Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White has admitted that his team was comprehensively beaten in all facets of the game, reflecting on their loss to Leinster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final on Saturday. He even suggested the scoreline could have been worse.
Irish side Leinster scored six tries as they thumped Glasgow Warriors 37-19 in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
Springbok and DHL Stormers utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu added another significant accolade to his SA Rugby Young Player of the Year award by being crowned SA’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season for 2024/25.
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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the same 54 players – nine of whom are uncapped – that attended the second national alignment camp in Cape Town last month in a large training squad for the opening stages of the international season, which kicks off on 28 June against the Barbarians, followed by the Castle Lager Incoming Series.
Hollywoodbets Sharks flanker and Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, has downplayed the importance of playing his usual No. 6 or No. 7 flanker positions, stating his primary focus is simply being on the field.
Two South African teams have reached the semi-finals of the United Rugby Championship after the Sharks held their nerve in a dramatic penalty shootout to defeat Munster at Kings Park Stadium on Saturday.
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Sharks lock Eben Etzebeth has admitted that being sidelined for four months was frustrating. His return at this crucial juncture of the season is a significant boost for the Durban-based side.
South Africa’s three Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finalists face their biggest task of the season this weekend as they line up against top opposition in the quarter-final of the cross-hemisphere series, where victories will be non-negotiable to advance to the semi-final stages.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu of the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls duo of Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw were rewarded for their consistent good form during the season by grabbing the three nominations for the South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season Award.