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MATCH PREVIEW

HENCO VENTER INTERVIEW

CELL C SHARKS PLAYER PROFILES

CELL C SHARKS VS EDINBURGH KICK OFF 17H05

EDINBURGH PLAYER PROFILES

MAJOR MATCHUP VOLMINK V BOFFELLI

FACTS, STATS & TRIVIA

MICHAELHOUSE VS SELBORNE COLLEGE

FIXTURES & RESULTS

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MATCH PREVIEW

TIME TO UP THE ANTE WORDS: ALBERT HEENOP

Today it is the turn of the Scots to enter Shark-infested waters. It is also time for the Cell C Sharks to up the ante in this year’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship, as they host Edinburgh at Hollywoodbets Kings Park…

The 38-6 victory over Italian outfit Zebre Parma last Saturday was the Cell C Sharks’ fourth win on the trot in the inaugural URC and, although they are still lying sixth on the current standings, Siya Kolisi and co are only three championship points adrift of the fifth-placed Edinburgh, the side from Scotland that they are hosting in The Shark Tank tonight.

In order to progress up the ladder and catch up with the log leaders, Leinster, who are currently 14 championship points clear of the Cell C Sharks, the Durban-based side will have to step up a gear or two over the next few weeks - starting with tonight’s assignment against Edinburgh.

Although the Cell C Sharks achieved what they had set out to do against Zebre last weekend, i.e. bagging a full haul of championship points, they were the first to admit that their level of performance was not yet where they want it to be.

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At times, the Cell C Sharks made heavy weather of subduing the Italians, who are currently propping up the log, and despite hard-grafting flanker Henco Venter powering across for the first try in the seventh minute already, the home side were only 10-3 up at the half.

Four more tries followed after the break to secure the bonus-point win, but Cell C Sharks coach Sean Everitt acknowledged afterwards that the overall performance still lacked a degree of precision.

“It was quite frustrating because we did so much and created so many opportunities,” Everitt lamented.

“In the first half, in particular, we camped in their 22. We had 70% territory.

“But, we just weren’t clinical enough.”

To be sure, nothing less than a thoroughly

clinical performance will be good enough to ensure another vital home win for the Cell C Sharks tonight.

According to visiting coach Mike Blair, Edinburgh is relishing their first sojourn in South Africa since 2019.

The Edinburgh squad, boasting Scotland internationals Mark Bennett, Blair Kinghorn, Pierre Schoeman and Hamish Watson, arrived in town earlier this week in preparation for tonight’s tussle with the Cell C Sharks and Blair is keen to see how his charges will handle the heat - literally and figuratively speaking.

“This two-week tour is going to be a brilliant challenge for the club and we’re really excited to face two excellent teams in the Cell C Sharks and Lions,” Blair said.

“Being based in South Africa and getting to grips with challenging conditions and fast tracks, while facing off against different players – many of whom are Springboks – is what makes the URC such a different and fascinating league.”

IN ORDER TO PROGRESS UP THE LADDER AND CATCH UP WITH THE LOG LEADERS, LEINSTER, WHO ARE CURRENTLY 14 CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS CLEAR OF THE CELL C SHARKS, THE DURBANBASED SIDE WILL HAVE TO STEP UP A GEAR OR TWO With five home games left, including today’s outing against Edinburgh, the Cell C Sharks simply have to maximise their Springbok clout, the challenging conditions and fast track that Blair alluded to.

If they do, the men in black and white could well be sitting pretty on the standings by the time the playoffs kick off in early June.

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IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY Nineties Springbok legend Ruben Kruger was dubbed the ‘Silent Assassin’. A man of few words, Kruger’s play, work rate and, indeed, tackling did the talking. His nephew, Henco Venter, is cut from pretty much the same cloth, and, since joining the Cell C Sharks two years ago, this hard-grafting loosie has not only added immense value in terms of experience, but also provided invaluable leadership…

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Born on March 27, 1992, in Bloemfontein, Henco Venter turns 30 years old tomorrow, and the Cell C Sharks’ stalwart would love nothing more than to celebrate with a convincing URC win against Edinburgh tonight.

“That would certainly be much appreciated,” he chuckles.

A boarder in Bloemfontein throughout his school career, Venter was able to spend weekends and holidays on the family farm in the Smithfield district of the Free State.

“That was incredibly enjoyable,” he recalls.

