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Apr 3, 23 •
8291 Views •
EPCR Challenge Cup, General News, Heineken Champions Cup, Heineken Cup, International, National, Other Tournaments, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Three SA teams book European quarter-final spots
The Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers are through to the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals, while the Emirates Lions booked their place in the EPCR Champions Cup top-eight following a thrilling weekend of European playoffs. The Cell C Sharks will line up...
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Mar 2, 23 •
1428 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Pressure rises for SA sides in Vodacom URC
The pressure on the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will strike a new level this weekend as the competition hits the fourth-last pool round and the race for playoff spots moves up a few notches. The DHL Stormers will host the Cell C...
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Jan 23, 23 •
3419 Views •
EPCR Challenge Cup, General News, Heineken Champions Cup, Heineken Cup, International, National, Other Tournaments, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on All five SA teams qualify for European playoffs
With the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup pool rounds concluded, the five South African franchises now know exactly who they will face in their playoff matches in 10 weeks’ time in the European showpieces. The round of 16 matches will all take...
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Jan 19, 23 •
2495 Views •
EPCR Challenge Cup, General News, Heineken Champions Cup, Heineken Cup, International, National, Other Tournaments, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Victories key as SA teams hunt European playoff spots
Victories will be front of mind for the five South African teams in action in the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions this weekend as they attempt to qualify for playoff spots in the closing pool round of the European showpieces. The...
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Dec 8, 22 •
6589 Views •
EPCR Challenge Cup, General News, Heineken Champions Cup, International, National, Other Tournaments, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on South African teams break new ground in Europe
Five South African franchises will enter new rugby territory on Saturday when the take the field in the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions in a watershed moment for SA rugby. The Emirates Lions will get their first...
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Nov 4, 22 •
4092 Views •
EPCR Challenge Cup, General News, International, National, Other Tournaments, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on 2022/23 EPCR Challenge Cup – rearranged fixtures
Following the RFU’s decisions to suspend Wasps and Worcester Warriors from the Gallagher Premiership for the remainder of the season, both clubs cannot be included in the 2022/23 EPCR Challenge Cup fixture schedule. Due to the resulting changes to the...
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Oct 28, 22 •
1505 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom URC goes local before Test break
The Cell C Sharks and Emirates Lions will return to the field in a thrilling round featuring two local Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies when they take on last year’s finalists, the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, respectively this weekend. The...
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Oct 20, 22 •
1622 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Stepping up a gear with Vodacom URC break looming
The South African franchises will target a strong round in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend as they look to maintain their favourable positions on the standings with only two rounds remaining – one of which is a weekend of local derbies...
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Oct 17, 22 •
1052 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks surge as DHL Stormers remain unbeaten
It was a weekend of sunshine and rain – literally and figuratively – for the South African teams in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with the Cell C Sharks making the most of their first home game of the season while the DHL Stormers managed to keep...
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Oct 13, 22 •
1534 Views •
General News •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA franchises look to remain in Vodacom URC Top-8
The South African franchises will be committed to remaining in the top eight on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship log as they prepare to enter round five of the competition this weekend, where the Emirates Lions and Cell C Sharks have valuable home games,...
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Oct 9, 22 •
1664 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers victorious up north
The Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers flew the South African flag on a weekend where the local teams’ stranglehold on the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was broken as the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls came up short on the road. The teams from...
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Oct 6, 22 •
1395 Views •
General News, International, National, South Africa, South Africa, United Rugby Championship •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on South African teams aim high on foreign soil
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will aim high in round four of the competition this weekend as all four teams look to build on their winning momentum on tour in the Northern Hemisphere, while the Vodacom Bulls, DHL Stormers and Cell...
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Oct 4, 22 •
1596 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Leader Louw Has Found His Place In The Pride
A gutsy decision to swap the seaspray of Durban for the inner-city of Doornfontein (Johannesburg) has seen Marius Louw pounce on an opportunity to star for the Emirates Lions in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Louw spent around eight years in Durban...
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Sep 25, 22 •
1828 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Full house of Vodacom URC wins for SA teams
The DHL Stormers started their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title defence in perfect fashion with a bonus-point win, and although the three other South African teams had their supporters on the edge of their seats, the Emirates Lions, Vodacom Bulls and...
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Sep 18, 22 •
2025 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on New Vodacom URC season off to a flyer
The 2022/23 season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship got off to a flying start on the weekend, with the Vodacom Bulls setting the tone on local soil while two of last season’s quarter-finalists were beaten on the road. Defending champions, the DHL...
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Sep 16, 22 •
2047 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on COETZEE WILL ADD TO THE ROAR OF THE LIONS
South African rugby players, previously seduced by playing overseas, are wanting back to South Africa for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship – and among the latest to return to the Republic is fullback Andries Coetzee. A relative veteran at 32, Coetzee...
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Sep 16, 22 •
2106 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom URC: Gauteng Derby kicks off local action
The second season of the exciting Vodacom United Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend, with the Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls setting off the local action when they clash in a Gauteng Derby in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon. The match at Emirates...
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Jul 28, 22 •
2108 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Second season schedule of Vodacom United Rugby Championship confirmed
The second Vodacom United Rugby Championship season kicks off in 50 days’ time with the league ready to build upon an enormously successful first campaign that saw the DHL Stormers claim the inaugural title. All 18 rounds are confirmed with broadcast...
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Jun 2, 22 •
2050 Views •
General News, Heineken Cup, International, National, Other Tournaments, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Five SA teams to join elite competitions in Europe
South Africa’s involvement into the top-flight of Northern Hemisphere club rugby has received a massive boost with the confirmation on Thursday that the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams and the Toyota Cheetahs will play in next season’s two...
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Mar 24, 22 •
746 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Targeting a third straight Vodacom URC full house in SA
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will hunt a rare third clean sweep in a row when they take the field against a new set of European teams in the cross-hemisphere showpiece this weekend, with an eye on climbing further up the...
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Mar 14, 22 •
880 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Smiles in South Africa after superb Vodacom URC weekend
It was a rewarding weekend for the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as all four sides secured valuable home wins in what could mark the start of a strong resurgence by the domestic teams up the table. The Cell C Sharks were...
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Feb 24, 22 •
902 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on SA Vodacom URC franchises to test themselves in Europe
The South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will put their skills to the test in Europe for the first time in 2022 this weekend as all four sides face international opposition on short one-week tours after four intense rounds of derbies in...
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Feb 9, 22 •
1061 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Rescheduled Vodacom URC games in South Africa locked in
South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams will host Scarlets, Munster, Cardiff and Zebre Parma next month in two rescheduled rounds of the competition, which had to be postponed late last year. With the onset of the Omicron variant of...
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Dec 2, 21 •
846 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Local is lekker this weekend! Vodacom #URC
The coast is many people’s destination in December and it’s no different for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship when the competition returns this weekend, albeit in a slightly different guise than what was expected, with two big South African derbies...
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Nov 30, 21 •
856 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Vodacom URC derbies brought forward to this weekend
Two Vodacom United Rugby Championship derbies originally scheduled for February 2022 have been brought forward and will be played in Durban and Cape Town this weekend. In the wake of the round six and seven matches that were postponed last week due to the...
