The DHL Stormers are only concerned about fine-tuning their engines in the final-round clash with the Lions and won’t be paying too much attention to playoff permutations. Having already secured their place in the Vodacom URC’s top eight, the DHL Stormers will host the Lions in the final round of the regular season in Cape […]
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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will start at fullback in one of two changes to the DHL Stormers backline for the clash with the Lions in Cape Town on Saturday. The DHL Stormers will end the regular season with a South African derby in front of their home fans, which kicks off at 1.45pm. TICKETS: Stormers vs Lions
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The Lions remain the only South African team to have ever beaten the DHL Stormers at Cape Town Stadium, and they must repeat this piece of history to create more history in booking their first trip to the Vodacom URC playoffs. The Stormers’ home debut in the competition was spoiled when the Lions comfortably beat
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South African loose forward Ruan Ackermann is reportedly set to quit English outfit Gloucester and link up with a top Japanese club next season. The back-row powerhouse tasted defeat with the Cherry and Whites against the Sharks in the Challenge Cup final at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week. WATCH: Jukskei foes unite against rivals
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Vodacom Bulls skipper Marcell Coetzee and Lions veteran Willem Alberts wish each other luck for their respective clashes with the Sharks and DHL Stormers on Saturday. WATCH: Euro champs Sharks ‘feeling Olympic’ Bumped into the @LionsRugbyCo at the airport! All the best for your match this weekend @URCOfficial_RSA pic.twitter.com/ILbbjDFZRZ — Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) May
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Francois Venter takes over the armband in an otherwise unchanged Challenge Cup-winning Sharks lineup against the Vodacom Bulls in Durban on Saturday. Head coach John Plumtree has stuck with the team that beat Gloucester in London last week, with skipper Eben Etzebeth and fellow two-time Springbok world champions Makazole Mapimpi the notable absentees. In the
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It is a huge weekend for the Vodacom URC and one that again emphasises South African rugby’s value to the global standing of the competition, writes MARK KEOHANE. The Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Lions will have everything to play for in the final pool round of the URC on Saturday – when the SA
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Gloucester and former England speedster Jonny May says Premiership teams are at a financial disadvantage in Europe after losing to a Springbok-powered Sharks team in the Challenge Cup final. May was part of the Gloucester team that suffered a 36-22 defeat to the Sharks in the final of the EPCR’s second-tier tournament in London last
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The Stormers deny the Lions a spot in the top eight, while the Bulls hold on to a second-place log finish in the final round of the Vodacom URC regular season, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Glasgow vs Zebre (Friday, Glasgow, 8:35pm) Devin Hermanus: Glasgow by 10 Rienk de Beer: Glasgow by 23 Zelím Nel: Glasgow
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The Vodacom Bulls have re-signed one of the country’s most exciting backline talents and Springbok halfback for the foreseeable future. Scrumhalf Embrose Papier has penned a new deal with the franchise which will see him continue to dazzle for the Herd until June 2027. The 27-year-old has made 121 appearances for the Bulls since 2016.
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