All to play for as URC quarter-finals approach rapidly
Stormers run onto the pitch before the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between the Stormers and Connacht at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 19 April 2025 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

All to play for as URC quarter-finals approach rapidly

No love will be lost in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend as the four South African sides continue to pin their hopes on victories to stay in the race for quarter-final spots or the best possible log positions with only three rounds of pool matches remaining.

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Every point counts as URC playoff race reaches boiling point
Jean-Luc du Plessis of DHL Stormers celebrates with fellow team mates after scoring a try during the United Rugby Championship 2024/25 game between the Stormers and Sharks at Cape Town Stadium in South Africa on 28 December 2024 © Reinhardt Hamman/BackpagePix

Every point counts as URC playoff race reaches boiling point

The four South African teams will enter the weekend desperate to register victories as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship reaches boiling point with 15 of the 16 teams still in contention for playoff places with only five games left to book their quarter-final spots.

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Earliest-ever release of URC fixtures

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.

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DHL Stormers fly SA flag on a tough weekend in the Vodacom URC

The DHL Stormers were the only South African side to come away with a victory in the second round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend, as the Emirates Lions, Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls all came up short in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Three SA teams hit the road as Vodacom URC picks up pace

The DHL Stormers will be looking to build on their strong start to the third season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship when they host Scarlets on Saturday – the only game in South Africa with the Hollywoodbets Sharks, Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls playing abroad.

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Sink or swim in the Vodacom URC quarter-finals

The DHL Stormers, Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls will have everything to play for on Saturday in a tough round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals – their biggest challenge of the season so far.

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SA teams face big challenge abroad in Vodacom URC

The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will be wary of the fact that a massive effort will be required to topple the opposition in crucial matches for their playoff hopes when they return to the field in the big north versus south showpiece this weekend.

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Powell makes three changes for Ulster showdown

The Cell C Sharks team to meet Ulster in their rescheduled round six Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday shows minimal changes to the side that defeated the Emirates Lions last weekend.

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Important Vodacom URC points at stake in postponed fixtures

The Cell C Sharks and Emirates Lions will be determined to capitalise on their home ground advantage on Saturday when they take the field in their postponed round six Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures against Ulster and the Glasgow Warriors, with an eye on powering their way up the log with the end of the pool stages in sight.

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