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Sale Sharks' Jean-Luc du Preez scores his side's second try of the game during the Gallagher Premiership match at Ashton Gate, Bristol. Picture date: Friday April 14, 2023. (

Saffas Abroad: Jean-Luc stars as Sale seal playoff place

Domestic action resumed in England and France, with plenty of Springboks involved as the race for playoff places heats up.

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Face Off: Saffas abroad we must bring back

Which overseas-based SA player should be headhunted to bolster one of our URC teams?

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 15: Malakai Fekitoa of Munster during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Munster at DHL Stadium on April 15, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Munster end Stormers’ home run

Munster snapped the Stormers’ home winning streak at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night when they powered to a bonus-point win in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Carr breaks Bulls’ loose forward mould

Nizaam Carr relishes the unique role he plays for a Vodacom Bulls pack that likes to bash the opposition into submission.

Kurt-Lee Arendse of the Vodacom Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 game between the Vodacom Bulls and the DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on 22 January 2022 ©Christiaan Kotze/BackpagePix

Race for URC playoffs: What each SA team needs

With two rounds to go in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, all four South African teams are in the race to finish in the top eight. Check out where your team is positioned on the grid!

Powell: Sharks can still go all the way

The Sharks are not short of confidence, despite their playoff hopes hanging in the balance with two rounds remaining in the @Vodacom United Rugby Championship. #URC

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 01: Neethling Fouche of the DHL Stormers replaces Frans Malherbe of the DHL Stormers in his 50th match for the DHL Stormers during the Heineken Champions Cup, round of 16 match between DHL Stormers and Harlequins at DHL Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by EJ Langner/Gallo Images)

Fouche expects sparks to fly in Cape Town clash

DHL Stormers tighthead prop Neethling Fouche expects sparks to fly in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship ‘cracker’ against a ‘fully loaded’ Munster team at DHL Stadium on Saturday.

(12521484ax) Munster vs DHL Stormers. Munster's Jean Kleyn after scoring his side's second try of the game with Craig Casey United Rugby Championship, Thomond Park, Limerick - 02 Oct 2021

Munster braced for ‘dangerous’ Stormers

Munster have returned to South Africa for the second time in quick succession, confident of turning up the heat on the DHL Stormers when they face the defending champions in Cape Town on Saturday.

BKT United Rugby Championship, RDS, Dublin 8/10/2022 Leinster vs Cell C Sharks Cell C Sharks' Rohan Janse Van Rensburg

Sharks lose Rohan for crucial URC clash

The Sharks team to take on Benetton in a pivotal Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Kings Park on Friday features just one change from the side that played in the final eight of the Champions Cup.

‘We didn’t want to drag Bulls name in the mud’

Embrose Papier has called on his teammates to take more responsibility as the Vodacom Bulls take aim at the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs.