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,
Edinburgh kick off the 2024-25 Vodacom United Rugby Championship season against eight-time champions Leinster while Glasgow Warriors launch their title defence with a confrontational road trip to Ulster. The 2024-25 season commences on Friday night, with two cracking clashes as Sean Everitt’s Edinburgh face the Jacques Nienaber-coached Leinster, while Cardiff host Zebre Parma. While the
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’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
In a major coup for Scottish rugby, Vodacom URC outfit Edinburgh have added one of SA rugby’s experienced coaching exports to its staff. Highly-rated backs and attack coach Scott Mathie will link up with head coach Sean Everitt at Edinburgh ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. The 41-year-old joins on a two-year-deal from Major League Rugby
The extraordinary growth of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship (VURC) continues for the third season in a row with the league setting new attendance and broadcast records. The VURC has also maintained its position as the rugby competition with the fastest growth rate on social media, in addition to the league’s phenomenal rise on YouTube.
Leinster Ins: RG Snyman – Munster Jordie Barrett – Hurricanes (short-term deal) Rabah Slimani – Clermont Outs: Michael Ala’alatoa – Clermont Jason Jenkins – Hollywoodbets Sharks Ross Molony – Bath Ed Byrne – Cardiff Temi Lasisi – Connacht Ben Murphy – Connacht Rhys Ruddock – retired Emirates Lions Ins: Kade Wolhunter – DHL Stormers Franco
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