URC team of the week: Irish and South African teams dominate

All eight Irish and South African sides are represented in our team of the week for round nine of the BKT United Rugby Championship.

Connacht and Munster boosted their top-eight hopes with big wins while leaders Leinster overcame a numerical disadvantage and 19-point deficit to stun Ulster at the RDS.

Down in the southern hemisphere, it was a clean sweep for South African teams against Welsh opposition, with the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers moving above Ulster into second and third respectively in the URC standings.

15. Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls)

Arendse continued the excellent form he produced for South Africa in November as the Bulls overpowered Cardiff in Pretoria.

The 26-year-old scored five tries on the Springboks' European tour and he crossed the whitewash again on his URC return, while also setting up two tries for Canan Moodie.

14. Rabz Maxwane (Emirates Lions)

Maxwane put the Lions on course for their fifth win of the campaign with a brilliant opening try against the Scarlets.

The wing took Marius Louw’s tidy offload out the back and used his footwork to beat four defenders and speed clear.

13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster)

It's phenomenal from Ringrose!