Sharks stock up on champs for Euro trip
John Plumtree has named a 27-man Sharks squad, brimming with 2024 Currie Cup title-winners, for a three-week tour to Europe in the Vodacom URC.
State of the URC: All systems go for SA teams!
After a weekend of joy and dismay for the Sharks and Lions in Currie Cup action, all four South African sides will kick off their 2024-25 @Vodacom #URC this week.
URC rivals take centre stage in cup thriller
The 2024-25 Vodacom URC will kick off for South African teams next week, with fans getting their first look at the ever-improving Sharks and Lions in the Currie Cup final, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Highlights: Saffas can’t save URC champs
Henco Venter and Kyle Steyn scored a try apiece in a Vodacom URC-opening defeat for the Glasgow Warriors at Ulster, as did Rhyno Smith and Jarrod Taylor during a stalemate between Benetton and the Scarlets.
Highlights: Saffas star in epic URC openers
Duhan van der Merwe and Pierre Schoeman scored in Edinburgh’s narrow defeat to Leinster, while Cardiff’s Johan Mulder and Tinus de Beer celebrated victory over Zebre in round 1 of the 2024-25 Vodacom URC.
Clipped Stormers winger keen to fly
Ben Loader has targeted a November return to action for the DHL Stormers after the Englishman underwent knee surgery in the off-season.
Watch: Duhan takes out touch judge
Duhan van der Merwe finishes off a stunning try from Edinburgh against Leinster in round 1 of the 2024-25 Vodacom URC, but keep an eye on the winger’s follow through!
Bok champ, Saffa flyer start for Munster
Jean Kleyn will make his long-awaited return from injury, with Thaakir Abrahams set to make his Vodacom URC debut for Munster against Connacht on Saturday.
Sharks ‘living in the moment’
An excited John Plumtree shares the mood in the Sharks camp in the buildup to the Currie Cup final, with one eye on a three-week tour at the start of the Vodacom URC.
Stormers fired up for URC after key exercise
John Dobson was happy with a tough experience for the DHL Stormers in Nelspruit, with their @Vodacom #URC campaign getting under way in Wales next week.
