South Africa's push for @Vodacom #URC playoff berths resumes this week following the conclusion of the European cup pool stages.
South Africa’s push for Vodacom URC playoff berths resumes this week following the conclusion of the European pool-stage campaigns.
Both the Lions and Vodacom Bulls go into the Jukskei derby at Ellis Park on Saturday with confidence having claimed convincing European cup wins over the weekend.snapped a four-match losing streak that included a disappointing 21-17 loss to an injury-hit Sharks side at Kings Park in their last URC outing in December. But they remain in a strong position at fourth on the log with two games in hand over the three teams above them .
John Plumtree’s battered and bruised side will now travel to Wales to take on Cardiff, who are four log points ahead of the fifth-placed Durbanites on the URC log having played one more match.won back-to-back URC matches over the festive season to climb to 10th on the URC table, just one point outside the playoffs. But they face a huge test in Dublin on Saturday against log-leaders Leinster, who have won all nine of their matches so far.
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