Sharks select 29-man squad for Europe tour of URC
Hanro Jacobs of Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vincent Tshituka of Hollywoodbets Sharks during United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between Sharks and Munster at Kings Park in Durban, South Africa on 31 May 2025 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Sharks select 29-man squad for Europe tour of URC

Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree has selected a 29-man squad to travel to Europe for the three-match tour in the 2025/26 Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

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Plumtree names 65-man squad for URC
John Plumtree, head coach of the Sharks during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 Semi Final match between the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 7 June 2025 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix

Plumtree names 65-man squad for URC

Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree has named a 65-man squad to do duty in the upcoming Vodacom United Rugby Championship that kicks off next week.

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Leinster cruise past Bulls to snatch URC title
Leinster’s Andrew Porter and James Lowe tackle David Kriel of The Bulls pictured during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 Final bopoetween Leinster and the Bulls at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland on 14 June 2025 © Lorraine OSullivan/BackpagePix

Leinster cruise past Bulls to snatch URC title

Leinster Rugby proved too good for the Vodacom Bulls in front of a 40 000-strong crowd in wet and cold conditions at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday night in the Grand Final of the cross-hemisphere showpiece, outscoring the men from Pretoria by four tries to one for a 32-7 victory and their first title since the 2020/21 season.

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Battle lines drawn in URC Grand Final
Stravino Jacobs of the Vodacom Bulls tackled by Ben Gunne of Leinster during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 match between Vodacom Bulls and Leinster at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 22 March 2025 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix

Battle lines drawn in URC Grand Final

Will the Vodacom Bulls be third time lucky or can Leinster break their Vodacom United Rugby Championship drought?

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Vodacom Bulls to meet Leinster in URC Grand Final in Dublin
Jimmy O'brien of Leinster tackled by Marco van Staden and Keagan Johannes of the Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 match between Vodacom Bulls and Leinster at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 22 March 2025 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix

Vodacom Bulls to meet Leinster in URC Grand Final in Dublin

The Vodacom Bulls will travel to Dublin where they will line up against Leinster in the Vodacom URC Grand Final next Saturday after the two top-ranked teams defeated the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Glasgow Warriors respectively in a gripping semi-final round.

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Sharks without Etzebeth for Bulls showdown
​Eben Etzebeth, Captain of Hollywoodbets Sharks challenges Gavin Coombes of Munster during United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between Sharks and Munster at Kings Park in Durban, South Africa on 31 May 2025 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Sharks without Etzebeth for Bulls showdown

A new lock pairing for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final derby clash against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria is the only set of changes to the Hollywoodbets Sharks as they take continuity into selection for this massive local knock-out.

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Bulls and Sharks progress after dramatic URC quarter-finals

The Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks kept the South African flag flying in a drama-filled knock-out round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with both teams winning their quarter-finals, which will see them face off against one another in an all-South African semi-final in Pretoria next Saturday.

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