Vodacom United Rugby Championship

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers kept alive their aspirations to host Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs in a largely rewarding weekend for the South African teams, with the only blemish being the Emirates Lions’ defeat against defending champions, Munster.

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The Junior Springboks arrived at their tournament base in Queensland, Australia on Thursday evening and had their first recovery and training activities on Friday morning as they resumed preparations for the inaugural Under-20 Rugby Championship, which starts next week at the Sunshine Coast Stadium outside Brisbane.

Women's Premier Division

The third round of the Women’s Premier Division will expose six of the eight teams in the competition to big stadium atmosphere this weekend and add to the exposure of the game to a wider rugby audience.

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The log battle has fast become the overriding narrative of this edition of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, and it is rare indeed for Leinster’s top spot on the standings to be under threat this late in the season.

Team announcement

Speedster Maria Tshiremba will make a welcome return to the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad for next weekend’s HSBC SVNS tournament in Singapore, the seventh of eight in the 2024 season.