United Rugby Championship predictions and fixture times for 18 – 20 March 2022

The United Rugby Championship continues this weekend with the South African sides starting to hit their straps in the competition’s inaugural season.

All four SA franchises were winners at the start of their home run of fixtures last weekend, with the Bulls kicking off the action on Friday night at home to Llanelli Scarlets before the Scottish derby between Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh.

The Lions host Munster and Sharks play Zebre on Saturday, before attention shifts on Sunday to the Cape Town Stadium for the clash between the Stormers and Cardiff Blues.

The Bulls are eyeing the top half of the United Rugby Championship table when they tackle Llanelli Scarlets in Pretoria on Friday night.

It’s a testing trip up to altitude on the Highveld for the tourists, a week on from their 37-20 defeat at the hands of the Sharks as the URC returned to South African soil.

They sit five points beneath their hosts in the standings ahead of the Loftus Versfeld clash, albeit having played a game less amid the turmoil caused by Covid-19 in the competition’s inaugural season.

Jake White’s hosts were 29-24 winners over depleted Munster last Saturday on home turf.

Friday 11 March, kick off 19:10 SAST.

It’s a Scottish derby in the United Rugby Championship on Friday night as Glasgow Warriors go up against Edinburgh.

The pair are fresh from a rest weekend, too, albeit missing a host of Scotland internationals on duty in the final round of the Six Nations Rugby Championship.

Contrasting fortunes a fortnight ago left the duo level-pegging at fourth and fifth in the URC table.

Glasgow keenly felt the loss of their internationals in going down to defeat at Llanelli Scarlets, while the capital city side were on fine form to thump Connacht 56-8.

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