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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Luca Sighniolfi/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (12824431t) Benetton Rugby vs Cell C Sharks. Sharks' Aphelele Fassi celebrates scoring their second try with teammates United Rugby Championship, Stadio Monigo, Treviso, Italy - 26 Feb 2022

State of the URC: Leinster top, Sharks best of SA

All four South African teams are again geared up and ready for action in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend.

scrum during the United Rugby Championship match Benetton Rugby vs Cell C Sharks on February 26, 2022 at the Monigo stadium in Treviso, Italy

SA coaches claim URC refs aren’t rewarding scrum dominance

Sharks coach Sean Everitt and Stormers coach John Dobson have both aired their concerns that their respective teams are not getting a fair reward from northern hemisphere referees for their dominance at scrums and mauls.

Munster vs Cell C Sharks. Sharks' Yaw Penxe runs in a try United Rugby Championship, Thomond Park, Limerick - 25 Sep 2021

‘Massive challenge’ for URC sides heading to SA

Munster and three other Vodacom United Rugby Championship title contenders head to South Africa this week for their first forays into the Southern Hemisphere.

BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 05: Andisa Ntsila of the Toyota Cheetahs during the Carling Currie Cup match between Toyota Cheetahs and Sigma Lions at Toyota Stadium on March 05, 2022 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Johan Pretorius/Gallo Images)

Highlights: Cheetahs record runaway win over Lions

The Cheetahs surged into top spot on the Currie Cup log after their 10-try triumph over the Lions on Saturday.

Cheetahs humiliate toothless Lions

The Cheetahs went top of the Currie Cup table after demolishing a young Lions team in a bonus-point victory that was temporarily disrupted by lightning in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

RECAP: Pumas vs Sharks

Follow the live action as the Pumas host the Sharks in a Currie Cup clash at the Mbombela Stadium.

Lions boss licking his lips for Cheetahs clash

Lions coach Mziwakhe Nkosi is positive that his side can turn their fortunes around in the Currie Cup and upset the Free State Cheetahs on Saturday.

Lions feeling the heat from horror start to 2022

Lions assistant coach Wessel Roux has admitted that the team is feeling the pressure from their poor start to 2022 in the Currie Cup and Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but still believe they can turn things around.

Rowntree: Bulls, Lions so big it’s ‘unfair’

Graham Rowntree says Munster are bracing for a physical onslaight in their eagerly-anticipated return to South Africa this month to face the Vodacom Bulls and Lions.

Sharks celebrate last try during the United Rugby Championship match Benetton Rugby vs Cell C Sharks on February 26, 2022 at the Monigo stadium in Treviso, Italy

SA teams primed to accelerate into URC playoffs

With the South African leg of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship scheduled for next week, the Sharks, Stormers and Vodacom Bulls are all in position to make a run at the playoff places.