“Basically, I had the best of both worlds. That was also where I started playing rugby as a youngster with my cousins.

“Also, my father was a school principal prior to becoming a farmer, so as a laaitie I used to spend a lot of time on the touchline, catching and kicking balls while Dad coached.

“Rugby was really part of growing up, similar to eating.”

Venter was a mere three years old when his late uncle, Ruben Kruger, starred for South Africa in the unforgettable RWC triumph of 1995.

“I can’t remember a lot from back then, but I’ve subsequently saw all the video highlights and media reports,” Venter says.

“And, we also watched him play for the Springboks later in the Nineties.

“Ruben was my mother’s youngest brother, and he most definitely was a role model and left a huge impression on me.”

Venter followed in Kruger’s footsteps by attending the famous Grey College in Bloemfontein.

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VENTER WAS A MERE THREE YEARS OLD WHEN HIS LATE UNCLE, RUBEN KRUGER, STARRED FOR SOUTH AFRICA IN THE UNFORGETTABLE RWC TRIUMPH OF 1995.

“It was the best school for me, and helped to prepare me for a professional rugby career.

“Just to be surrounded by some of the very best schoolboy players in the country, magnificent backs like Johan Goosen, Paul Jordaan, who also played for the Cell C Sharks a few years ago, Jan Serfontein and William Small-Smith, made the whole rugby experience at Grey unforgettable.”

Venter would go on to accumulate almost 60 Super Rugby and Pro14 caps for the Cheetahs from 2015 to 2019, as well as almost 40 Currie Cup games for the Free State Cheetahs.

“The Currie Cup titles that we won in 2016 and 2019 stand out, while the Pro14 also had its moments.”

At the end of 2018, Venter also had a stint with Toshiba Brave Lupus in Tokyo, Japan.

“That was an incredible experience, and a great learning curve,” he acknowledges.

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“I learnt so much playing alongside established international players like Richard Kahui (New Zealand) and Michael Leitch (Japan). It is refreshing to be exposed to guys who think a little bit differently about things.”

Having been with the Cell C Sharks since the highly impressive Super Rugby campaign of 2020, which unfortunately had to be aborted due to Covid-19, Venter hasn’t looked back and he is thoroughly enjoying Durban, the people and, of course, the Cell C Sharks.

“The two Carling Currie Cup finals that we’ve lost over the past couple of years were disappointing, yet highlights all the same,” he suggests.

“We have learnt and moved on from those losses.

“Although we’re not exactly where we want to be just yet, we are working on becoming better all the time. We are winning more and more, we’re in a good place in the URC at the moment and, when one can sense the internal improvement in the squad, it makes you most excited about the future.”

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CELL C SHARKS PLAYER PROFILES

