
Preview: SA teams aim to bounce back in URC
South African teams are set to face varied challenges as they head into the second round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
South African teams are set to face varied challenges as they head into the second round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Ruan Combrinck will start at fullback when the Vodacom Bulls face Connacht in round two of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Friday.
Fez Mbatha will start at hooker in a new-look pack that has been selected for the Sharks’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Glasgow Warriors on Saturday.
The Lions have named an unchanged match 23 to face Welsh side Scarlets for their second-round fixture of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in Llanelli on Friday.
Take a look at the top stats and performances from round one of the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship this past weekend.
The return to the playing field of Springbok lock RG Snyman may have been a footnote in Munster’s 42-17 Vodacom United Rugby Championship opening win over the Sharks this past Saturday, but for more reasons than one it was massive.
John Dobson has called on the Stormers to be more clinical following their 22-18 defeat Bbyenetton in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this past Saturday.
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says his side played well at times during their Vodacom United Rugby Championship opener despite slumping to a heavy loss against Leinster this past Saturday.
The Sharks slumped to a 42-17 defeat by Munster in Limerick on Saturday, continuing the trend of South African franchises’ troublesome initiation into European competition.
An early onslaught from Leinster laid the foundation for an emphatic 31-3 win over the Vodacom Bulls at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.