United Rugby Championship

Pick your SA URC Team of the Season: Back three

SARugbymag.co.za gives you the opportunity to pick a South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Team of the Season, starting with the fullback and wings.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Luca Sighniolfi/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (12824431j) Benetton Rugby vs Cell C Sharks. Sharks' Siya Kolisi United Rugby Championship, Stadio Monigo, Treviso, Italy - 26 Feb 2022

Watch: Siya shows ‘dip’ in form

Springbok skipper and Sharks star Siya Kolisi looks poolside for a perfect ’10’ as he enjoys his downtime before the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs.

Resilient rookies, tough veterans power SA’s URC challenge

The latest edition of SA Rugby magazine hails the performance of the South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and looks at how each side had laid the foundations for their success in the tournament.

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 13: Damian Willemse of the DHL Stormers celebrates after scoring during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Zebre Parma at Danie Craven Stadium on March 13, 2022 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

SA URC Team of the Season: Surprise pick at 10

Here is South Africa’s 2021/22 Vodacom United Rugby Championship team of the season according to the SA Rugby magazine team.

Madosh Tambwe of the Bulls challenged by Aphelele Fassi of the Sharks during the 2021 Preparation Series match between Sharks and Bulls at the Jonsson Kings Park in Durban on 26 March 2021 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

URC playoffs: Bulls vs Sharks gets early kick-off

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

Steven Kitshoff and the Stormers celebrate winning the South African shield

Stormers captain: Job’s not done yet

The Stormers are delighted to have won the SA Shield and secured a home quarter-final, but Steven Kitshoff knows there is still hard work ahead when the URC playoffs get under way in June. DYLAN JACK reports.

Marcell Coetzee of the Bulls during the 2021 Rainbow Cup match between Bulls and Stormers at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, on 04 May 2021 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Coetzee set to make Japan move

The Vodacom Bulls are reportedly in negotiations to extend captain Marcell Coetzee’s contract and would be willing to let the loose forward play in Japan as part of a new deal.

GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 14: Jaden Hendrikse of South Africa during the Castle Lager Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Argentina at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on August 14, 2021 in Gqeberha, South Africa.

Hendrikse, Moerat to get Bok chance

Jaden Hendrikse and Salmaan Moerat are set to be included in the Springbok squad for the upcoming Test series against Wales in July.

Highlights: Stormers finish top two as Munster go down

The Stormers ended the league stage of the URC with a last-gasp victory over Scarlets on Saturday to secure a home quarter-final, as well as the SA Shield title.

Highlights: Lions sign off in style against Dragons

Vincent Tshituka produced yet another standout performance to help the Lions finish their inaugural URC season with a victory over the Dragons in Newport on Saturday.