SportsClub looks at some of the most essential fixtures in the sporting world for this week.
Who will rise to the challenge and write their name in Vodacom United Rugby Championship history this season?
South Africa’s three Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finalists, the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and DHL Stormers, will have their sights set on building winning momentum with an eye on the playoffs as the curtain drops on the pool stages this weekend, while the Emirates Lions will look to wrap up their campaign on a high note.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks will take continuity into their round 17 Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Ospreys at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Friday night at 7pm.
South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams are preparing for a Welsh invasion and will have everything to play for this weekend as the cross-hemisphere spectacle reaches the penultimate pool round.
The full Vodacom United Rugby Championship schedule for the 2024/25 campaign is now available thanks to the first-ever in-season launch of the following seasons’ fixtures.
In a demonstration of the strong rugby partnership between the Toyota Cheetahs and Ospreys, the Toyota Cheetahs are delighted to announce the arrival of four talented Osprey players in Bloemfontein.
The Vodacom Bulls delivered a strong performance in Italy to move back into the top four of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the three other South African teams found the going tough on the road in the Northern Hemisphere.
Friday evening’s clash between the Ospreys and Hollywoodbets Sharks takes on historic significance as the first ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixture to take place in London, when the two teams meet at the Twickenham Stoop.
Ospreys flanker Dan Lydiate says Evan Roos has done enough to earn a Springbok call-up ahead of the Boks’ three-Test series against Wales in July.