Date: Saturday, 22nd April 2023 Time:              18h15 Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban Referee: Mike Adamson Assistant Refs: Cwengile Jadezweni, Griffin Colby TMO: Hollie Davidson For the Cell C Sharks' Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with Munster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday evening, the big focus is on a huge performance that brings the win so vital for a place in the knock-outs.The continuity in team selection remains, with just one change to the starting line-up, Jeandre Labuschagne replacing...

  The DHL Stormers, Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls will have everything to play for on Saturday in a tough round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals – their biggest challenge of the season so far. Defending champions, the DHL Stormers, will host the Vodacom Bulls in an all-South African quarter-final and a repeat of last year’s Grand Final in Cape Town on Saturday at 15h30, while the Cell C Sharks will line up against Leinster in Dublin at 18h00. North-South derbies have been proper humdingers in the last few years and the battle in Cape Town is expected to...

Leinster vs. Cell C Sharks (Quarter Final) Date: Saturday, 6th May 2023 Time:              18h00  Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Craig Evans Assistant Refs: Sam Grove-White,  Hollie Davidson TMO: Ben Whitehouse The Cell C Sharks take on Leinster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals at Aviva Stadium on Saturday with the tournament heading towards its climax.Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell has had his hand forced in naming a changed line-up following the loss of Springbok captain Siya...

Leinster vs. Cell C Sharks (Quarter Final) Date: Saturday, 6th May 2023 Time:              18h00  Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Craig Evans Assistant Refs: Sam Grove-White,  Hollie Davidson TMO: Ben Whitehouse The Cell C Sharks take on Leinster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals at Aviva Stadium on Saturday with the tournament heading towards its climax.Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell has had his hand forced in naming a changed line-up following the loss of Springbok captain Siya...

Stormers through to second successive Grand Final   The DHL Stormers stayed in the race to defend their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title as they held their nerve in a gripping semi-final against Connacht at a windy DHL Stadium in Cape Town for a 43-25 victory and a spot in the final. The Capetonians – who scored six tries to four by the Irish visitors with Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok contributing 23 points - will know later this evening who they will face in the Grand Final on Saturday, 27 May, and whether they will travel to Dublin or host the match in Cape Town. If...

Stormers through to second successive Grand Final   The DHL Stormers stayed in the race to defend their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title as they held their nerve in a gripping semi-final against Connacht at a windy DHL Stadium in Cape Town for a 43-25 victory and a spot in the final. The Capetonians – who scored six tries to four by the Irish visitors with Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok contributing 23 points - will know later this evening who they will face in the Grand Final on Saturday, 27 May, and whether they will travel to Dublin or host the match in Cape Town. If...

Munster scores late try to snatch the title in Cape Town Munster earned their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship title since 2011 in front of a record crowd of over 56 300 fans as they scored a late try to deny hosts, the DHL Stormers, their second title in a row, thanks to a narrow 19-14 victory in an intense Grand Final in Cape Town on Saturday night. The first half at the DHL Stadium proved to be a hard grind as Munster dominated possession and territory and applied pressure on the DHL Stormers on attack, but the home side stood their ground for most of the first stanza, as...

Munster scores late try to snatch the title in Cape Town Munster earned their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship title since 2011 in front of a record crowd of over 56 300 fans as they scored a late try to deny hosts, the DHL Stormers, their second title in a row, thanks to a narrow 19-14 victory in an intense Grand Final in Cape Town on Saturday night. The first half at the DHL Stadium proved to be a hard grind as Munster dominated possession and territory and applied pressure on the DHL Stormers on attack, but the home side stood their ground for most of the first stanza, as...

Date: Saturday, 21st October 2023 Time: 18h15 Venue: Thomond Park, Limerick Referee: Gianulca Gnecchi (ITA) Assistant Refs: Jonathan Erskine, Andrew Fogarty TMO: Stefano Penne The Vodacom United Rugby Championship leaps into action this weekend with the Hollywoodbets Sharks in round one action against Irish side Munster at their home ground Thomond Park on Saturday. There’s been a long break in competitive rugby for the Hollywoodbets Sharks, but the time is now upon us for the action to resume once more and excitement levels couldn’t be higher. The team composition and...

Date: Saturday, 21st October 2023 Time: 18h15 Venue: Thomond Park, Limerick Referee: Gianulca Gnecchi (ITA) Assistant Refs: Jonathan Erskine, Andrew Fogarty TMO: Stefano Penne The Vodacom United Rugby Championship leaps into action this weekend with the Hollywoodbets Sharks in round one action against Irish side Munster at their home ground Thomond Park on Saturday. There’s been a long break in competitive rugby for the Hollywoodbets Sharks, but the time is now upon us for the action to resume once more and excitement levels couldn’t be higher. The team composition and...

