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Wilco Louw
United Rugby Championship

Hollywoodbets Sharks Aim for Winning Start in URC Opener Against Glasgow Warriors

The Hollywoodbets Sharks take on the Glasgow Warriors in Scotland on Friday evening,looking to get their Vodacom United Rugby Championship tournament off to a successful start. Beginning the campaign on the road certainly makes for interesting times, with HollywoodbetsSharks head coach John Plumtree admitting that the three match tour presents numerouschallenges for his side, something he has had to negotiate…

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Johan Ackermann
United Rugby Championship

Ackermann Comes Full Circle: Vodacom Bulls Name Him New Head Coach

Johan Ackermann is back where it all began – and this time, he's calling the shots. The Vodacom Bulls have officially appointed the former Springbok lock and respected coach as their new head coach, in what is being hailed as a homecoming for one of South African rugby’s most influential figures. The move has been described as a “perfect fit”…

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Renaldo Bothma Exclusive
ExclusivesUnited Rugby Championship

“The Bulls Were Ready – But So Were Leinster: Perspective, Not Criticism, Is What We Need”

By Renaldo Bothma Part 1 of 3 | Exclusive for Octafield Let’s set the record straight. This past United Rugby Championship (URC) season was, without a doubt, the most well-prepared I’ve seen the Bulls in the last five years. The level of preparation, conditioning, and strategic thinking going into the URC final was world-class. But what the final also did…

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8:45 pm

Ulster vs Blue Bulls

8:45 pm
Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff vs Connacht

6:30 pm

Leinster vs Sharks

6:30 pm

Glasgow Warriors vs Dragons RFC

4:00 pm

Ospreys vs Zebre Parma

4:00 pm

Benetton vs Lions

0 - 34

Scarlets vs DHL Stormers

20 - 19

Munster vs Edinburgh

22 - 20
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Zebre Parma vs Lions

23 - 20
Thomond Park

Munster vs Cardiff

39 - 31
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Leinster

16 - 14
Stadio Monigo

Benetton vs Glasgow Warriors

2:00 pm
Dexcom Stadium

Connacht vs Scarlets

17 - 17
Rodney Parade

Dragons RFC vs Sharks

9:05 pm
Hive Stadium

Edinburgh vs Ulster

26 - 10
DHL Stadium

DHL Stormers vs Ospreys

16 - 15
Dexcom Stadium

Connacht vs Benetton

33 - 20
Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff vs Lions

21 - 34
Parc y Scarlets

Scarlets vs Munster

31 - 28
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Zebre Parma vs Edinburgh

