“I think it’s a broken tibia, so he will be out for a while – probably the season, I think,” Hlungwani said ... Hlungwani said that there were no new injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s URC clash against Benetton at Cape Town Stadium (6.15pm start) ... .
When the Lions were well beaten by Edinburgh in Scotland the previous week, coach Ivan ‘Cash’ van Rooyen said that it was “non-negotiable” that his team win their four remaining URC games – all in Johannesburg... #LIOvCON@vodacom #URC .
This frees them up for possible selection for the Springboks ... “We got our act together in the second half ... Meanwhile, Ulster will also be desperate to keep their URC playoffs alive after going down 41-17 to leaders Leinster in Dublin last Saturday ... .
Stormers captain Salmaan Moerat says his team are grateful to have an attacking genius in flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu – but that his talent needs to be backed up a better team performance on defence ... Moerat said ... “It is scary where he could go ... .
“The decision-making is the key ...View this post on Instagram ... Hanekom is likely to be watched closely by the Glasgow defence on Friday at Scotstoun Stadium, where the Bulls will be eager to avenge last year’s URC final defeat at Loftus Versfeld.
Having lost two URC finals – in 2022 to the Stormers in Cape Town and last year against Glasgow in Pretoria – Jake White’s team are desperate for some silverware as a reward for all their progress shown over the last few years.
Even a huge blow to the cheek in the Racing 92 Champions Cup game hasn’t halted his progress, and Roos was again prominent in last weekend’s 34-29 URC win over Connacht at Cape Town Stadium... “It’s been awesome and it has been a smooth run back...
"The URC competition is probably a low, a very, very low level compared to Super Rugby, the Champions Cup stuff certainly would be [of the same level]," the World Cup-winning out-half said on 'The Breakdown’.
The Sharks remind me of a V8 Ford Mustang that is firing on only four of its cylinders ... It is the big Kiwi’s fault that the engine is not fine-tuned ... The Sharks have four guaranteed games left of the season — three URC league games and a quarter-final.
Jake White’s team had looked well on course to claim their first URC title as they took a 13-0 first-half lead, and then stretched it to 16-7 early in the second stanza ...Pure perfection from the tee 🤌#BKTURC #URC .
As it is the HolyWeek, Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen spoke with inspiring faith when assessing his team's chances of reaching the knockout stages of the UnitedRugby Championship after their latest setback ... .