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The Vodacom Bulls will be aiming to make history and land their first European trophy when they face Italian side Benetton in the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final at the Stadio Di Comunale Monigo in Treviso on Saturday evening.

SA Rugby confirmed on Friday that the two Tests against Georgia, as a precursor to the Castle Lager Lions Series, will be played in Gauteng to give the Springboks a jump-start as they return to international rugby after 19 months out of action.

Established stars and a host of the country’s best emerging talent from all 14 unions will lace up for the start of the Carling Currie Cup this weekend, with 12 weeks of exhilarating provincial rugby on the menu.

The leaders at the Lions Cricket (Imperial Lions and Lions amateur cricket) have appointed a formidable force of experienced, energetic and resolute professionals tasked with topping the global cricketing scoreboard this season and beyond. 

Junior Springbok coach Bafana Nhleko named Lions flanker Siyemukela “Sasko” Ndlovu as captain for his side's opening clash in the U20 International Series against Uruguay in Stellenbosch on Friday, with a bunch of former SA Schools players graduating to the next level.

A new era will kick off for South African rugby when the Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers, Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls join 12 Guinness PRO14 clubs for the United Rugby Championship, which will kick off in September 2021 in a brand new, world-class 16-team league.

The Vodacom Bulls claimed top spot in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA in Durban on Saturday evening when they defeated the Cell C Sharks by 34-22 in the final match, and in the process booked their place in next weekend’s ‘North v South’ final in Italy.

The race for top spot in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA is going down to the wire as the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls meet in Durban on Saturday for a place in next weekend’s North v South final, with kick-off at Jonsson Kings Park set for 18h15.

The PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA match between the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers, scheduled for Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, has been cancelled in line with COVID-19 protocols.

The race to the top of the standings in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA will go down to the wire in Durban next weekend when the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls clash in what is a mini-final for all effective purposes.