53 - 40
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Ospreys

35 - 19
Scotstoun

Glasgow Warriors vs Sharks

42 - 21
Affidea Stadium

Ulster vs Dragons RFC

35 - 0
DHL Stadium

DHL Stormers vs Leinster

7:15 pm
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Cheetahs

5:00 pm
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

9:05 am

New Zealand vs Springboks

3:00 pm
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Griquas

5:10 pm
DHL Stadium

Springboks vs Australia

2:00 pm
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Lions

7:10 pm
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Western Province

5:00 pm
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

28 - 20
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Blue Bulls

22 - 38
Emirates Airline Park

Springboks vs Australia

35 - 36
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Lions

31 - 24
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Western Province

26 - 17
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Sharks

29 - 10
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Lions

5 - 7
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Cheetahs

7 - 41
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Pumas

47 - 17
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Western Province

48 - 39
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

64 - 0
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Sharks

40 - 19
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Western Province

42 - 25
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Pumas

37 - 35
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Cheetahs

23 - 48
DHL Stadium

Western Province vs Blue Bulls

46 - 5
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Sharks

49 - 28
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Griquas

55 - 10

Springboks vs Georgia

48 - 20

Griffons vs Eastern Province

55 - 12

Valke vs Leopards

45 - 0

Springboks vs Italy

24 - 20

Cheetahs vs Georgia

19 - 26

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Leopards

80 - 21

Griffons vs Border Bulldogs

3 - 22

Eastern Province vs Valke

44 - 20

Eastern Province vs Border Bulldogs

7 - 59
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Griffons

54 - 26

Valke vs Phangela SWD Eagles

21 - 34
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Eastern Province

15 - 33

Border Bulldogs vs Valke

31 - 40

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Griffons

50 - 24

Valke vs Leopards

66 - 32

Griffons vs Eastern Province

29 - 33

Border Bulldogs vs Phangela SWD Eagles

32 - 7

Leinster vs Blue Bulls

47 - 20
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Border Bulldogs

26 - 36
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Valke

36 - 31

Eastern Province vs Phangela SWD Eagles

106 - 7
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Border Bulldogs

20 - 14

Eastern Province vs Griffons

32 - 34
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Pumas

29 - 45
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Valke

5 - 52
Outeniqua Park, George

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Griquas

19 - 22

Ulster vs Sharks

56 - 5
DHL Stadium

DHL Stormers vs Benneton

26 - 7
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Connacht

59 - 17
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Valke

57 - 27
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Phangela SWD Eagles

80 - 0
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Leopards

19 - 26
Scotstoun Stadium

Glasgow vs Blue Bulls

39 - 34
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Griquas

15 - 41

Border Bulldogs vs Eastern Province

13 - 16

Munster vs Blue Bulls

34 - 29
DHL Stadium

DHL Stormers vs Connacht

31 - 42
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Benneton

17 - 18

Edinburgh vs Sharks

10 - 80
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Pumas

45 - 40
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Valke vs Griffons

3 - 52

Border Bulldogs vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

87 - 15
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Phangela SWD Eagles

70 - 17
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Eastern Province

38 - 31

Cheetahs vs Griffons

26 - 17

Eastern Province vs Leopards

42 - 36
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

110 - 7

Pumas vs Border Bulldogs

18 - 24

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Valke

42 - 0
Scotstoun Stadium

Glasgow vs Lions

7 - 10
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Leinster

35 - 47

Eastern Province vs Cheetahs

33 - 52
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Griquas

25 - 28

Border Bulldogs vs Leopards

71 - 21
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Phangela SWD Eagles

35 - 50
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Valke vs Pumas

63 - 24
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Zebre Parma

38 - 34

Ulster vs DHL Stormers

21 - 20
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Leinster

17 - 29

Scarlets vs DHL Stormers

43 - 26
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Valke vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

10 - 79
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Griffons

35 - 34
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Zebre Parma

20 - 17
Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff vs Lions

46 - 38
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Cheetahs

3 - 118

Border Bulldogs vs Griquas

26 - 39
Outeniqua Park, George

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Eastern Province

3:00 pm

Eastern Province vs Pumas

38 - 35
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

68 - 15
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Valke

69 - 0
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Leopards

48 - 22
Outeniqua Park, George

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Border Bulldogs

7 - 66
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Griquas

32 - 55

Border Bulldogs vs Griffons

45 - 29
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Cheetahs

25 - 22
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Lions

41 - 30
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Valke vs Eastern Province

75 - 7
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Phangela SWD Eagles

3:30 pm
Rodney Parade

Dragons RFC vs Lions

19 - 29
Swansea.com Stadium

Ospreys vs Blue Bulls

38 - 7

Edinburgh vs DHL Stormers

38 - 10
Stadio Monigo

Benneton vs Sharks

5 - 36
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Zebre Parma vs DHL Stormers