OX NCHE

BONGI MBONAMBI

PROP

BORN: 23/07/1995 HEIGHT: 1.76 m

WEIGHT: 117KG

HOOKER

BORN: 07/01/1991 HEIGHT: 1.75m

WEIGHT: 108KG

GERBRANDT GROBLER

RENIEL HUGO

LOCK

LOCK

BORN: 6/02/1992 HEIGHT: 2.01 m

WEIGHT: 119KG

HENCO VENTER FLANK

BORN: 27/03/1992 HEIGHT: 1.92 m

WEIGHT: 107KG

CURWIN BOSCH F LY H A L F

BORN: C 25/06/1997 85KG SHARKS VSWEIGHT: EDINBURGH 16 CELL HEIGHT: 1.81 m

BORN: 19/07/1995 HEIGHT: 1.97m

WEIGHT: 111KG

SIKHUMBUZO NOTSHE EIGHTH MAN

BORN: 28/05/1993 HEIGHT: 1.86 m

WEIGHT: 105KG

MAKAZOLE MAPIMPI WING

BORN: 26/07/1990 HEIGHT: 1.84 m

WEIGHT: 91KG

THOMAS DU TOIT PROP

BORN: 05/05/1995 HEIGHT: 1.89 m

WEIGHT: 134KG

SIYA KOLISI FLANK

BORN: 16/06/1991 HEIGHT: 1.88 m

WEIGHT: 103KG

GRANT WILLIAMS SCRUMHALF

BORN: 22/07/1996 HEIGHT: 1.74 m

WEIGHT: 77KG

MARIUS LOUW CENTRE

BORN: 24/10/1995 HEIGHT: 1.81 m

WEIGHT: 93KG

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BEN TAPUAI

WERNER KOK

CENTRE

BORN:19/01/1989 HEIGHT: 1.80 m

WEIGHT: 95KG

BORN: 17/01/1993 HEIGHT: 1.79 m

BORN: 10/02/1990 HEIGHT: 1.80 m

WEIGHT: 106KG

BORN: 05/04/1999 HEIGHT: 1.88 m

PROP

WEIGHT: 114KG

BORN: 01/07/1997 HEIGHT: 1.84 m

EIGHTH MAN

LOCK

WEIGHT: 138KG

BORN: 27/03/1992 WEIGHT: 107KG HEIGHT: 1.92m

JADEN HENDRIKSE SCRUM-HALF

BORN: 22/07/1996 HEIGHT: 1.74 m

WEIGHT: 77KG

WEIGHT: 117KG

JAMES VENTER

PHEPSI BUTHELEZI

LE ROUX ROETS

WEIGHT: 86KG

KHUTHA MCHUNU

PROP

HOOKER

BORN: 14/01/1995 HEIGHT: 2.01 m

FULLBACK

WEIGHT: 94KG

NTUTHUKO MCHUNU

KERRON VAN VUUREN BORN: 23/05/1995 HEIGHT: 1.87 m

ANTHONY VOLMINK

WING

FLANK

BORN: 21/08/1996 HEIGHT: 1.79 m

WEIGHT: 97KG

BOETA CHAMBERLAIN F LY H A L F

BORN: 22/02/1999 WEIGHT: 86KG HEIGHT: 1.81 m CELL C SHARKS VS EDINBURGH

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CELL C SHARKS

HEAD COACH SEAN EVERITT

MANAGER

TREVOR BARNES

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ANTHONY VOLMINK

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WERNER KOK

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BEN TAPUAI

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MARIUS LOUW

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MAKAZOLE MAPIMPI

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CURWIN BOSCH

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GRANT WILLIAMS

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SIKHUMBUZO NOTSHE

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HENCO VENTER

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SIYA KOLISI (C)

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RENIEL HUGO

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GERBRANDT GROBLER

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THOMAS DU TOIT

03

BONGI MBONAMBI

02

OX NCHE

01

KERRON VAN VUUREN

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KHWEZI MONA

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KHUTHA MCHUNU

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LE ROUX ROETS

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PHEPSI BUTHELEZI

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JAMES VENTER

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JADEN HENDRIKSE

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BOETA CHAMBERLAIN

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KICK OFF 17H05 REFEREE ANDREAH PIARDI

EDINBURGH

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EMILIANO BOFFELLI

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RAMIRO MOYANO

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MARK BENNETT (C)

