Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx courted for dramatic SA club return
The Bulls have sounded out Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx about returning to South Africa when his contract with Japan League One o…
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United Rugby Championship
Exclusive
Fissler Confidential: Future of two Springbok halfbacks up in air
Sale Sharks have reignited their interest in re-signing former Springbok scrum-half Embrose Papier, who has entered the final year…
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Late change as Bulls add two Springboks to line-up for All Blacks
The Bulls have added a Springbok double whammy to the side that will face the All Blacks in Pretoria on Saturday.
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SA rugby players agree 12-week contact stand-down as part of new deal
South Africa’s professional rugby players and employers have agreed a new two-and-a-half-year collective bargaining agreement, w…
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Truck loader turned Bok Lizo Gqoboka hangs up boots
Lizo Gqoboka has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the age of 36, bringing the curtain down on a career that inc…
Bath given brutal Investec Champions Cup schedule as fixtures confirmed
Reigning champions Bordeaux, who beat Bath in the semi-finals, begin their title defence away at Gloucester on Friday, 16 October.
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Champions Cup draw: Saints pitted with Bath as Saracens grouped with 3 winners
Saracens have emerged with arguably the toughest draw of any Gallagher PREM club after being placed in a Investec Champions Cup po…
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EPCR announce significant rule changes to Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) have announced a couple of major changes to the rules of the Investec Champions Cup and Ch…
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Bulls: 'We didn't really give ourselves a chance'
Johan Ackermann cut a rueful figure at Croke Park on Friday night after the Vodacom Bulls were beaten 36-7 by Leinster in the BKT …
Leo Cullen pushes back on 'outside perception' of Leinster as URC title reclaimed
Leo Cullen has insisted Leinster's rollercoaster season was far more enjoyable from the inside than the narrative that built aroun…
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'We'll see': Caelan Doris gives injury update with Ireland tour thrown into doubt
Caelan Doris was delighted by Leinster’s response to their recent European setback as they claimed a 10th United Rugby Champions…
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Worrying injuries to Ireland pair as Leinster rout Bulls to bag back-to-back URC titles
Leinster demolished the Bulls 36-7 to retain their United Rugby Championship title but the victory could have repercussions for Ir…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Bulls player ratings vs Leinster | URC Grand Final 2026
Bulls player ratings: Johan Ackermann was looking to go one step beyond his predecessor Jake White and land a long coveted URC for…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Bulls | URC Grand Final 2026
Leinster player ratings: A repeat of last year's final - same teams, same stadium; and Leo Cullen's outfit were hoping for the sam…
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Simon Zebo warns Bulls of 'Leinster trap' that will see them lose URC final
Simon Zebo has warned the Vodacom Bulls they will lose tonight's BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final at Croke Park if they f…
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The warning Victor Matfield has sent Leinster over Jacques Nienaber
Springbok legend Victor Matfield has warned Leinster that if they don’t extend Jacques Nienaber’s contract, he will be reunite…
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Leo Cullen on Leinster player exodus: 'He's probably been in a bit of a hole'
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has addressed the much-talked-about exit of James Lowe from the province, as well a number of other…
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Bulls select Bok-heavy team to face Leinster in URC final
Willie le Roux and Francois Klopper will each play their 50th BKT URC match for the competition's leading South African team.
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Lowe starts in farewell as Leinster get double injury boost for URC final
Ireland and Leinster captain Caelan Doris has been passed fit to start in their United Rugby Championship final against the Bulls …
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Willie le Roux addresses Jacques Nienaber situation before facing former boss
Two-time World Cup winner Willie le Roux says that the Bulls have already laid to rest the ghosts of last season’s United Rugby …
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Johan Ackermann: ‘Coaching is a calling. You get the opportunity to influence young men’
The Bulls have lost three URC finals in four years, but their head coach is focused on a fresh chance to turn contenders into cham…
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Match officials confirmed for URC final
Andrea Piardi will make United Rugby Championship history on Friday night after being appointed to referee a fourth consecutive Gr…
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PREM Rugby
Analysis
Report: URC finalists Leinster and Bulls suffer from fan fatigue
An extensive report by The Rugby Paper into the regular-season attendances in Europe's three main leagues shows Bordeaux-Begles wa…
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Heartbreak for Glasgow as Bulls end their URC dream for another year
Glasgow squandered a 21-3 lead as their United Rugby Championship hopes died with a 22-21 semi-final defeat by the Bulls at Murray…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Bulls player ratings vs Glasgow Warriors | 2026 URC semi-final
Bulls player ratings: The Bulls overcame a 21-3 first-half deficit to beat Glasgow Warriors 22-21 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on S…
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Franco Smith: 'It was never a consideration, it wasn’t even mentioned'
Franco Smith expects Glasgow to get “an injection of energy” from playing Saturday’s United Rugby Championship semi-final ag…
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Glasgow Warriors make one change to starting XV as Scotland 9 returns to bench
Gregor Hiddleston is the only change to the Glasgow Warriors side for Saturday’s URC semi-final against the Bulls at Scottish Ga…
Bulls name 11 Boks in starting XV to face Glasgow Warriors
The Bulls have named 11 Springboks in their starting XV for Saturday’s URC semi-final against Glasgow Warriors at Murrayfield, w…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Glasgow 'own goal' could come back to haunt them: Thinus Delport
Former Springbok international and Premier Sports pundit Thinus Delport believes the Bulls have every chance of causing an upset w…
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South African URC player of the season crowned after initial snub by Rassie
Embrose Papier's remarkable resurgence has been recognised with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship's South African Player of th…
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Irish province snubbed in URC 2025/26 Dream Team vote
For the first time since the inception of the United Rugby Championship in 2021, Munster Rugby do not have a single player in the …
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'They’ll probably use that as fuel': Scott Cummings braced for Bulls
Scott Cummings said Glasgow’s victory over Bulls in the 2024 United Rugby Championship final is largely irrelevant in preparatio…
Jake White renews calls for Springboks to be forced to play from home
Ex-Springbok coach Jake White has called for SARU to change the Springbok eligibility rules in order to bolster the competitivenes…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
South Africa's clubs divorced Super Rugby to become the URC bridesmaids
The two best South African club teams have booked semi-final trips to Europe, with the Bulls and Stormers set to head to Glasgow a…
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United Rugby Championship
Opinion
Vodacom Bulls player ratings vs Munster | 2025/26 URC quarterfinals
Johan Ackermann’s Vodacom Bulls took the next step in their bid to secure a maiden United Rugby Championship crown with a 45 –…
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Rampant Bulls blow Munster away to book URC Semifinal against Glasgow
The Vodacom Bulls ran in six tries as they progressed to the semi-finals of the United Rugby Championship with a comprehensive 45-…
