Strong second half gives Lions famous victory in Durban
9 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates Lions scored 17 unanswered second half points to record a famous 20-18 victory (halftime 3-18) over a baffled Hollywoodbets Sharks, who remain rooted to the bottom of the Vodacom United Rugby...
STAT ATTACK: Mack attack, free-flowing Bulls and more from URC Round 7
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMack attack Mack Hansen made a total of 130 metres in Round 7 – more than any other player and 27.4% of Connacht’s total. He also assisted two tries. Free-flowing Bulls The Vodacom Bulls...
SA sides excite on local soil in Vodacom URC
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA successful conversion by big Willem Alberts summed up the Vodacom United Rugby Championship weekend from a local perspective as the three South African sides playing at home ran amok against their visitors...
Match Preview: Emirates Lions v Zebre Parma
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates Lions are back on home soil in Johannesburg, with skipper Marius Louw saying they have grown as a group from their four weeks on the road in Europe. They beat the Scarlets 24-23 and picked...
Ulster edge to victory over Emirates Lions
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster came from behind to beat the Lions 24-17 at a windswept Kingspan Stadium scoring three tries to the visitors’ two in game which was in the balance throughout. James Hume, Jacob Stockdale...
Bleak Vodacom URC weekend for South Africa
11 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
11 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
11 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
11 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
11 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...
