United Rugby Championship

Roos at 7 for rejigged Stormers in Glasgow

Evan Roos starts at blindside flanker in a much-changed DHL Stormers lineup to face the Glasgow Warriors in the Vodacom URC at the Scotstoun Stadium on Friday night.

Aphiwe Dyantyi during the Springboks Training on the 01 July 2019 Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pic Sydney Mahlangu/ BackpagePix

Bok speedster starts for Sharks at The Stoop

Aphiwe Dyantyi is set to make his run-on debut for the Sharks in a new-look lineup for the Vodacom URC clash with Ospreys in London on Friday.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Craig Watson/INPHO/Shutterstock (14171267u) Edinburgh vs Emirates Lions. Grant Gilchrist and Matt Currie of Edinburgh Rugby tackle Ruan Venter of Emirates Lions BKT United Rugby Championship, DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh - 28 Oct 2023

Lions ready to pounce on Benetton

Assistant coach Jaque Fourie has emphasised the importance of seizing opportunities in the Lions’ second match of their European tour against Benetton on Sunday.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by SteveHaagSports/INPHO/Shutterstock (14161677n) Vodacom Bulls vs Scarlets. Marcell Coetzee of the Vodacom Bulls leads out his team BKT United Rugby Championship, Johannesburg, Pretoria, South Africa - 22 Oct 2023

Coetzee takes charge of Bulls

Marcell Coetzee expects a better performance from the Vodacom Bulls against Zebre on Saturday, after opening their Vodacom URC tour with a defeat at Ulster last week.

Ben Loader of Stormers (C) in action during the United Rugby Championship 2023/24 game between the Stormers and Scarlets at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on 28 October 2023 ©Nic Bothma/BackpagePix

Stormers newbie set to start at 13

Ben Loader is fired up to take on a new challenge as he prepares to switch to outside centre for the DHL Stormers against the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland on Friday.

LIMERICK, IRELAND - OCTOBER 21: Hollywoodbets Sharks Head Coach John Plumtree before the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Hollywoodbets Sharks at Thomond Park on October 21, 2023 in Limerick, Ireland.

Plumtree: ‘New Sharks way’ will take time

John Plumtree says his mission to get the Sharks to move away from what he feels has been a “conservative” style will not be an overnight success.

BKT United Rugby Championship, RDS, Dublin 28/10/2023 Leinster vs Hollywoodbets Sharks Shark Head Coach John Plumtree Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Nostalgic Plumtree fired up for London debut

Taking on a Swansea-based team will bring back fond memories for Sharks boss John Plumtree as he heads into this weekend’s ground-breaking Vodacom URC clash with the Ospreys.

BKT United Rugby Championship, Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales 29/10/2023 Dragons vs Cardiff Rugby Tinus de Beer of Cardiff Rugby kicks from hand Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Andy Watts

De Beer aims for more derby success

Having had a wet, windy and winning first taste of a Welsh derby in the Vodacom URC, new Cardiff Rugby Tinus de Beer is hoping for different conditions and a different style of game this weekend – but with another triumph against local rivals.

Jean-Luc du Plessis during the Stormers training session held at the Bellville High Performance Centre in Cape Town on 28 November 2022

Stormers get backline boost for URC tour

A 29-man DHL Stormers touring squad includes the return of a veteran playmaker for a tough four-match Vodacom United Rugby Championship tour up north.

State of the URC: Sizzling Stormers fly SA flag

The DHL Stormers were the only South African team to come away with a victory in the second round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend.