Bulls

Bulls name new playmakers for Italian job

The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to their team that will take on Zebre Parma in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 10 match on Friday night.

Lukhanyo Am, Captain of the Cell C Sharks pushes back Morné Steyn of the Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Bulls held at Kings Park in Durban on 03 December 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Van Graan: SA leg will shape URC playoff race

Munster coach Johann van Graan believes the four South African franchises will have a big say in the way the inaugural United Rugby Championship plays out over the coming weeks.

Pick your fighter: Eben or Bakkies?

Bakkies Botha and Eben Etzebeth have locked horns in the media this week prompting questions over which of the legendary Springbok hard man is the ultimate enforcer.

PAARL, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 24: Juan Mostert of WP getting ready to receive the ball during the SA Rugby U/19 Championship Coastal Section match between DHL Western Province and Boland at Paarl Gimnasium on September 24, 2019 in Paarl, South Africa.

Former WP youngster called up to Bulls touring squad

Flyhalf Juan Mostert has been included in the Bulls’ 28-man squad that will travel to Parma, Italy, where they will take on Zebre in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship match on Friday.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 29: Arno Botha of the Bulls with the ball during the United Rugby Championship match between Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls at Emirates Airline Park on January 29, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Botha set to make Bulls exit

Springbok loose forward Arno Botha is reportedly in negotiations to leave the Vodacom Bulls and take up a contract with a French team.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ben Evans/Huw Evans/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (12531067s) Johan Goosen of Bulls leaves the field with medical staff. Cardiff Rugby v Vodacom Bulls - United Rugby Championship - 09 Oct 2021

Crocked Goosen training with boxing champ

Vodacom Bulls pivot Johan Goosen is tearing a page out of the All Blacks playbook and lacing up some boxing gloves in a bid to speed up his recovery from injury.

Rassie Erasmus during the Springboks Press Conference on 24 January 2020 at Southern Sun Hotel, Pretoria , Pic Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Fans agree, Rassie must give salary cap the boot

An SARugbymag.co.za poll has confirmed that fans want to see their teams cut loose from the current salary cap restricting the country’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises.

White accuses Sharks of disobeying Rassie’s wishes

Vodacom Bulls boss Jake White has accused the Sharks deliberately slowed down the game between the sides on Saturday, saying the delaying tactic goes directly against what Rassie Erasmus wants from South African teams.

Sharks survive festival of red cards at Loftus

The Sharks withstood a late onslaught to secure a riveting 29-22 victory against the Vodacom Bulls in a match that produced two red cards at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.