2

JAMES LANG

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FREDDIE OWSLEY

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BLAIR KINGHORN

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BEN VELLACOTT

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BEN MUNCASTER

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HAMISH WATSON

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MAGNUS BRADBURY

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JAMES HODGSON

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PIERCE PHILLIPS

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LEE-ROY ATALIFO

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DAVE CHERRY

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BOAN VENTER

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ADAM MCBURNEY

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HARRISON COURTNEY

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LUAN DE BRUIN

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GLEN YOUNG

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CONNOR BOYLE

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CHARLIE SHIEL

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JAVO VAN DER WALT

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MANAGER

MATT CORNWELL

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EDINBURGH PLAYER PROFILES

BOAN VENTER PROP

BORN: 12/04/1997 HEIGHT: 1.89 m

HOOKER

WEIGHT: 118KG

PIERCE PHILLIPS LOCK

HAMISH WATSON

JAMIE HODGSON BORN: 19/03/1998 HEIGHT: 1.97m

WEIGHT: 116KG

BEN MUNCASTER EIGHTH MAN

FLANK

WEIGHT: 102KG

BLAIR KINGHORN F LY H A L F

24 BORN: 18/01/1997 HEIGHT: 1.93 m

WEIGHT: 103KG

BORN: 3/01/1997 HEIGHT: 1.78m

LOCK

BORN: 6/10/1992 WEIGHT: 119KG HEIGHT: 2.01 m

BORN:15/10/1991 HEIGHT: 1.85m

DAVE CHERRY

WEIGHT: 107KG

BORN: 14/10/2001 WEIGHT: 110KG HEIGHT: 1.90m

FREDDIE OWSLEY WING

BORN: 26/01/1997 WEIGHT: 91KG HEIGHT: 1.93m

LEE-ROY ATALIFO PROP

BORN: 10/03/1988 WEIGHT: 134KG HEIGHT: 1.80 m

MAGNUS BRADBURY FLANK

BORN: 23/08/1995 WEIGHT: 116KG HEIGHT: 1.93 m

BEN VELLACOTT SCRUMHALF

BORN: 28/03/1995 HEIGHT: 1.68 m

WEIGHT: 78KG

JAMES LANG CENTRE

BORN: 21/08/1994 HEIGHT: 1.86 m

WEIGHT: 96KG

EDINBURGH PLAYER PROFILES

MARK BENNETT BORN: 3/02/1993 HEIGHT: 1.83 m

FULL BACK

WING

WEIGHT: 90KG

BORN: 28/05/1990 WEIGHT: 85KG HEIGHT: 1.80m

ADAM MCBURNEY

BORN: 16/01/1995 HEIGHT: 1.91m

HARRISON COURTNEY

HOOKER

BORN: 22/04/1997 HEIGHT: 1.84m

PROP

WEIGHT: 110KG

GLEN YOUNG

CONNOR BOYLE

LOCK

LOOSE FORWARD

WEIGHT: 112KG

BORN:19/02/2000 HEIGHT: 1.83m

JACO VAN DER WALT F LY H A L F

BORN: 1/02/1994 WEIGHT: 88KG HEIGHT: 1.82m

WEIGHT: 91KG

LUAN DE BRUIN

PROP

BORN: 5/09/1996 WEIGHT: 103KG HEIGHT: 1.83 m

BORN: 4/11/1994 HEIGHT: 2.01 m

EMILIANO BOFFELLI

RAMIRO MOYANO

CENTRE

BORN: 13/02/1993 WEIGHT: 128KG HEIGHT: 1.83 m

CHARLIE SHIEL F LY H A L F

WEIGHT: 96KG

BORN: 3/12/1997 WEIGHT: 76KG HEIGHT: 1.78m

CHRIS DEAN CENTRE

BORN: 15/03/1994 HEIGHT: 1.88 m

WEIGHT: 103KG

MAJOR MATCHUP

VOLMINK V BOFFELLI Veteran outside back Anthony Volmink replaces the injured Aphelele Fassi at fullback for to-night’s big clash with Edinburgh, and the Cell C Sharks couldn’t have asked for a more expe-rienced campaigner to step into the breach.

Volmink also boasts heaps of gas and is, as a matter of fact, pretty similar in style to Fassi.

The 32-year-old ex-Griquas flyer, who also did duty for the Cheetahs in the Pro14, made his Super Rugby debut for the Lions against the Cell C Sharks 10 years ago, and in 2013 ran in a record nine tries as the Golden Lions romped to a 161-3 annihilation of Limpopo Blue Bulls in the Vodacom Cup. Edinburgh signed 36-test Pumas star Emiliano Boffelli ahead of the 2021/22 URC. Rosario-born Boffelli made his Super Rugby debut for the Jaguares in 2016, aged only 21, and his international debut for Argentina followed against England in 2017. He was nominated for World Rugby Breakout Player of the Year that same season.

An impressive Super Rugby campaign in 2019, which included a try in the semi-final win against the Brumbies in Buenos Aries, established Boffelli as the frontline fullback for the Pumas at RWC 2019.

Boffelli celebrated his Edinburgh debut last November, with a try against the Dragons in the first couple of minutes of the match.

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PRE-GAME CURTAIN RAISER MICHAELHOUSE

VS SELBORNE COLLEGE

AYA ZAKWE (VC)

15

CALEB SCHWAGELE

LUKE HOEKSTRA

14

OKWAM QAVANE

MITCHELL DAVIES-WEBB

13

ASHA HOARE

JAMES CLELAND

12

BLAKE SCHWULST

LEO MUZIVA

11

TROY ALLIE

MURRAY BAKER

10

KYLE VAN WYK

ROBBIE LAWRENCE

09

AMANI SOMANA

WANDILE MLABA

08

AARON VAN DYK

FORTUNE MPOFU

07

TIAAN JACOBS

TRISTAN ARDE

06

GABRIEL KRIEL

DUNCAN DAVIES-WEBB

05

GREG FLETCHER

THOMAS DE LANGE

04

DEWAN DU PREEZ

DONOVAN VAN STADEN

03

AEDAN GENTLE

ANDREW DAVIS (C)

