Jake backed to salvage Bulls’ season
Vodacom Bulls president Willem Strauss has urged stakeholders to get behind Jake White and his coaching team following a run of 10 consecutive losses in all competitions.
Watch: Marler’s ‘ball-tampering’ leaves Fourie fuming
Harlequins prop Joe Marler left Deon Fourie angry after grabbing the DHL Stormers veteran in an uncompromising manner during the Champions Cup last-16 match in Cape Town.
Tshituka banned for being too physical
The Lions will be without Emmanuel Tshituka until at least 17 April after the loose forward was given a three-week suspension for his red card against Racing 92.
SA teams have Irish sides spooked
For the first time, the giants of Ireland rugby are looking over their shoulders at the charging South African cavalry, according to MARK KEOHANE.
Jake: Bulls form will change
Jake White shrugged off the Vodacom Bulls’ record of 10 consecutive losses as “irrelevant” in the wake of the Champions Cup last 16 defeat to Toulouse on Sunday.
Irish URC dominance ‘no reflection’ on SA talent
The standings of the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship doesn’t detract from the quality of players from the Republic, according to GAVIN RICH.
Don’t write off Bulls, says Schalk
The Vodacom Bulls are smarting from yet another Vodacom United Rugby Championship defeat, but Schalk Burger is confident they will soon snap this losing streak.
Highlights: Lions roar as Sharks, Bulls stumble
The Lions kept their @Vodacom #URC playoff hopes alive with a stunning comeback victory in Treviso on Saturday, before the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls suffered disappointing defeats away to the Scarlets and Ulster, respectively.
Powell: We’ve got ourselves to blame
Neil Powell says the Sharks were “all-round not good enough” in a loss to Scarlets that has dented their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff chances.
Stormers get ‘reality check’ in Dublin
A Bok-laden DHL Stormers team learnt a valuable lesson from Leinster’s second stringers on what it means to have “quality in depth”, according to MARK KEOHANE.
