SA sides eye Vodacom URC semi-final spots
The DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks will all have the same objective when they take the field in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals on Saturday – to deliver their best possible performances to secure semi-final spots next week in the north-south extravaganza.

Pumas down Cheetahs to stay in semi-final hunt
After stacking up an impressive unbeaten run of nine wins on the trot, the Airlink Pumas handed the Toyota Cheetahs their second straight defeat when the Lowvelders won an exciting Carling Currie Cup clash by 29-28 in Bloemfontein on Friday night.

Griquas complete comeback for the ages in Stellenbosch
An injury-time try by Luther Obi, coolly converted by George Whitehead, saw Windhoek Draught Griquas snatch a dramatic 43-41 win over DHL Western Province in an instant Carling Currie Cup classic in Stellenbosch on Friday afternoon.

Jantjies, Pretorius back for Stormers' quarter-final
Springbok scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies and centre Rikus Pretorius will make their return in the DHL Stormers' Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Edinburgh at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday.

Sharks change one for playoff in Pretoria
The Cell C Sharks team named to take on the Vodacom Bulls in Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final clash shows just one change from the previous clash two weeks ago.

Bulls replace Brink with Botha for quarter-final
There is all to play for in what is arguably the biggest match so far in 2022 in Pretoria, when the Vodacom Bulls host the Cell C Sharks in an all-South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

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 European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) knockout competitions, the Heineken Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup.

The 2022 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #23
With the top two positions on the Carling Currie Cup log all but sewn up, the battle for the other two spots in the semi-finals will move up in intensity this weekend, with Windhoek Draught Griquas, the Cell C Sharks and the Airlink Pumas all in a race to reach the top-four, while the Down Touch Griffons are on the cusp of promotion as the action continues in the First Division.

European leagues welcome inclusion of SA teams
Following confirmation of the inclusion of five teams from South Africa in the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup for the 2022/23 season and beyond, Europe’s three main professional leagues have expressed their approval of the historic expansion of EPCR’s tournaments.

Final round action to determine finalists
The league phase of the Women’s Premier Division concludes on Saturday, with three potential outcomes on who the finalists will be on 11 June when the season finale will be hosted by the team at the top of the log.