02

LOGAN MAUER

THABO NJAPHA

01

RYAN MARIMO

JOSH HEATH

16

JORDAN LUCK

JORDYN KLEYNHANS

17

NICKO MALGHAS

EDRICH VAN LOGGENBERG

18

GARREN MULLER

TOM MITCHELL

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GRANT DAY

TOM CARMODY

20

RYAN MCMAHON

JOSH AISSING

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LIHLE NGQUNGWANA

JADEN ANDERSON

22

LIYEMA BADLI

ASANTE RIKHOTSO

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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES / RESULTS R0UND 1

SAT, 25 SEP

| 42 - 17

MUNSTER VS CELL C SHARKS

R0UND 2

SAT, 2 OCT

GLASGOW WARRIORS VS CELL C SHARKS

AWAY THOMOND PARK

| 35 - 24

AWAY SCOTSTOUN STADIUM

R0UND 3

FRI, 8 OCT

OSPREYS VS CELL C SHARKS

| 13 - 27

AWAY SWANSEA.COM STADIUM

R0UND 4

SAT, 16 OCT

| 23 - 17

CARDIFF RUGBY VS CELL C SHARKS

R0UND 5

FRI, 3 DEC

CELL C SHARKS VS VODACOM BULLS

R0UND 6

FRI, 11 MAR

CELL C SHARKS VS SCARLETS

| 30 - 16

| 37 - 20

AWAY CARDIFF ARMS PARK AWAY CAPE TOWN STADIUM, CPT HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

R0UND 7

SAT, 19 MAR

CELL C SHARKS VS ZEBRE RUGBY | 38 - 6

HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

EMIRATES LIONS VS CELL C SHARKS | 37-47

AWAY EMIRATES AIRLINE PARK

DHL STORMERS VS CELL C SHARKS | 20-10

AWAY CAPE TOWN STADIUM, CPT

R0UND 8

SAT, 22 JAN R0UND 9

SAT, 5 FEB R0UND 10

SAT, 26 FEB

BENETTON RUGBY VS CELL C SHARKS

R0UND 11

SAT, 29 JAN

CELL C SHARKS VS DHL STORMERS

| 7-29

| 22-22

AWAY STADIO COMUNALE DI MONIGO HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

R0UND 12

SAT, 12 FEB

VODACOM BULLS VS CELL C SHARKS

| 22-29

AWAY LOFTUS VERSFELD, PTA

R0UND 13

SAT, 9 APR

CELL C SHARKS VS EMIRATES LIONS

HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

CELL C SHARKS VS EDINBURGH

HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

CELL C SHARKS VS DRAGONS

HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

CELL C SHARKS VS LEINSTER

HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

CELL C SHARKS VS CONNACHT

HOME HOLLYWOODBETS KINGS PARK, DURBAN

ULSTER VS CELL C SHARKS

AWAY KINGSPAN STADIUM

R0UND 14

SAT, 26 MAR R0UND 15

FRI, 1 APR R0UND 16

SAT, 23 APR R0UND 17

SAT, 30 APR R0UND 18

SAT, 21 MAY

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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP CURRENT LOG SOUTH AFRICAN CONFERENCES TEAM

P

W

D

L

PD

PTS

CELL C SHARKS

12

7

1

4

64

36

DHL STORMERS

12

6

2

4

95

34

VODACOM BULLS

12

6

0

6

43

32

EMIRATES LIONS

13

5

0

8

-36

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PTS

ALL CONFERENCES TEAM

P

W

D

L

PD

LEINSTER RUGBY

13

10

0

3

220

50

ULSTER RUGBY

13

10

0

3

134

49

MUNSTER RUGBY

14

9

0

5

180

47

GLASGOW WARRIORS

13

9

0

4

63

43

EDINBURGH RUGBY

13

7

1

5

79

39

CELL C SHARKS

12

7

1

4

64

36

DHL STORMERS

12

6

2

4

95

34

VODACOM BULLS

12

6

0

6

43

32

OSPREYS

13

7

0

6

-82

30

CONNACHT RUGBY

13

6

0

7

-55

28

EMIRATES LIONS

13

5

0

8

-36

26

BENETTON RUGBY

13

4

1

8

-117

23

SCARLETS

11

4

0

7

-92

22

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11

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