United Rugby Championship

Bulls rising star hungry for game time after Bok experience

After spending some time with the Springboks, hooker Johan Grobbelaar is itching to get onto the field and continue where he left off at the Vodacom Bulls.

Scotland , United Kingdom - 20 February 2021; Munster players huddle ahead of the second half of the Guinness PRO14 match between Edinburgh and Munster at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Munster, Cardiff to return from SA after Covid-19 troubles

Cardiff and the majority of the Munster squad are expected to return to the UK and Ireland in the next couple of days following the postponement of their Vodacom United Rugby Championship matches in South Africa.

Munster’s exit delayed by more positive tests

Munster will have to remain in South Africa after it was confirmed that nine more squad members tested positive for Covid-19.

Madosh Tambwe of the Bulls challenged by Aphelele Fassi of the Sharks during the 2021 Preparation Series match between Sharks and Bulls at the Jonsson Kings Park in Durban on 26 March 2021 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Confirmed: Local URC derbies brought forward

Two Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies originally scheduled for February 2022 have been brought forward and will be played in Durban and Cape Town this weekend.

Covid catastrophe threatens to derail URC

The entire South African leg of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship is under threat as European sides scramble to fly out of the country.

Louw: Bulls owe themselves a good performance

Elrigh Louw says playing Munster in front of a home crowd at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday has raised the excitement levels in the Vodacom Bulls squad.

Edwill van der Merwe Team of the Week Stormers

Lions unleash Van der Merwe and Alberts, Swanepoel return

Edwill van der Merwe will make his Lions debut against Cardiff Rugby in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Sunday.

Bulls’ ‘Rocket Man’ ready to take flight in URC

Wing Stravino Jacobs says he is ready to take what he learned from the senior players in the Vodacom Bulls squad to improve himself in the upcoming South African leg of the United Rugby Championship.

Stormers lock’s ban lifted after successful appeal

Adré Smith’s appeal against the guilty verdict and subsequent suspension he received for allegedly bitting an opponent in the Stormers’ United Rugby Championship match against Munster earlier this year been successful.