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Edinburgh are set to welcome back winger Duhan van der Merwe for Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against the Vodacom Bulls. The 29-year-old has not played since suffering an ankle injury in March but trained this week and will travel with the team to South Africa. “He came through training well on Monday, he’s got one […]

Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt says playing the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld is a “big challenge” that they “can face head on”. STATE OF THE URC: SA teams switch to playoff mode “It’s a big challenge and one we can face head on.” Head Coach Sean Everitt chats ahead of Saturday’s @URCOfficial Quarter-Final in Pretoria.

Assistant coach Rito Hlungwani and loose forward Marcel Theunissen say the Stormers are ready for whatever Glasgow Warriors “bring to the table” on Friday night. Hlungwani and Theunissen were addressing the media on Monday in a teleconference from Scotland in the buildup to the Vodacom URC quarter-final showdown at Scotstoun Stadium. The Stormers lost to

Centre Andre Esterhuizen says the Sharks can “explode on attack” against Munster in Durban on Saturday, and progress to the Vodacom URC semi-finals for the first time. The Sharks have shown they can grind out results this season, but Esterhuizen insists their star-studded backline is ready to fire in this week’s quarter-final clash at Kings Park.

Huw Jones’ classy finish in the 2022-23 Vodacom URC is the perfect appetiser as the Stormers and Glasgow Warriors prepare to renew hostilities at Scotstoun on Friday. ALSO: URC champs wary of ‘electric’ Stormers Hitting Quarter Final week like Shug hitting this line Get your tickets for Friday night! https://t.co/LjEWwcQ5PX pic.twitter.com/lmKKBTuBRa — Glasgow Warriors (@GlasgowWarriors)

In a major coup for the First Nations & Pasifika XV, the invitational outfit has added one of New Zealand rugby’s all-time greats to its staff. Tana Umaga has joined the coaching team for the historic clash with the British & Irish Lions in Melbourne on 22 July. The former All Blacks captain and current

Stormers and Springbok playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is one of three nominees for South Africa’s Vodacom URC Player of the Season accolade. Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Vodacom Bulls forwards Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw have been rewarded for their standout form during the 2024-25 campaign. Voting closed on Friday with the coaching teams of the Springboks and the

Adam Hastings is well aware of the threat that Glasgow Warriors have to contain when the likes of Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Warrick Gelant run the Stormers attack on Friday night. Having steered Glasgow to a 28-17 win in Stellenbosch earlier this season, the flyhalf knows the Stormers bring firepower, flair and ambition to the Vodacom

The Sharks pull back the curtain on their preparations for Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final against Munster at Kings Park. STATE OF THE URC: SA teams switch to playoff mode Photo: @SharksRugby/Twitter The post Watch: The stakes are high for Sharks appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The Sharks pull back the curtain on their preparations

The Stormers tackle the defending champions in Scotland while the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks look to make home-ground advantage count in the URC quarter-finals this week. The Stormers face a familiar foe in Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday night. John Dobson’s men lost 28-17 to Franco Smith’s Warriors in Stellenbosch in round 6