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Jul 4, 22 •
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Comments Off on ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CELL C SHARKS COACHING STRUCTURE
It’s the dawn of a new era at The Sharks, with the appointment of the globally respected Neil Powell as Director of Rugby and the announcement of our new coaching structure for the 2022/2023 season. It’s the dawn of a new era at The Sharks, with the...
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Jun 24, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Roos comes up top with Vodacom URC Player of the Season Award
DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos has completed a dream tournament by walking away with the inaugural Vodacom Player of the United Rugby Championship Season Award, which forms part of the annual SA Rugby Awards. The 22-year-old Roos, who was part of the DHL...
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Jun 23, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Time to celebrate with the DHL Stormers
The DHL Stormers will arrive at Grand Parade outside the Cape Town City Hall at 10h30 on Friday, June 24 for the start of their open-top bus trophy parade to celebrate their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title win. The players and management will arrive...
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Jun 21, 22 •
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Comments Off on DHL Stormers taking Vodacom URC trophy on parade
The DHL Stormers will be taking the Vodacom United Rugby Championship trophy on an open-top bus parade in Cape Town on Friday, 24 June. Having secured the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship title with a win against old rivals the Vodacom Bulls at DHL...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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Comments Off on Tickets for first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final on sale on Tuesday
The first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final will take place on Saturday, June 18 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town with a local kick-off time of 19h30 (18h30 UK/Ireland). As the highest-ranked team to reach the Vodacom URC Grand Final, the DHL...
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Jun 13, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on EVAN ROOS VOTED VODACOM FANS’ PLAYER OF THE SEASON
Evan Roos has added a third prize of the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship Awards to his personal haul after being voted Vodacom Fans’ Player of the Season. The DHL Stormers number eight has already been named Next-Gen Player of the Season, as...
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Jun 10, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Senatla reaches DHL Stormers 50 in home semifinal
Seabelo Senatla will play his 50th game for the DHL Stormers in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semifinal against Ulster at DHL Stadium on Saturday. There is just one change to the team that defeated Edinburgh in the quarterfinal last week, with...
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Jun 7, 22 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on THE UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM HAS BEEN NAMED
South African players dominate the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Dream Team for the 2021-22 season. Following the addition of the Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers to the competition for the inaugural VURC campaign, South...
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Jun 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom Bulls name 28-man traveling squad for Vodacom URC semi
The Vodacom Bulls have jetted out to Dublin, where they will take on Leinster in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship semifinal at the RDS Arena on Friday night. Jake White and 28 of his charges will begin preparations in Ireland for the all-important...
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Jun 6, 22 •
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Comments Off on Ruan Nortje claims Vodacom URC Ironman Award
The Vodacom Bulls would like to congratulate lock, Ruan Nortje, who was on Monday announced as the winner of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s Ironman Award for the 2021/22 season. The award is given to the player who has played the most minutes in...
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Jun 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Thriller at Loftus on the cards as Vodacom Bulls host Cell C Sharks in VURC quarterfinal
There is all to play for in what is arguably the biggest match so far in 2022 in Tshwane on Saturday when the Vodacom Bulls host rivals, the Cell C Sharks, in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal at Loftus Versfeld. In their first season of the...
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Jun 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Jantjies and Pretorius return for DHL Stadium quarterfinal
Scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies and centre Rikus Pretorius will make their return in the DHL Stormers’ Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal against Edinburgh at DHL Stadium on Saturday. The inclusion of Jantjies and Pretorius are the only changes...
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Jun 2, 22 •
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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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May 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on Excitement mounts in VURC with individual award winners to be revealed
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship is set for a thrilling conclusion in the next few weeks as the competition reaches the playoff stages, with three South African teams in contention for the inaugural title, while 10 individual award winners are set to be...
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May 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on DHL STORMERS DELIVER SHIELD FOR THE PEOPLE
Being crowned the South African Shield winners in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has liberated the elated DHL Stormers from a dark era in their history. DHL Stormers coach John Dobson, in expressing the squad’s relief at getting the last-minute win...
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May 25, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom URC playoffs ticket sales open at Loftus
The Vodacom Bulls on Tuesday opened their ticket sales for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff match against the Cell C Sharks which will be played at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, June 4. The Tshwane-based side confirmed a home quarterfinal spot...
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May 24, 22 •
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Comments Off on Bok hooker Dweba signs with DHL Stormers
Springbok hooker Joseph Dweba will return to South Africa next season, having signed a three-year deal with the DHL Stormers. The front row powerhouse has spent the last two years playing in France for Top14 side Bordeaux-Begles and will be back on home soil...
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May 23, 22 •
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Comments Off on Vodacom URC quarter-final match details confirmed
The three South African franchises that booked their spots in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship play-offs will all take the field next Saturday, 4 June, on a jam-packed weekend of knock-out action, the tournament organisers confirmed on Monday. Only one...
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May 23, 22 •
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Comments Off on WARNING: Fake rugby tickets on circuit
The South African rugby fraternity is cautioning rugby lovers about purchasing fake match-day tickets from fraudulent websites who have no rights to sell any rugby tickets in SA. SA Rugby, franchises and unions have received numerous queries and complaints...
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May 20, 22 •
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Comments Off on Moerat and Ungerer come in for DHL Stormers
There are two changes to the DHL Stormers starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter with Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday. The final round of the regular season before the play-offs will see the DHL Stormers face the Welsh side at...
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May 19, 22 •
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Comments Off on All to play for in Vodacom URC clash between Vodacom Bulls and Ospreys
There will be all to play for when Ospreys host the Vodacom Bulls at Swansea.com Stadium in Wales on Friday night. A win for the Vodacom Bulls will keep their hopes alive of potentially securing a home Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final, pending...
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May 19, 22 •
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Comments Off on Brutal scrum battle expected against Ospreys in crucial Vodacom URC clash
The Vodacom Bulls expect a tough battle when they face Ospreys in a crucial encounter in Swansea on Friday night. While the South African side will be hoping that a win will put them in a good position for a potential home quarter-final, the Welshmen will...
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May 19, 22 •
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Comments Off on Lukhanyo Am returns to the Cell C Sharks
The inspirational Lukhanyo Am returns to the Cell C Sharks starting line-up for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship final pool clash against Ulster in Belfast on Friday evening. Head coach Sean Everitt has made just three changes from the last outing, a...
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Apr 29, 22 •
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Comments Off on Tambwe focused on serving his team
Madosh Tambwe says the biggest growth area in his own game in this Vodacom United Rugby Championship has been shifting the focus off his individual performance and pouring his energy into serving his Vodacom Bulls team as best as he can. “It’s never an...
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Apr 29, 22 •
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Comments Off on No changes for Cell C Sharks team to play Connacht
Cell C Sharks head coach Sean Everitt has shown commitment to the saying, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ by naming the exact same match 23 for his team’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Connacht at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on...
