Bulls set sights on a second Vodacom URC final
The Vodacom Bulls will have their sights set squarely on booking their second Vodacom United Rugby Championship grand final spot in three seasons when they host Leinster in the first semi-final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon, when they will fly the flag as the last remaining South African team in the cross-hemisphere showpiece.

First Division kicks off with rematch of 2023 final
The Carling Currie Cup First Division for 2024 kicks off with a bang on Saturday, when the Valke host defending champions Sanlam Boland Kavaliers in a rematch of last year’s final at the Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park, in one of three opening-round matches.

Kolbe returns to the Springbok training squad
Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe has rejoined his teammates in Pretoria and will do his rehabilitation under the supervision of the Bok medical staff with an eye on possibly being available for selection for the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Tour against Ireland.

Match official appointments to 15 June 2024
Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship reaching the semi-final stages and the Carling Currie Cup First Division and Women's First Division kicking off on local soil.

New player welfare model confirms kick off
The Carling Currie Cup will kick off as scheduled, as one of the results of a ground-breaking alignment between employers and players to maximise player welfare, while facilitating a 12-month-long South African season.

Nominees are in Vodacom URC Player of the Season
The Vodacom Bulls duo of Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cameron Hanekom are up against the Emirates Lions’ versatile Sanele Nohamba for the coveted Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season Award for 2024.

Gumede joins Bok squad; Kolbe sent for medical tests
Celimpilo Gumede (loose forward) received his first Springbok call-up on Monday and immediately got stuck into the action at the team’s afternoon training session in Pretoria following the release of double Rugby World Cup-winning wing Cheslin Kolbe, who will undergo a medical examination for a knee niggle.

Vodacom Bulls in the way of an all-Irish final
In the first season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship the Irish teams had to play a spectating role as the DHL Stormers squared off to the Vodacom Bulls in the Cape Town final, but 24 months on there is a good chance the South African sides will be spectators this time.

Erasmus names exciting Bok training squad
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an exciting squad of 35 players for the team’s first official training camp of the season, which starts in Pretoria on Monday where the focus will be on the opening Test of the season against Wales on 22 June.

Bulls book home semi-final as Stormers falter
The Vodacom Bulls will host Leinster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria next Saturday after holding their nerve in a tense quarter-final against Benetton, but the DHL Stormers’ hopes of progressing to the top four for a third consecutive season were dashed by Glasgow Warriors in Scotland.