  The two South African teams that played in the inaugural final, the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, made the early statements locally in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship but it was Glasgow Warriors’ excellent win over Leinster that provided the standout moment of the opening weekend. Leinster have fallen at the play-off stage of both editions of the competition to have been played thus far. In the first season it was the Vodacom Bulls that shocked them in the 2021/22 semi-final at the RDS Arena in Dublin, and last season eventual winners Munster did the trick at the...

  The two South African teams that played in the inaugural final, the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, made the early statements locally in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship but it was Glasgow Warriors’ excellent win over Leinster that provided the standout moment of the opening weekend. Leinster have fallen at the play-off stage of both editions of the competition to have been played thus far. In the first season it was the Vodacom Bulls that shocked them in the 2021/22 semi-final at the RDS Arena in Dublin, and last season eventual winners Munster did the trick at the...

Leinster vs. Hollywoodbets Sharks  Date: Saturday, 28th October 2023 Time: 17h55 Venue: RDS Arena, Leinster Referee: Frederico Vedovelli Assistant Refs: Joy Neville, Paul Haycock TMO: Stefano Roscini The Hollywoodbets Sharks have another opportunity to both grow and showcase the rugby journey they have embraced when they take on Leinster in Saturday’s round two Vodacom United Rugby Championship action.Head coach John Plumtree has named exciting signing Aphiwe Dyantyi on the bench as he looks set to make his debut in the Black & White jersey, along with scrumhalf...

Leinster vs. Hollywoodbets Sharks  Date: Saturday, 28th October 2023 Time: 17h55 Venue: RDS Arena, Leinster Referee: Frederico Vedovelli Assistant Refs: Joy Neville, Paul Haycock TMO: Stefano Roscini The Hollywoodbets Sharks have another opportunity to both grow and showcase the rugby journey they have embraced when they take on Leinster in Saturday’s round two Vodacom United Rugby Championship action.Head coach John Plumtree has named exciting signing Aphiwe Dyantyi on the bench as he looks set to make his debut in the Black & White jersey, along with scrumhalf...

Date: Friday, 03rd November 2023 Time: 21h35 (CAT), 19h35 (UK) Venue: Twickenham Stoop, London Referee: Mike Adamson Assistant Refs: Dewi Phillips, Mark Butcher TMO: Matteo Liperini Friday evening’s clash between the Ospreys and Hollywoodbets Sharks takes on historic significance as the first ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixture to take place in London, when the two teams meet at the Twickenham Stoop. Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree has made four changes to last week’s side, handing Dylan Richardson his first start of the season, swapping the hooker...

Date: Friday, 03rd November 2023 Time: 21h35 (CAT), 19h35 (UK) Venue: Twickenham Stoop, London Referee: Mike Adamson Assistant Refs: Dewi Phillips, Mark Butcher TMO: Matteo Liperini Friday evening’s clash between the Ospreys and Hollywoodbets Sharks takes on historic significance as the first ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixture to take place in London, when the two teams meet at the Twickenham Stoop. Hollywoodbets Sharks head coach John Plumtree has made four changes to last week’s side, handing Dylan Richardson his first start of the season, swapping the hooker...

Date: Saturday, 18th November 2023 Time: 17h00 Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban Referee: Craig Evans Assistant Refs: Morne Ferreira, Cwengile Jadezweni TMO: Sean Brickell Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am has been selected for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Connacht at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in the team’s first home game of the season. Am is the only player amongst the Springboks who has been released to return to action for the Hollywoodbets Sharks as the Durban side face their third Irish opponent in five weeks. “Bongi Mbonambi and Vincent...

Date: Saturday, 18th November 2023 Time: 17h00 Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban Referee: Craig Evans Assistant Refs: Morne Ferreira, Cwengile Jadezweni TMO: Sean Brickell Springbok centre Lukhanyo Am has been selected for Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Connacht at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in the team’s first home game of the season. Am is the only player amongst the Springboks who has been released to return to action for the Hollywoodbets Sharks as the Durban side face their third Irish opponent in five weeks. “Bongi Mbonambi and Vincent...

  Difficult 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 this weekend. On Friday night in Scotland and Ireland, the Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions let slip first-half leads as they were beaten by Edinburgh (31-23) and Ulster (24-17) respectively. The Hollywoodbets Sharks worked very hard against Connacht, but ultimately paid the price for making too many mistakes as the Irish team won by 13-12 in Durban on Saturday afternoon....

Date: Saturday, 25th November 2023 Time: 19h05 Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban Referee: Frank Murphy Assistant Refs: Christopher Allison, Stephen Geldenhuys TMO: Eoghan Cross   The injection of Rugby World Cup winning Springboks back into the Hollywoodbets Sharks fold is a major boost for the side ahead of tomorrow’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash with the Dragons RFC at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.Head coach John Plumtree has welcomed back lock Eben Etzebeth, scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse, wing Makazole Mapimpi into the starting line-up alongside Lukhanyo Am...