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
Hosts Fidelity ADT Lions had to come from behind to secure a memorable 43-34 triumph over the defending champions, the Toyota Cheetahs, in Saturday’s first semi-final staged at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg to reach their first final in five years. Later in the day at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV sealed
The Vodacom Bulls have been forced into making a late injury change to their matchday 23 for the 2024 Carling Currie Cup semifinal against the Hollywoodbets Sharks. Winger Henry Immelman has been ruled out and that has necessitated head coach Phiwe Nomlomo to promote Katlego Letebele into the right wing and bring in Cornel ‘Kop’
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
Vodacom Bulls head coach Phiwe Nomlomo has switched his halfback combination by recalling Keagan Johannes to scrumhalf to pair up with Johan Goosen at flyhalf for the 2024 Carling Currie Cup. Nomlomo’s herd will go head-to-head against Durbanites, the Hollywoodbets on Saturday 14 September from 17h00 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Tickets to the square-off between
The second semi-final is scheduled for 17h00 in Pretoria between the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks XV. The two winning teams will battle it out for the historic trophy on Saturday, 21 September at 16h00. All matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Last year, the Free Staters sprang a minor surprise by beating the
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
The two winning teams will battle it out for the historic cup on Saturday, 21 September at 16h00. All games will be broadcast live on SuperSport. Over the past weekend, Suzuki Griquas started the action on a winning note when they defeated DHL Western Province 37-29 in Kimberley on Friday afternoon, after which the Fidelity
The Vodacom Bulls have assembled a heavily rotated outfit that travels to the South coast for round 10 of the 2024 Carling Currie Cup where they are set to tackle the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban. In the front row, Jacques ‘Polisieman’ van Rooyen has new partners in crime in the form of Akker van der
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