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SA RUGBY UNDER-23 CUP

The new SA Rugby Under-23 Cup competition will kick off in March with teams from the four Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises - the Bulls, Lions, Sharks, and Stormers - facing off over a double-round of action, home and away, followed by the Final, which is scheduled for Saturday, 16 May.

The history

SA Rugby Under-23 Cup 2026 table
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Lions XV
1 1 0 0 24 7 17 4 1 5
2
DHL Stormers XXIII
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Vodacom Bulls XV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Hollywoodbets Sharks U23
1 0 1 0 7 24 -17 1 4 0

FIXTURES

Hollywoodbets Sharks U23

27 Mar | Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban

12:00

DHL Stormers XXIII

Vodacom Bulls XV

28 Mar | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

18:00

Lions XV

RESULTS

21 Mar|Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban

Hollywoodbets Sharks U23

7 - 24

Lions XV

Tournaments

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Full house for SA franchises in Vodacom URC

The four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises showed guts and determination in their 13th round this past weekend to register a full house of bonus point home victories at a crucial stage of the tournament.

SA Cup

Griquas and Boland build momentum as lightning strikes in Bloem

Suzuki Griquas, the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers, Griffons, and SWD Eagles were on the winning side in the third round of the SA Cup this weekend, but lightning had the final say in Bloemfontein as the match between the Toyota Cheetahs and Airlink Pumas was called off.

Pick n Pay Women's Super League

Boland bag important win as Lions edge Sharks

The penultimate round of the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 delivered big time on Saturday, with all four matches played in round six providing ample entertainment and action.

Pick n Pay Women's Super League

All eyes on Wellington in penultimate league round

A place in the final of the Pick n Pay Women’s Super League 1 will be at stake in Wellington on Saturday when the Sanlam Boland Dames host DHL Western Province in round six of the tournament, the penultimate round of the provincial showpiece.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

SA teams have all to play for as playoffs draw closer

The four South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship franchises will have everything to play for this weekend in round 13 of the cross-hemisphere series, as the playoff stages draw nearer and every match proves to be vital in their hopes of securing quarter-final berths.