Bulls

Sheedy drop goal gives Bristol Bears win in classic against Lyon

Bristol Bears edged a 36-34 win over Lyon in their first Investec Champions Cup Pool 2 game, with Callum Sheedy kicking a drop goal with the clock in the red to triumph in an all-time classic. The...

Goosen gives Bulls the edge over Saracens

The unerring accuracy of fly-half Johan Goosen fired Vodacom Bulls to a sound win in Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup, defeating Saracens 27-16 in what turned out to be a painful afternoon for the...

DHL Stormers face new frontier in Leicester

The DHL Stormers will face the Leicester Tigers for the first time in their Investec Champions Cup opener at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Sunday. Experienced prop Brok Harris will lead the team in Leicester,...

Bulls vs Saracens: Match preview

A column by former England and British and Irish Lions flyhalf Stuart Barnes on the eve of the Investec Champions Cup clash at Loftus between the Vodacom Bulls and Saracens has neatly encapsulated why...

STAT ATTACK: Mack attack, free-flowing Bulls and more from URC Round 7

Mack 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...

Scarlets sign hooker Eduan Swart from South African side the Pumas

Scarlets can confirm the signing of South African hooker Eduan Swart from Currie Cup side the Pumas. With Ken Owens an injury absentee and Academy prospect Isaac Young sidelined with a foot issue, Swart...

Extraordinary matchups define opening weekend in Champions Cup pool 1

If ever there’s a pool full of extraordinarily tough places to go in an Investec Champions’ Cup season, it’s in Pool 1 of this year’s competition. Full of elite level sides who...

United Rugby Championship Round 7 Wrap Up By Simon Thomas

BOX OFFICE WALES HOPEFUL Wales fly-half contender Ioan Lloyd produced a “box office” display in the Scarlets’ 29-23 bonus point victory over Cardiff Rugby at a packed Arms Park.   The...

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Match Preview: Connacht Rugby v Leinster Rugby

Ireland wing Mack Hansen makes his first appearance of the season for Connacht among seven changes from the side beaten 53-27 by the Bulls in Pretoria last weekend. Head coach Pete Wilkins commented:...