United Rugby Championship

Cultish Coetzee on the charge

The Vodacom Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee accentuates the positive in cultish. It doesn’t matter where he plays, he is popular and the way he plays is fashionable.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 21: John Dobson and Steven Kitshoff during the DHL Stormers press conference at HPC on April 21, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Kitshoff: Stormers to break playoff hoodoo

Captain Steven Kitshoff believes a winning mentality will be key to pushing the Stormers further into the playoffs than great teams of the past.

There’s nothing false about Ulster’s Rob Herring

Wikipedia describes a red herring as something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion.

Edinburgh Rugby v DHL Stormers, United Rugby Championship, DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh, 9th Oct 2021 Score - Edinburgh 20, Stormers 20 © 2021 J.L. Preece

Stormers brace for ‘evolved’ Edinburgh

John Dobson is wary of an Edinburgh team the Stormers coach believes are much better than suggested by their seventh-place finish in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Cork , Ireland - 25 March 2022; Damian de Allende of Munster during the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Benetton at Musgrave Park in Cork. (Photo By Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

De Allende the dynamite for mighty Munster

Munster’s prospects in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship play-offs are hitched to powerhouse Springbok centre Damian de Allende.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 09: Pierre Schoeman takes on Scarra Ntubeni during a United Rugby Championship match between Edinburgh and DHL Stormers at the DAM Health Stadium, on October 09, 2021, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Schoeman braces for brutal battle of the big boys

Edinburgh Rugby’s Pierre Schoeman is as popular in South Africa as he was when playing for the Vodacom Bulls. He is also respected in South African rugby circles, despite making Scotland his home.

Elrigh Louw and Marcell Coetzee with Ruan Nortje

Bulls CEO: URC performances show salary cap is working

Vodacom Bulls CEO Edgar Rathbone says he doesn’t expect any big changes around the current salary cap, despite South Africa’s entry into the European Champions Cup next season. DYLAN JACK reports.

WIN: Tickets to Stormers vs Edinburgh

Win double tickets to watch the quarter-final clash between the Stormers and Edinburgh at Cape Town Stadium.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 23: Kurt-Lee Arendse of the Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between Vodacom Bulls and Benetton Rugby at Loftus Versfeld on April 23, 2022 in Pretoria, South Africa.

No easy task for Bulls in URC quarter-final

There will be no weaknesses in the Sharks team and the Vodacom Bulls will have to be at their best when the South African rivals meet in a historic Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, lock Walt Steenkamp believes.

Sharks relish Loftus pressure cooker

Thomas du Toit says the Sharks “live for moments” like Saturday’s “do or die” URC quarter-final against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.