URC team tracker: Round 12
Preview this week’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship matches involving SA sides with a round up of all the matchday squads, coaches predictions and fixture details.
Goosen in, Smith and Jake out for Bulls
Johan Goosen has replaced flyhalf Chris Smith, with director of rugby Jake White also recovering from a cold, in the Vodacom Bulls starting XV to face the Dragons on Friday night.
By the numbers: Dragons vs Bulls
Looking to end a run of defeats in the @Vodacom #URC, the Vodacom Bulls will lock horns with the Dragons in Wales on Friday.
RECAP: Dragons vs Bulls
Follow the live action as the Dragons face the Vodacom Bulls in a @Vodacom #URC clash at Rodney Parade. #DRAvBUL
Jake tweaks Bulls for Dragons duel
Kurt-Lee Arendse shifts to fullback, while Wandisile Simelane and Bismarck du Plessis have been recalled as Jake White made changes to the Bulls to face the Dragons on Friday.
Bulls bank on blowing Dragons away
Lock Ruan Vermaak says it is imperative that the Vodacom Bulls establish set-piece dominance in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Dragons on Friday night.
Bulls coach breaks down what to fix
Assistant coach Nollis Marais says the Vodacom Bulls must strike a balance in their gameplay to “turn it around” this season, starting against the Dragons in Wales on Friday.
Jake herds powerful Bulls for Dragons trip
Jake White has backed a formidable Vodacom Bulls’ 28-man travelling squad for a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Dragons in Wales on Friday.
State of the URC: Stormers, Sharks surf winning wave
After another weekend of thrilling SA derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, the high-flying DHL Stormers and Sharks will look to take their red-hot form at home on the road.
Jake: Bulls face gut check after derby defeats
The Vodacom Bulls were outmuscled by the Sharks in Durban on Saturday and Jake White says the current slump provides last year’s URC runners up with a “massive character test”.
