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Five Bulls who can end the bridesmaid run against Leinster
With the Bulls chasing a first URC title at the fourth attempt, this piece breaks down the five individual performances — Moodie, Pollard, Nortje, Steenekamp and Arendse — that could tip Friday's final against Leinster in Pretoria's favour.
Bulls handed Stormers blueprint as Rassie and Mallett chart path to URC glory
The Vodacom Bulls head into Friday's United Rugby Championship final at Croke Park armed with a template laid out by their Cape Town rivals. Rassie Erasmus and Nick Mallett both point to the DHL Stormers' physical semi-final display against Leinster as proof the Irish province can be rattled—provided the Bulls avoid the discipline lapses that cost their countrymen. With eight consecutive wins and Handré Pollard steering the ship, Johan Ackermann's side arrive in Dublin with momentum and belief.
Gqeberha double-header: What Erasmus is really looking for on Saturday
Gavin Rich unpacks the Gqeberha double-header as a deliberate personnel exercise: Quan Horn auditions at flyhalf for a six/two bench role ahead of the All Blacks series, Riley Norton gets early senior exposure, and the SA A curtain-raiser doubles as a star-watch for the next generation — all before England arrive in two weeks.
Bulls' best shot at Croke Park is to channel the Boks' November blueprint
Rich argues the Bulls' only viable path at Croke Park is the Bok November blueprint — scrum dominance and set-piece attrition — but questions whether their passive defensive system and identity drift this season will let them execute it before Leinster's fast start puts the game beyond reach.
Gqeberha double-header: depth audit or confidence builder?
Rich analyses the Gqeberha double-header as a depth audit ahead of the serious international season — with Horn at flyhalf, Norton at lock, and a raft of near-debutants in the A side all auditioning against limited opposition.
White: This Bulls squad is better equipped — and they know they can't waste this chance
Jake White makes a personnel-driven case for a Bulls upset on Friday, pointing to five returning Test-calibre starters as the difference from last year's final — while urging the squad to treat this as the chance they may not get again.
Bulls' URC Final Blueprint: Win Ugly or Don't Win at All
Rich argues the Bulls must commit fully to a Bok-style forward-dominated game plan — set piece pressure, direct ball, early physicality — or risk being picked apart by Leinster's phase attack. The identity question is the crux: will the Bulls back their pack, or try to play Leinster's game?
Feinberg-Mngomezulu confirms successful surgery after ankle injury
Feinberg-Mngomezulu has undergone successful ankle surgery following the injury suffered against Cardiff, with a lengthy absence ahead that could affect his Springbok availability for the Rugby Championship.
Robertson and Perenara: Bok depth makes them 'a very good team'
Robertson and Perenara have offered an frank pre-match assessment that doubles as a compliment to Erasmus's programme — with squad depth and selection integrity identified as the Boks' core strengths ahead of the Barbarians clash.
Erasmus flags a Covid-era hole in the Springbok depth chart
Erasmus credits SA Rugby's 2013 development pathway for the Boks' current depth, but warns that a Covid-era gap will create a thin spot in the 22–26 age bracket — and explains why he's less worried about lock depth than the outside world is.
Cullen backs 'defensive genius' Nienaber ahead of URC Final showdown with Bulls
Cullen dismisses criticism of Nienaber and calls him a defensive genius — with the added intrigue that Pollard and Le Roux know Nienaber's system inside out, making Friday's URC Final a fascinating tactical chess match.
Nortjé eyes URC glory in Bulls farewell after decade at Loftus
Ruan Nortjé will bring down the curtain on a ten-year Bulls career when he faces Leinster in Friday's United Rugby Championship Grand Final at Croke Park. The Springbok lock, who is bound for Japan, hopes to sign off his Loftus Versfeld tenure by lifting silverware in Dublin.
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Esterhuizen backs Horn experiment and relishes Baa-baas midfield battle
Esterhuizen previews the Barbarians clash, backing Quan Horn's surprise flyhalf start and flagging the Nankivell-Vakatawa midfield as a serious test — worth a look for anyone tracking the Nations Championship squad picture.
Nortjé bids farewell to Bulls in Croke Park Grand Final
Ruan Nortjé ends a decade with the Bulls in Friday's URC Grand Final against Leinster at Croke Park before departing for Japan, reflecting on a journey that began with a WhatsApp message during his matric year.
Manu Tshituka relishing SA 'A' chance as citizenship journey reaches new milestone
Manu Tshituka makes his SA 'A' debut against Zimbabwe in Gqeberha on Saturday, joining brother Vincent in the national team environment after both were granted South African citizenship last year following a two-decade wait.
Emmanuel Tshituka | Springbok Press Conference | 17 June 2026
Emmanuel Tshituka faced the media on Wednesday after the team had wrapped up their main training block ahead of their season-opening clashes, when the Boks face the Barbarians and the SA 'A' team run out against Zimbabwe. He will run out fo
Nortjé targeting URC title as Bulls farewell
Departing Bulls lock Ruan Nortjé says winning the URC final against Leinster at Croke Park on Friday would be the ideal farewell from the franchise.
Mallett's blueprint: How the Bulls can upset Leinster at Croke Park
Mallett argues the Bulls' only realistic path to a URC title is to abandon phase-play ambitions and suffocate Leinster with set-piece pressure and Stormers-style line speed — a system that left Leinster visibly spent after the semi-final.
White: Bulls are better equipped this time — here's why
White argues the Bulls are meaningfully stronger than the side he led to last year's final, citing the return of five Springboks and a year's extra maturity — while cautioning that Leinster still need to be beaten, not just outprepared.