Eight rugby derbies this weekend promise festive thrills, with South African teams delivering exciting matchups.
Christmas brings rugby cheer as South African derbies headline a weekend packed with United Rugby Championship action.
Christmas has come early for rugby fans with eight derbies on offer in the United Rugby Championship this weekend, including two spicy South African affairs. However, South Africa’s breakaway from Super Rugby in 2022/23 and their new venture into Europe has considerably changed the rugby landscape. Last night Irish giants Ulster and Munster faced off, today Italian clubs Benetton and Zebre meet up in Treviso, Wales’ Scarlets travel east to Swansea to play Ospreys and it’s an all Irish affair between unbeaten table-toppers Leinster and Connacht to close out the evening.
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