URC quarter-finals confirmed in round of mixed fortunes for SA teams
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of DHL Stormers reacts with team mates after scoring a try during the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 between the Stormers and Glasgow Warriors at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 25 April 2026 © Nic Bothma/BackpagePix
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URC quarter-finals confirmed in round of mixed fortunes for SA teams

It was a round of mixed fortunes for South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams as the curtain came down on the regular season, with the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks finishing the pool stages with impressive wins, while the DHL Stormers and Fidelity Securedrive Lions suffered disappointing defeats, but remained in the top eight for quarter-final berths.

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May 18, 2026
Drama on the cards as URC league phase concludes
Jean-Luc du Plessis of DHL Stormers celebrates with fellow team mates after scoring a try during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between the Stormers and Sharks at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 28 December 2024 © Reinhardt Hamman/BackpagePix
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Drama on the cards as URC league phase concludes

The DHL Stormers have already locked in home ground advantage for the quarter-finals, but the Vodacom Bulls and Fidelity Securedrive Lions will go flat out in their final Vodacom United Rugby Championship pool matches this weekend to ensure they are also playing their top-eight encounters at home. (more…)

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May 15, 2026
Sharks Ready for Crucial URC Clash Against Benetton Rugby
Phiko Sobahle of Hollywoodbets Sharks tackled by Angelo Davids of Fidelity ADT Lions during the 2025 Carling Currie Cup match between Fidelity ADT Lions and Hollywoodbets Sharks at Emirates Airlines Park in Johannesburg on 26 July 2025 ©Alche Greeff/Backpagepix
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Sharks Ready for Crucial URC Clash Against Benetton Rugby

The Hollywoodbets Sharks have had two weeks since their last match to prepare for the penultimate Vodacom United Rugby Championship match of the current season, welcoming Benetton to Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday.

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May 8, 2026
SA fans in for gripping penultimate URC pool round
Jean-Luc du Plessis of DHL Stormers celebrates with fellow team mates after scoring a try during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between the Stormers and Sharks at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 28 December 2024 © Reinhardt Hamman/BackpagePix
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SA fans in for gripping penultimate URC pool round

The DHL Stormers, Fidelity Securedrive Lions and Vodacom Bulls will go in search of crucial victories in what promises to be a thrilling penultimate pool round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend, with all three South African teams still in the running to host quarter-finals when the playoffs start.

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May 8, 2026
Stormers, Lions and Bulls move up on URC log
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Stormers, Lions and Bulls move up on URC log

The DHL Stormers, Fidelity Securedrive Lions, and Vodacom Bulls kept the South African flag flying high in the third-last round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they registered vital victories to improve their positions on the log, but it was a weekend of bitter disappointment for the Hollywoodbets Sharks, whose campaign will officially conclude at the end of the pool stages.

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April 26, 2026