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Tommy O’Brien believes Leinster and the Vodacom Bulls earned the right to contest the URC final at Dublin’s Croke Park on Friday night. With their large British & Irish Lions contingent rested, Leinster made a poor start to their URC title defence with defeats to the Stormers (35-0) in Cape Town and the Bulls (39-31) […]

Stormers openside flank Paul de Villiers says he learned as a primary school pupil from watching one of the best in the business. The 23-year-old, who is set to make his first appearance in the green and gold in Saturday’s non-cap match against the Barbarians in Gqeberha, revealed on Monday that former Springbok fetcher Heinrich

When Leinster run out at Croke Park for the 2026 Vodacom URC final, few players will feel the weight of expectation more heavily than captain Caelan Doris. The Ireland No 8 has become the face of a Leinster side that has dominated much of the northern hemisphere game – yet repeatedly fallen agonisingly short of

No 8 Cameron Hanekom says the Vodacom Bulls are focused on Friday night’s URC final against Leinster at Croke Park in Dublin – and not past failures. The Bulls have reached the URC decider for the fourth time in five seasons but are still chasing their first title. Their most recent disappointment came last year

We’ve got something special for our readers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. SA Rugby Magazine, in partnership with the Vodacom Bulls, is giving five lucky readers the chance to attend Friday night’s Vodacom URC Grand Final between Leinster and the Vodacom Bulls at Croke Park in Dublin. Each winner will receive four match tickets

Wing Tommy O’Brien says Leinster will have to front up to a brutally physical challenge from the Vodacom Bulls in Friday night’s URC final at Croke Park. LINDIZ VAN ZILLA reports. The Bulls head into their fourth decider in five seasons still searching for a first title, and O’Brien believes they are “going to be

Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids has explained the call-ups of Stormers locks Ruben van Heerden and Adré Smith. The pair joined the Bok training camp ahead of the international season. The Springboks face the Barbarians after South Africa A take on Zimbabwe in a double-header at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Van Heerden was

Stormers flank Paul de Villiers says his first week in the Springbok camp has been an invaluable learning experience. The uncapped 23-year-old earned a call-up after an impressive season with the Stormers and has wasted no time soaking up knowledge from the world champions. “It’s only been a week, but it’s been an awesome week

Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids says it would be dangerous to lean into the favourites tag going into Saturday’s clash against the Barbarians in Gqeberha. While the Barbarians traditionally have little time to prepare together, Davids says their unique identity and abundance of world-class talent make them a threat capable of troubling any international side.

The pool draws for the 2026-27 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged in Dublin on Wednesday, 1 July. Both draws at the Premier Sports studios will be streamed live on epcrugby.com from 1:30pm (SA time). The 24 Champions Cup clubs which have qualified from the French Top 14, English Premiership