The Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Lions ensured another successful weekend for the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
The Stormers held out against a late flurry from Ulster to claim a crucial victory in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen says he isn’t expecting a warm welcome when he thunders into the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls during Ulster’s tour of South Africa.
Ox Nche will return to start for the Sharks in their Vodacom #URC match against Edinburgh in Durban on Saturday evening, but the home side will be without the injured Aphelele Fassi.
The Stormers scored six tries in a bonus-point win over Cardiff in sweltering conditions in Cape Town on Sunday afternoon.
The Lions clawed their way back from an 11-point half-time deficit to defeat Munster at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon.
The Vodacom Bulls left hoofprints all over a hapless Scarlets in a nine-try mauling at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night.
Marcell Coetzee’s recall to the Springboks is inevitable on the back of his “outstanding” form for the Vodacom Bulls, says director of rugby Jake White.
The Vodacom Bulls did just enough to hang on for the win and avoid an embarrassing Vodacom #URC defeat against Munster at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
All-action Aphelele Fassi rescued the misfiring Sharks as the Durbanites beat Scarlets at Kings Park on Friday to stay on course for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs.