URC playoffs: Bulls vs Sharks gets early kick-off

The Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs will kick off on Friday, 3 June after the schedule for the ‘Final Eight’ was confirmed on Monday morning.

State of the URC: Sharks lead SA charge

The Sharks will head into the final round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship group matches as South Africa’s leading contender.

Hot and cold Stormers advance to playoffs

The Stormers secured their place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs with a hard-fought victory over a youthful Leinster team in Cape Town on Saturday.

Stormers lead but Sharks the top draw

The Stormers may be the best-performing South African team in the Vodacom #URC, but the Sharks lead in the popularity stakes.

Supersub Gelant stars as Stormers go second

Warrick Gelant made a telling second-half impact to steer the Stormers to a vital bonus-point victory over the Glasgow Warriors in Cape Town on Friday night.

Duane: I was in a bad spot in South Africa

Duane Vermeulen says he could have stayed at the Vodacom Bulls, but chose to join Irish side Ulster rather than being “stuck in one place”.

Willemse drop goal puts Stormers in pole position

Damian Willemse’s second-half drop goal gave the Stormers just enough of a buffer to survive a late onslaught from the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.

Shots fired! Bulls, Stormers clash on Twitter

The Vodacom Bulls and Stormers are at it again, stoking the flames ahead of Saturday’s north-south derby in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in Cape Town.

Dobson: Stormers vs Bulls will be a classic

John Dobson says the Stormers are already looking forward to a “classic” north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.

Lydiate rates SA’s next ‘Pierre Spies’

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.