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The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers overpower their playoff opponents this week to advance to the semi-finals of the 2023-24 Vodacom URC, according to readers. On Saturday, the Bulls host Benetton in Pretoria while the Stormers lock horns with the Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium in the quarter-finals of this season’s competition. A SA Rugbymag.co.za […]

Franco Smith noted the absence of Evan Roos from the DHL Stormers side that will face his Glasgow Warriors team in the Vodacom URC quarter-finals on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports. Roos was left out of the DHL Stormers’ matchday-23 for the clash at Scotstoun Stadium, as he has not recovered from a concussion suffered in the final-round

Club captain Kyle Steyn is back to lead the Glasgow Warriors in the Vodacom URC quarter-final clash with the DHL Stormers on Saturday. Steyn is one of five changes to the starting lineup that ran out against Zebre Parma last weekend, while hooker George Turner is in line to become the club’s 57th centurion after

The DHL Stormers will be without Angelo Davids for the rest of their Vodacom URC campaign after the winger was banned for a dangerous tackle on Lions playmaker Sanele Nohamba. Davids has been handed a three-week ban for the tackle that led to a red card during the DHL Stormers’ win against the Lions in

Warrick Gelant makes his return for the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom URC quarter-final against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday. The DHL Stormers will be aiming to secure a semifinal place when they face the Scottish outfit in the knock-out clash, which kicks off at 8.35pm(SAST) on Saturday. Gelant had been rested for

Jake White has made several changes to the Vodacom Bulls matchday 23 for the must-win clash against Benetton in Pretoria on Saturday. The Bulls host the Italian outfit in a Vodacom URC quarter-final at Loftus Versfeld, and victory for the Herd will clinch them a first semi-final at home next week. White has largely stuck

South African fullback Rhyno Smith says Benetton must believe that they “have what it takes” to make history and beat the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. Jake White’s troops host Benetton in a Vodacom URC quarter-final at Loftus Versfeld, and victory for the Herd will clinch them a first semi-final at home next week.

Having worked over the Hollywoodbets Sharks last week to clinch their first SA Shield, the Vodacom Bulls must now prove they can knock out playoff-calibre opponents with a late flurry when they square up against Benetton on the Highveld. It’s fight week in Pretoria and success for the hosts of Saturday’s Vodacom URC quarter-final will

Playmaker Curwin Bosch has opened up on his recent struggles at the Sharks, and hopes a move to France helps him to find freedom on the field again. French Pro D2 club Brive on Monday announced the signing of Bosch until 2026, bringing an end to a nine-year career for the three-Test Springbok with the

The Vodacom Bulls and Leinster will have one eye on a likely semi-final clash at Loftus Versfeld next week, that will be the ideal precursor to the July Tests in the Republic, writes MARK KEOHANE. The world champion Springboks will host Six Nations title-holders Ireland on 6 and 13 July, in Pretoria and Durban respectively.