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It will be a case of Friday Night Lights for the Vodacom URC when the 2026 final takes place at Dublin’s storied Croke Park. The showpiece match between defending champions Leinster and four-time finalists the Bulls will kick off at 8:30pm (SA time) on 19 June. The 2026 decider is a repeat of the 2025 […]

The Stormers defeated the Bulls 18-13 at Cape Town Stadium to win the inaugural Vodacom URC title in 2021-22. John Dobson’s Stormers finished second on the URC log before beating Edinburgh 28-17 in the Cape Town quarter-final and edging Ulster 17-15 at home, with flyhalf Manie Libbok converting an 85th-minute try. Jake White’s fourth-placed Bulls

England coach Steve Borthwick has seemingly strengthened his stance on resting captain Maro Itoje. Itoje has been left out of Borthwick’s latest training squad, raising further questions about his availability for next month’s Nations Championship opener against the Springboks. The 31-year-old lock was absent from a 26-man squad named for a three-day training camp, despite

Japan coach Eddie Jones says he is “looking for a laundry basket” after being banned from the touchline for the Brave Blossoms’ opening Nations Championship match against Italy. The veteran coach made the tongue-in-cheek remark while addressing reporters for the first time since the Japan Rugby Football Union sanctioned him for verbally abusing a match

Former Wallabies captain Liam Wright has switched from Super Rugby to the Vodacom URC in a bid to reignite his stagnating career. The 28-year-old has signed with the Ospreys in Wales looking for more regular game time after a frustrating period on the sidelines with injury. Wright has struggled for game time over the past

Legendary All Blacks winger Jeff Wilson believes NZ Rugby’s decision to secure Tony Brown’s services from 2028 will not unsettle the current coaching group. Brown, who has played a key role in the Springboks’ attacking evolution under Rassie Erasmus, will return home after the 2027 World Cup to join the All Blacks coaching set-up under

Zain Davids is among three Blitzboks set to feature in the second edition of India’s Rugby Premier League. This year’s RPL takes place from 16 to 28 June and is expected to attract some of the biggest names in the shortened format. Fresh from helping the Blitzboks win the SVNS World Championship in Bordeaux, Davids

Four South Africans have been included in Scotland’s squad for the Nations Championship, which includes a Test against the Springboks at Loftus Versfeld. They are wings Duhan van der Merwe and Kyle Steyn, along with props Pierre Schoeman and Nathan McBeth. Coach Gregor Townsend has also called up uncapped Glasgow Warriors hookers Gregor Hiddleston and

Coach Frans Steyn is excited to see what a former Junior Springbok can do on his Cheetahs debut against Romania A on Wednesday. Twenty-year-old scrumhalf Erich Visser – who made two SA U20 appearances last year – has been named on the bench for the Toyota Challenge clash at Free State Stadium. The former Grey

Winger James Lowe will leave Leinster at the end of the season, amid reports that he could join Cheslin Kolbe’s former Japanese club. Leinster on Tuesday confirmed his departure, ending weeks of speculation surrounding the future of one of the province’s most influential players. The 33-year-old will reportedly join the Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath, filling the