Brenden Nel

1 week ago | supersport.com | Brenden Nel

The Vodacom Bulls survived several scares to win an entertaining 11-try shootout 42-33 in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal and book themselves a home semifinal at Loftus Versfeld next week. The Bulls turned it on in the third quarter to take control of the game, but had some scary moments as a brave Edinburgh side kept coming at them, and almost made the game closer than it should have been.

1 week ago | supersport.com | Brenden Nel

The Vodacom Bulls will pay homage to Cornal Hendricks in a unique way for the rest of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship season, with the number 14 jersey not being used for any of the playoff games. Hendricks, who died last week after a suspected heart attack at his home in Wellington, was a big part of the Bulls’ resurgence under coach Jake White and his team-mates have banded together to pay tribute to him in this way.

1 week ago | supersport.com | Brenden Nel

The announcement over the weekend of a new Club World Cup competition - to be managed by the EPCR and to be delivered in 2028 has created a new buzz in rugby, and one that has excited Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White. But at the same time White’s long term concerns about the state of South African rugby and his crusade to have the top players playing in the country needs to be addressed if the four franchises are to make a mark in the newly touted World Cup competition.

1 week ago | supersport.com | Brenden Nel

The Vodacom Bulls may have lost two finals and are still to achieve their goal of winning the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but it would be wrong to underestimate the amount of introspection and work behind the scenes that has gone in to trying to make this season a bit different and get over the line.

1 week ago | supersport.com | Brenden Nel

rugby27 May 2025 06:25| © SuperSportBy:Brenden Nel ShareJake White © Getty ImagesWhile Edinburgh are set to bring back British and Irish Lion and Pretoria old boy Duhan van der Merwe to strengthen their squad ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarterfinal clash against the Vodacom Bulls, his opposite number is set to keep the Scottish side guessing.