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South Africans sweep URC individual honours as Smith wins second Golden Boot
Chris Smith wins the URC Golden Boot for a second straight season with 149 points, while Evan Roos takes Top Try Scorer and Quan Horn claims a second Ironman award as South Africans dominate the first batch of 2025/26 URC Awards.
Bulls favourites, Stormers bloodied but unbowed — URC semi-final verdicts
Nel argues the Bulls are legitimate semi-final favourites given Glasgow's recent vulnerabilities and the Murrayfield venue switch, while the Stormers head to Dublin shorthanded — Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Reinach, Senatla and possibly Du Plessis all out — but with a powerful pack and nothing to lose against Leinster.
Bulls get Murrayfield boost while Stormers face uphill Dublin battle
Rich argues the Bulls' Murrayfield venue switch — off Glasgow's 4G home pitch — is a significant advantage, while the Stormers face a tougher ask in Dublin after losing Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Senatla, and Reinach to injury.
Why the Bulls have the edge over the Stormers heading into the URC semis
Rich argues that the Murrayfield venue switch — forced by Commonwealth Games scheduling — is a genuine edge for the Bulls against Glasgow, whose artificial-surface fortress at Scotstoun won't be in play. The Stormers face Leinster at the Aviva while carrying significant injury baggage from their quarterfinal win.
Stormers grind Cardiff out but SFM injury clouds semi-final outlook
The Stormers' set-piece machine dismantled Cardiff's dark-horse run, but wasteful finishing and a Feinberg-Mngomezulu ankle scare are the notes that linger heading into the last four.
Bulls dismantle Munster 45-14: Bok depth the difference, Hanekom emerges as Kwagga cover
The Bulls' 45-14 URC quarter-final win over Munster is dissected across five takeaways — Bok depth as the decisive factor, Hanekom's emergence as Kwagga cover, and a frank assessment of Munster's structural decline and McMillan's precarious position.
Bulls dismantle Munster 45-14: Bok depth tells, Hanekom stakes Bomb Squad claim
A detailed breakdown of the Bulls' dominant 45-14 win, analysing why Bok-laden depth made Munster irrelevant, and why Hanekom is now in the frame to replace Kwagga Smith in the Bomb Squad.
Khan embraces playoff debut as Stormers target Cardiff redemption at DHL Stadium
Stormers scrum-half Imad Khan says Cardiff's 22-16 win a fortnight ago was a "big wake-up call" and that breakdown work and ball retention have been the focus of preparation ahead of Saturday's URC quarter-final rematch at DHL Stadium, with the 22-year-old expected to feature in the matchday squad.
De Villiers warns Stormers risk repeating the Sharks' star-studded trap
De Villiers warns the Stormers risk the Sharks' trap — big Bok signings, brand value, but URC inconsistency when those players are away. He and Burger also take a pointed dig at the Lavanini link given his sin-bin habits.
Steyn backs Smith as SA's best flyhalf — and wants Erasmus to notice
Steyn names Chris Smith the best flyhalf in South Africa and flags his Bok omission as a missed opportunity, while the Lions coaching staff acknowledge they need sharper execution against Leinster's linespeed in their URC quarterfinal.
Lions sweat on trio ahead of Leinster quarterfinal
The Lions are sweating on the fitness of Francke Horn, Henco van Wyk and Quan Horn ahead of their URC quarterfinal against Leinster in Dublin on Saturday, with all three requiring fitness tests before the squad is named on Friday.