State of the URC: Highveld to host big SA derbies
The SA Shield log heats up this week with a pair of high-altitude Vodacom URC derbies as the Stormers travel to face the Lions, and the Bulls host the Sharks.
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The SA Shield log heats up this week with a pair of high-altitude Vodacom URC derbies as the Stormers travel to face the Lions, and the Bulls host the Sharks.
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White compared Cameron Hanekom to former schoolboy sensation and Stormers loose forward Nick Koster after their 33-32 win at Cape Town Stadium.
The Bulls boosted their hopes of a top-two finish with their first URC win at Cape Town Stadium.
Willie le Roux will be pulling the strings at flyhalf for the Bulls in the @Vodacom #URC derby against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.
Dan du Plessis should be back in the Stormers midfield on Saturday despite being hospitalised last week.
The Lions have fortified their set-piece for the foreseeable future by signing tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye to a two-year extension.
Match officials should face the media after a game to explain any contentious decisions, writes @SimonBorchardt
Vodacom Bulls hooker Akker van der Merwe is holding out hope that Rassie Erasmus will recall him to the Springbok fold in the near future.
Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says they won’t be short of leaders for Saturday’s Vodacom URC north-south derby against the Stormers.
The boys are both backing blue in Saturday’s big URC derby, but which blue is it?