URC Award Winner: Stormers’ Van Heerden is the Tackle Machine
Stormers lock Ruben van Heerden is an URC Award Winner: The big second-rower has won the the 2024/25 Tackle Machine category. He made 171 tackles,... Read more
URC 2025/26: Stormers land the big fish at home for season opener
The Stormers will host Irish giants Leinster in the 2025/26 season’s opening night in Cape Town. The Bulls will also be at home in... Read more
Keo & Zels pick their SA URC Team of the Season
We did not agree on every position but Zels and myself picked the 15 individuals in each position from South Africa’s Vodacom United Rugby... Read more
SA sides dominate key URC stats as regular season ends
The South African franchises left their mark across all major performance metrics in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, with the Vodacom Bulls and DHL... Read more
United Rugby Championship – Round 18 Review
The regular season came to a close over the weekend with Round 18, with all eight of the Quarter-Finalists now confirmed.
URC Race to the Eight reaches thrilling conclusion
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship Race to the Eight will reach a thrilling conclusion this weekend with five teams fighting it out for the... Read more
Bok Watch – Seven players who are running hot
Two Stormers, four Bulls and one Shark made a Test statement at the weekend and were pivotal to the three respective South African Vodacom... Read more
Weekend Recap: Stormers, Bulls & Sharks secure key wins
Three wins from four for the South African teams in URC Round 15, as the Stormers, Bulls and Sharks all delivered under pressure. The... Read more
Weekend Recap: Bulls go Big as SA sides stumble
It was a mixed weekend for the South African franchises. The Bulls delivered a 9-try hammering of Zebre in Pretoria, but it was pain... Read more
Stormers in for a shock, Ireland set to rock
I sat down with The MoneyMan and SA Rugby Mag editor Zelim Nel to make our picks for this weekend’s URC and Six Nations.... Read more
SA’s best non-Boks in URC
Four rounds into the United Rugby Championship, this is what we consider the best performing combined South African starting XV, write Mark and Oliver... Read more
South Africa will flex muscle in United Rugby Championship
Context, understanding and a bit of patience. That has to be the message to the South African rugby public when it comes to the South... Read more
South Africans, it’s okay to be bullish about the URC
Back Jake White’s Vodacom Bulls to be a title contender in the inaugural United Rugby Championship. Back the Sharks and even the Stormers to... Read more
