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[Tim]

Jan 30

Saudi Arabia in talks to buy stake in Leicester, Gloucester, Northampton and Newcastle rugby clubs

Exclusive: Stadium naming rights and a rugby academy in Saudi Arabia are on the cards if a deal goes through

[Catogrande]

@Tim

I wish they’d just fuck off and leave our sports alone.

[OomPB]

Durban and Ellispark pulling crowds of the 30,000 plus on the weekend in derby URC clashes.

Sadly the home teams lost to the Bulls and Stormers.

This weekend the SA shield decider at Loftus aim to pull a record URC crowd of 50,000.

[Bovidae]

@OomPB What's the average ticket price for those games?

[OomPB]

Cheapest tickers are undr R100 for URC, Ellispark you pay extra for safe paking. Next weekend the Bulls made it a Dricus du Plessis welcome to Loftys day. He visited both teams on his SA tour.

[OomPB]

The URC have this nice gesture this and next weekend by making it origin match days. Players must wear either their club or schools socks and spectators the jerseys. Was cool to see the commentators wearing the jerseys. Obvious Grey Bloem and the Paarl schools and Paul Roos dominating.

[OomPB]

Saffer URC derby tries in Xhosa commentators.

https://x.com/SSRugby/status/1760288260411043917?s=20

[Duluth]

[OomPB]

Loftus sold out for tomorrows big SA rivals URC clash between Bulls and Stormers. Will be a record crowd for URC rugby.
https://x.com/BlueBullsRugby/status/1763533596969570789?s=20

Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 David Kriel, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 7 Rienhardt Ludwig, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortjé (captain), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Replacements: 16. Simphiwe Matanzima, 17. Akker van der Merwe, 18. Francois Kloppers, 19. JF van Heerden, 20. Nizaam Carr, 21. Zak Burger, 22. Willie Le Roux, 23. Mpilo Gumede

Stormers — 15 Warrick Gelant (Hoerskool Outeniqua), 14 Ben Loader (Wellington College), 13 Dan du Plessis (Paul Roos), 12 Damian Willemse (Paul Roos), 11 Leolin Zas (Hermanus High), 10 Manie Libbok (Hoerskool Outeniqua), 9 Herschel Jantjies (Paul Roos), 8 Hacjivah Dayimani (Jeppe), 7 Evan Roos (Paarl Boys), 6 Deon Fourie (captain, Hoerskool Pietersburg), 5 Ruben van Heerden (Affies), 4 Adre Smith (Oakdale), 3 Neethling Fouche (Grey College), 2 Joseph Dweba (HTS Louis Botha), 1 Sti Sithole (Westville).
Subs: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter (Grey College), 17 Brok Harris (Bastion), 18 Sazi Sandi (St Andrews), 19 Salmaan Moerat (Paarl Boys), 20 Ben-Jason Dixon (Paul Roos), 21 Marcel Theunissen (Grey College), 22 Paul de Wet (Paarl Boys), 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Bishops).
Date: Saturday, March 2
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Expected weather: The weather in Pretoria will be very hot with temperatures reaching 33°C.
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Griffin Colby (South Africa), Sean Muller (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

[Machpants]

Northampton, Leinster, Harlequins, and either Exeter or Bordeaux for the semis so far

The peril of cross hemisphere rugby rear is head, bulls travel schedule ridiculous

Colin Newboult  /  Apr 13  /  Champions Cup

Bulls in hot water with EPCR over controversial Champions Cup team selection – report

The Bulls could be in trouble after it was reported that European Professional Club Rugby will open an investigation into the franchise.

[MiketheSnow]

Non-story

Great weekend of rugby

[Dodge]

cracking weekend, Quins game was chefs kiss. Having been at the Toulouse game at the Stoop before Christmas, I can't see how Quins beat them if they front up like they did that day. That said, I thought Quins would get battered in Bordeaux so what do i know

[Catogrande]

@Dodge

Did you see the Exeter v Toulouse game? The Frenchies turned up in the second half and just blew Exeter away. Their continuity was brilliant. Quins will have a chance if the first half Toulouse turn up, not sure if the second half team turn up though. So good.

[Dodge]

Yes I saw it, they’re lethal when they switch on, which is how they played just before Christmas. Hoping for the first half version

[Machpants]

@Catogrande said in NH club rugby:

@Dodge

Did you see the Exeter v Toulouse game? The Frenchies turned up in the second half and just blew Exeter away. Their continuity was brilliant. Quins will have a chance if the first half Toulouse turn up, not sure if the second half team turn up though. So good.

Gutted, Exeter weren't even in the game second half. T crazy dominant

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Dodge]

getting towards the pointy end of the club season and its quite fun to watch at the moment. Quins vs Saints at the weekend was a lovely game, two young dynamic 10's pulling strings. Quins first try was a work of art. Probably means they'll get stuffed in Toulouse next weekend but hey ho.

[Machpants]

Billy had a big night out in Majorca

England No8 Billy Vunipola tasered and arrested in Spain

Saracens and England No8 Billy Vunipola was arrested in the early hours of Sunday following a violent incident in Majorca...

[MajorRage]

@Daffy-Jaffy cry me a river, I say.

Billy's in deep shitski I think.

[MajorRage]

Or not. Looks like it may have been slightly overblown in the media.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c3glpq093vvo