After a weekend of joy and dismay for the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls in European cup action, all four South African sides refocus on round 14 of the Vodacom URC.
The Sharks became the first SA team to advance to the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, but it wasn’t to be for the Bulls after Jake White’s charges were knocked out of the Champions Cup.
With five rounds of the regular season remaining, the Bulls are in third place on the overall log with 45 points, behind leaders Leinster and Glasgow in second. The Stormers are in fifth , the Lions in 11th and the Sharks are 16 points adrift in 13th spot on the log. The race for second is especially compelling and tight. Glasgow have a four-point advantage on the Bulls, but still have to come to Loftus Versfeld.
Benetton and Ospreys occupy sixth and seventh places respectively, positions dependent on how well they perform in South Africa.
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