Cullen: Jake likes to play down Bulls

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen highlights the quality and confidence of Jake White’s Bulls team chasing silverware in Saturday’s Vodacom URC final at Croke Park. White’s charges have beaten Leinster four times in six URC meetings, including two semi-finals – one...

Skinstad: Burnout could hit Boks

Bob Skinstad says South African rugby’s “full-year schedule” could derail the Springboks’ World Cup title defence in 2027. Since leaving Super Rugby and joining the Vodacom URC in 2021, South Africa has straddled both the southern and northern hemisphere seasons, with...

France big gun to miss Bok grudge match?

An injury has delivered a big blow to France’s hopes of beating the Springboks in November, when the teams clash for the first time since the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Supersized Les Bleus tighthead prop Uini Atonio has been ruled out for up to six months with a hamstring...

Bulls aim to turn SA fans into URC diehards

Jake White says a victory for the Bulls in Saturday’s Croke Park final would be a catalyst for SA fans to “buy in” to the Vodacom URC. Speaking ahead of the title clash with Leinster at Croke Park on Saturday, the Bulls director of rugby underlined how a maiden URC...