United Rugby Championship News, Fixtures, Results & SA Team Updates

Stay up to date with all the latest URC news, fixtures, match results, and team updates, right here on SA Rugby Magazine. From dramatic comebacks to squad announcements and injury reports, we cover every angle with expert analysis and a proudly South African perspective.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Steve Haag Sports/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (13773583s) Vodacom Bulls vs DHL Stormers. Jacques du Plessis of the Vodacom Bulls makes a hand off BKT United Rugby Championship, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa - 18 Feb 2023

Schalk: Stormers must boss Bulls

Schalk Brits said the DHL Stormers have to dominate the physical battle and box clever on attack to beat the Bulls when the teams clash on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 09: Elrigh Louw of the Bulls during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on April 09, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Louw leads Bulls in Cape Town clash

Elrigh Louw will captain a strong Vodacom Bulls team in the north-south derby clash with the DHL Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.

Embrose Papier of Bulls goes past Evan Roos of Stormers to score a try during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 quarterfinal between the Stormers and Bulls at Cape Town Stadium on 6 May 2023 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Jake: Bulls to run Stormers ragged

The ruthlessness of the Vodacom Bulls’ unstructured play, and the DHL Stormers’ ability to quash it, could decide the outcome of the local derby in Cape Town on Saturday.

Bulls losing diversity race to SA rivals

The stark contrast in transformation numbers of the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls is even more striking than the record between the teams in the Vodacom URC, argues MARK KEOHANE.

Bulls flank Marco van Staden celebrates with captain Marcell Coetzee

URC Picks: Bulls break Stormers drought

The Vodacom Bulls record their first United Rugby Championship win over the Stormers when the sides clash at DHL Stadium, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. @Vodacom #URC

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 25: Willie le Roux of the Bulls scores during the United Rugby Championship match between Vodacom Bulls and Connacht at Loftus Versfeld on November 25, 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Stormers wary of bullish Bok threat

Assistant coach Dawie Snyman said the DHL Stormers will pay special attention to Vodacom Bulls duo Willie le Roux and Wilco Louw when the teams clash on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 06: Hacjivah Dayimani of Stormers during the United Rugby Championship quarter final match between DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on May 06, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Stormers vs Bulls: When SA giants collide

The rivalry between the Stormers and Bulls resumes when the local giants do battle in round 8 of the United Rugby Championship in Cape Town. @Vodacom #URC

LIVE: Stormers vs Bulls

Follow the live action as the DHL Stormers host the @Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town. #STOvBUL

Manie Libbok of the Stormers runs onto the field before the 2023 United Rugby Championship game between the Stormers and Zebre at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on 2 December 2023 ©Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Kingmakers Libbok, Goosen duel for SA throne

DHL Stormers flyhalf Manie Libbok has made his former team rue the day they let him go, but Vodacom Bulls counterpart Johan Goosen is ready to erase that memory when the teams clash on Saturday.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Luca Sighinolfi/INPHO/Shutterstock (14183877j) Zebre Parma vs Vodacom Bulls. Vodacom Bulls' Director of Rugby Jake White BKT United Rugby Championship, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma, Italy - 04 Nov 2023

Jake: The tide’s going to turn

Director of rugby Jake White said the Vodacom Bulls are in a “very good space” to snap a six-game losing run in the Vodacom URC against the DHL Stormers on Saturday.