Elrigh Louw scored a 71st-minute try to help a strong Vodacom Bulls team claim a 35-21 bonus-point victory over the Sharks in a rain-drenched Currie Cup clash in Pretoria on Wednesday 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.
With the South African leg of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship scheduled for next week, the Sharks, Stormers and Vodacom Bulls are all in position to make a run at playoff places.
The Stormers scored four tries to clinch a commanding 32-10 bonus-point win over the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The Stormers built on last week’s draw in Durban to sink the Sharks in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Stormers scored a 76th-minute try to snatch a victory away from the Vodacom Bulls in a thrilling Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Pretoria on Saturday.
Springbok and Bulls legend Fourie du Preez will provide input as a part-time coaching consultant and mentor at the Vodacom Bulls.
SA Rugby has confirmed the 2022 Currie Cup schedule, including five rounds of midweek matches, that culminates in the Premier Division semi-finals and final on the last two weekends of June.
As the Vodacom United Rugby Championship sides prepare for the festive schedule, the URC StatMaster has forecasted which eight teams could contest the playoffs later this season.