United Rugby Championship

Pretorius try ‘broke the dam wall’

Rikus Pretorius’ try just before half-time was singled out as the turning point in Friday’s match by both Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff and Glasgow Warriors head coach Danny Wilson.

De Allende dominates as Munster move up

Damian de Allende was prominent as Munster leapfrogged Ulster with a 24-17 win in Belfast that lifted them into third place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Friday night.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 22: Warrick Gelant of the Stormers during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Glasgow Warriors at DHL Stadium on April 22, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Highlights: Willemse, Gelant sublime in Stormers comeback

The Stormers scored 32 unanswered points in their bonus-point victory over the Glasgow Warriors on Friday to climb into second place on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship table.

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.

Duvenage takes the wheel for Benetton

Ex-Stormers scrumhalf Dewaldt Duvenage will take charge of Benetton as one of five SA-born players in the starting XV against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.

Galway , Ireland - 5 October 2021; Connacht head coach Andy Friend during a Connacht Rugby squad training session at The Sportsground in Galway.

Cocky Connacht chase ninth SA scalp

Coach Andy Friend has made wholesale changes as Connacht aim to make the Lions a ninth consecutive win against South African opponents on Saturday in Joburg.

Embrose Papier of the Vodacom Bulls scoring his try during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 game between the Emirates Lions and the Vodacom Bulls at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on 29 January 2022 ©Christiaan Kotze/BackpagePix

Bulls get Bok boost for grudge match

Springboks Embrose Papier and Cornal Hendricks will start against Benetton as the Vodacom Bulls look to exact revenge at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Burger back for hungry Lions

Skipper Burger Odendaal returns to face Connacht at Ellis Park on Saturday as the Lions aim to maintain an unbeaten record against foreign opponents this season.

Aphelele Fassi of the Sharks during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 match between the Sharks and Stormers held at Kings Park in Durban on 29 January 2021 ©Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Sharks welcome back sparky Fassi

The Sharks have not hesitated to deploy fit-again Springbok speedster Aphelele Fassi in the starting lineup for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Leinster at Kings Park on Saturday.

Bulls itching to give Benetton ‘a taste of South Africa’

The Vodacom Bulls head into Saturday’s clash against Benetton with a clear message that they are a vastly different team to the one that was beaten by the Italians in the 2021 Rainbow Cup final.