30 - 33
Rodney Parade

Dragons RFC vs Sharks

47 - 21
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Ulster

55 - 21
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Edinburgh

37 - 24
Dexcom Stadium

Ospreys vs DHL Stormers

36 - 30
Dexcom Stadium

Connacht vs Sharks

48 - 7

Springboks vs Argentina

22 - 16
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Edinburgh

35 - 22
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Ulster

33 - 13

New Zealand vs Australia

29 - 28

Argentina vs Springboks

14 - 16
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Sharks

29 - 31

Australia vs New Zealand

40 - 40
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Sharks

43 - 34
Emirates Airline Park

Lions vs Cheetahs

24 - 18
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Blue Bulls

67 - 27

Argentina vs Australia

18 - 12

Springboks vs New Zealand

14 - 41
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Cheetahs

62 - 5
Emirates Airline Park

Golden Lions vs Griffons

37 - 29
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Western Province

39 - 30
Danie Craven Stadium

Western Province vs Pumas

19 - 20

Argentina vs Australia

31 - 27

Springboks vs New Zealand

75 - 19
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Griffons

33 - 57
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Golden Lions

44 - 31
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Cheetahs

26 - 45
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Pumas

21 - 38
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Golden Lions

23 - 31
DHL Stadium

Western Province vs Sharks

47 - 24
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Griquas

7 - 59
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Griquas

20 - 25
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Sharks

41 - 22
Emirates Airline Park

Golden Lions vs Western Province

12 - 30

Australia vs Springboks 2

42 - 10

New Zealand vs Argentina 2

24 - 40
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Blue Bulls

40 - 21
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Griquas

19 - 26
DHL Stadium

Western Province vs Cheetahs

55 - 21
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Griffons

55 - 12
Emirates Airline Park

Golden Lions vs Pumas

30 - 38

New Zealand vs Argentina

7 - 33

Australia vs Springboks

28 - 36
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Golden Lions

39 - 17
DHL Stadium

Western Province vs Griffons

44 - 44
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Pumas

34 - 34
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Blue Bulls

66 - 26
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Griquas

50 - 34
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Western Province

22 - 35
Emirates Airline Park

Golden Lions vs Sharks

45 - 47
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Cheetahs

15 - 64
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Western Province

3:00 pm
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

2:00 pm

Valke vs Eastern Province

31 - 21
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Sharks

25 - 13
Loftus Versfeld

Blue Bulls vs Cheetahs

25 - 13
Emirates Airline Park

Golden Lions vs Griquas

7:00 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

Australia U20 vs Wales U20

7:00 pm
DHL Stadium

New Zealand U20 vs France U20

4:30 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

Georgia U20 vs Fiji U20

4:30 pm
DHL Stadium

England U20 vs Ireland U20

2:00 pm
DHL Stadium

Argentina U20 vs Junior Springboks

2:00 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

Italy U20 vs Spain U20

10 - 52
Down Touch Investments Stadium

Griffons vs Blue Bulls

3:00 pm
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Valke vs Eastern Province

3:00 pm
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Phangela SWD Eagles

37 - 17
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Western Province

1:30 pm
Police Park, East London

Border Bulldogs vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

21 - 75
Mbombela Stadium

Pumas vs Golden Lions

34 - 31
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Sharks

7:00 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

New Zealand U20 vs Spain U20

7:00 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

Junior Springboks vs England U20

4:30 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

Georgia U20 vs Italy U20

4:30 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

France U20 vs Wales U20

2:00 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

Argentina U20 vs Fiji U20

2:00 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

Ireland U20 vs Australia U20

25 - 30
DHL Stadium

Western Province vs Blue Bulls

3:00 pm
Boland Stadium, Wellington

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Leopards

3:00 pm
Outeniqua Park, George

Border Bulldogs vs Eastern Province

82 - 20
Toyota Stadium

Cheetahs vs Griffons

25 - 26
Hollywoodbets Kings Park

Sharks vs Golden Lions

24 - 44
Suzuki Stadium

Griquas vs Pumas

3:00 pm
Outeniqua Park, George

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Valke

7:00 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

Australia U20 vs Italy U20

7:00 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

Junior Springboks vs Argentina U20

4:30 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

England U20 vs Fiji U20

4:30 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

France U20 vs New Zealand U20

2:00 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

Wales U20 vs Spain U20

2:00 pm
Danie Craven Stadium

Ireland U20 vs Georgia U20

7:00 pm
DHL Stadium

RSA vs FIJ

7:00 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

WAL vs NZL

4:30 pm
DHL Stadium

IRE vs ITA

4:30 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

AUS vs GEO

3:00 pm
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Valke vs Border Bulldogs

3:00 pm
Rooikamp Sportsgound, Ceres

Sanlam Boland Kavaliers vs Phangela SWD Eagles

3:00 pm
Pelsrus Sports Field, Jeffreys Bay

Eastern Province vs Leopards

2:00 pm
DHL Stadium

FR vs ES

2:00 pm
Athlone Sports Stadium

ENG vs ARG

3:00 pm
Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards vs Valke

3:00 pm
Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

Eastern Province vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

3:00 pm
Outeniqua Park, George

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Border Bulldogs

3:00 pm
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park

Valke vs Sanlam Boland Kavaliers

3:00 pm
Police Park, East London

Border Bulldogs vs Leopards

2:00 pm
Outeniqua Park, George

Phangela SWD Eagles vs Eastern Province

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Coaches CornerCurrie Cup First Division

Hawies Fourie on Boland’s Semi-Final Thriller and Final Preparations

We had the opportunity to sit down with Hawies Fourie, the Boland coach, to discuss the recent semi-final match and his thoughts on the team’s performance and preparations for the…

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