When Jake White was coaching South Africa to a second Rugby World Cup trophy in 2007, Cobus Wiese was a 10-year-old boy running around his parents’ Northern Cape farm and tackling his older brother Jasper. Now Cobus is preparing for his first Vodacom United Rugby Championship season under White’s watchful eye at the Vodacom Bulls,
The new season is almost upon us and we’ve put together a list of some of the fastest-rising young stars you need to keep an eye on in the Vodacom URC this season. The Vodacom United Rugby Championship has become a breeding ground across our five nations for young and up-and-coming talent and that’s a
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) has issued a statement in response to unsubstantiated media claims that the URC and the English Premiership were planning to combine their competitions to the exclusion of the South African and Italian URC teams. The URC said: “Contrary to media reports the Vodacom United Rugby Championship is not engaged in
As he looks towards the 20 September kick-off of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White says he’s excited about the growing experience in his squad and singled out Ruan Nortjé as an example of it hopefully benefitting his team this season. Speaking at a Vodacom United Rugby Championship Coaches on the
There is a definite sense of unfinished business in the Vodacom Bulls camp as they prepare for the new season. Jake White’s team has featured in every single season’s play-off phase of the competition, which in itself is a remarkable achievement. They’re one of the few teams to have beaten Leinster both at home and
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s round 1 fixtures between the four South African franchises have been moved to a date still to be determined in early 2025. This move of fixtures comes as a result of a request from the South African Rugby Union to accommodate the playoffs schedule of the 2024 Carling Currie Cup
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