Bleak Vodacom URC weekend for South Africa
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDifficult conditions, a lack of discipline and a little bit of unluckiness were part of the mix as all four South African teams came up short in the fifth round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship...
STARTS FOR NTLABAKANYE, ALBERTS IN LIONS’ FINAL TOUR MATCH IN BELFAST
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates Lions face Irish outfit Ulster for their final tour match in Round 5 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Kick-off is at 21:35 (SA time) on Friday evening at Kingspan Stadium. Fresh...
Scarlets suffer late heartbreak
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets suffered a heartbreaking late defeat to Emirates Lions in a nail-biting BKT United Rugby Championship clash at Parc y Scarlets. With just two minutes left on the clock, a charged down kick saw...
URC Weekend Round Up
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Vodacom Bulls delivered a strong performance in Italy to move back into the top four of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the three other South African teams found the going tough on the road...
United Rugby Championship Stats Round 2
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAfter an exciting weekend of the United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from R2 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far. Top Players...
Stormers and Bull off to a perfect start
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stormers and Bulls started the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season on a perfect note with bonus-point victories in Gauteng on the weekend. The Emirates Lions refused to give...
Resurgent Sanele Nohamba kicking it with Lions
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA move to the Emirates Lions has coincided with Sanele Nohamba rediscovering the form that made him hot property as a rookie. Nohamba was the driving force in the Emirates Lions’ revival...
Lions coach Van Rooyen heaps praise on match-winner Sanele Nohamba
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThough he gave credit to the entire team in their 29-25 United Rugby Championship (URC) win over the Bulls on Saturday at Loftus, Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen made special mention of Sanele Nohamba. The...
Close encounters in South African URC derbies
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe DHL Stormers all but secured the South African Shield with a tense victory in Cape Town on Saturday, while the Emirates Lions kept their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes alive in Pretoria...
Mixed fortunes in rescheduled URC clashes
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates Lions and Cell C Sharks enjoyed some mixed fortunes in their rescheduled sixth round Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures on Saturday, with the Johannesburg side ending a five-match...
