URC: Balancing Act
The United Rugby Championship returns this month and will be a crucial season in the build-up to the 2027 Rugby World Cup, writes Jon Cardinelli.
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September 10, 2026
Leinster celebrate with trophy after winning the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 Final between Leinster and the Bulls at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland on 19 June 2026 © Thomas Doolin/BackpagePix
Impressive Leinster go back-to-back in URC Grand Final in Dublin
Leinster successfully defended their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title with a deserved 36-7 victory (half-time 22-0) over an uncharacteristic hapless Vodacom Bulls side in the Grand Final at Croke Park in Dublin on Friday evening.
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June 20, 2026
Bulls players during the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 Bulls training session at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, on 12 June 2026 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Bulls keen to break URC Grand Final hoodoo
The Vodacom Bulls will approach the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final against Leinster with the mindset of third time lucky when the teams meet in a repeat of last year’s decider at Croke Park in Dublin on Friday evening, in what is set to be a humdinger of a match.
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June 19, 2026
Ruan Nortje (capt) of Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 Vodacom Bulls Training Session at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 26 May 2026 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix
Nortjé’s biggest wish for his final run with the Vodacom Bulls
Ruan Nortjé’s remarkable journey with the Vodacom Bulls draws to a close this Friday in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final against Leinster, where this humble hard man of the game hopes he can help give this union a trophy as a sign of his own gratitude for what they’ve done for him.
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June 18, 2026
Handre Pollard of Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 Quarter Final match between Bulls and Munster at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 30 May 2026 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix
Pollard: Team Character The Bulls’ Biggest Weapon
Handré Pollard believes the pure character of a Vodacom Bulls team that has been against the ropes several times this season and fought their way back will be their greatest asset as they chase a first Vodacom United Rugby Championship title in Dublin on Friday 19 June.
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June 12, 2026
Elrigh Louw of Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 Quarter Final match between Bulls and Munster at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 30 May 2026 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix
Bulls to face Leinster in URC Grand Final
The Vodacom Bulls will return to Dublin for a second successive Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final against Leinster after the two teams won their respective semi-finals in an enthralling weekend of rugby.
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June 7, 2026
Embrose Papier of Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2025/26 Quarter Final match between Bulls and Munster at Loftus Versveld Stadium in Pretoria on 30 May 2026 © Alche Greeff/BackpagePix
Papier looking to make more memories at Murrayfield
Embrose Papier already has one of his standout rugby memories from Murrayfield, where he made his first start for the Springboks in 2018. Now he’s hoping to make more good memories at this iconic venue with the Vodacom Bulls in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final here on Saturday.
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June 6, 2026
Scottish cancer survivor and his special bond with Vodacom Bulls
When the Vodacom Bulls’ Marcell Coetzee asked John Whittaker how he was doing this week, Whittaker’s eyes started to fill with tears. For the proud Scotsman, this Vodacom Bulls team has been a literal lifesaver for him in his battle with cancer.
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June 6, 2026
Bulls and Stormers take the fight abroad in URC semi-finals
The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will go full tilt this weekend to progress to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final and in the process, uphold a proud tradition of at least one of these two South African powerhouses reaching the decider since the inception of the competition in the 2021/22 season. (more…)
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June 6, 2026
Papier named SA URC Player of the Season
Vodacom Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier has been rewarded for this excellent form in the 2025/26 season by being named the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the season.
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June 5, 2026
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