff in the Vodacom URC on Friday night.
England flanker Tom Curry insists Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi racially abused him during the World Cup semi-final in Paris.
The Vodacom Bulls climbed to the top of the Vodacom URC table after a gutsy victory over Cardiff in Wales on Friday night.
Victor Matfield hit out at the Sharks for producing “one of the worst performances from a South African team” in their historic loss to @Vodacom #URC minnows Zebre.
In losing their tour-finale in Parma on Friday night, the winless Sharks suffered the ignominy of becoming the first team to be scalped by Zebre in 28 matches dating back to April last year.
Treviso and Parma are popular tourist destinations but Benetton and Zebre Parma have turned the breathtaking landscapes of northern Italy into a treacherous hunting ground for travelling teams in the Vodacom URC.