URC Round 5: fixtures, teams
Friday, 17 November:
Sharks Sport News
Knee injury could sideline Springbok hooker Mbonambi for 6 months
Bongi Mbonambi, a 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok, could be sidelined for six months due to a knee injury, Sharks coach John Plumtree said on Wednesday.
Leinster bounce back in dominant fashion against Sharks
Max Deegan marked his 100th appearance for Leinster with a try in their 34-13 United Rugby Championship win over the Sharks at a wet RDS Arena. Well-taken scores from Jordan Larmour and Deegan steered Leo Cullen's men into a 12-6 half-time lead. A brace of early penalties from Curwin Bosch put the Sharks on the board. Bouncing back from last Sunday's defeat in Glasgow, Leinster secured their bonus point through replacement Rob Russell and Tommy O'Brien, before Russell cancelled out Dylan Richardson's late consolation try. Two soft enough penalties leaked by Leinster saw fly-half Bosch split the posts twice inside the opening 10 minutes. His second strike was from halfway, but came after Larmour had opened the hosts' try account for the evening.
LIVE | Stormers, Sharks, Bulls, Lions name teams for URC openers
The 2023/24 United Rugby Championship (URC) season makes a low-key start this weekend with the international spotlight firmly on the Rugby World Cup semi-finals.
Top eight United Rugby Championship teams to qualify for Champions Cup
Shifting from a representative approach following the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Rugby Championship (URC), which starts this weekend, will introduce a full meritocracy this season to turn up the intrigue and competitiveness in European rugby.
Some travel relief for SA teams as URC announces fixtures for 2023/24 season
In the earliest release of fixtures in the history of the competition, the URC announced its schedule for the 2023/24 campaign on Tuesday, and with it some travel relief for the South African teams.
Champions Cup: Bulls host Saracens to open season, Stormers away at Leicester Tigers
The 2023/24 Champions and Challenge Cup pool stage fixtures were confirmed on Thursday.