While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
The Bulls clawed back some ground in the United Rugby Championship’s South African Shield with a 34-10 victory over the Lions.
The Lions picked up their first win since the opening round of the United Rugby Championship as they triumphed 37-19 over the Stormers in Cape Town.
The Lions picked up their first win since the opening round of the United Rugby Championship as they triumphed 37-19 over the Stormers in Cape Town.
The British and Irish Lions kick off their tour to South Africa with a match against namesakes the Sigma Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has opted to push some of the younger players into the frontline against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.
The Bulls suffered their first defeat of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA as they were beaten 34-33 by the previously winless Lions in Johannesburg.
Much has been made of the impending exodus from southern hemisphere that is set to ensue following this year's World Cup in Japan, so here's a composite XV of the best players that have already confirmed their exits to the northern hemisphere.
Rohan Janse van Rensburg ensured a thrilling late win for the Lions over the Cheetahs in the opening round of the 2017 Super Rugby.