There are simply two extra rounds of round-robin motion within the URC earlier than the knockout stage begins, and all indicators level to the truth that three out of the 4 SA groups shall be within the playoffs.
This previous weekend noticed all the South African sides declare good wins, most notably which resulted within the Bulls and Sharks cementing their playoff spots and remaining within the high 4, whereas the Stormers leapt into sixth place on the standings.
The Lions additionally delivered on their promise to combat again strongly after 5 successive defeats within the URC and EPCR Problem Cup, which noticed them outplay Connacht, with the end result holding them within the ‘Race to Eight’, though they path the eighth-placed Benetton by six factors with two pool matches remaining.
After these outcomes, that is how the URC desk now seems to be.
SA groups on the hunt for fulfillment within the URC
The Bulls took the sphere first on Friday evening, and regardless of being outscored three tries to 2, they secured a rewarding 26-19 victory over the defending champions, the Glasgow Warriors, in Scotland.
The Lions adopted swimsuit in Johannesburg on Saturday by beating Connacht 26-7, whereas the Stormers thumped Benetton 56-5 in Cape City, earlier than the Sharks made it 4 wins out of 4 as they produced a second-half comeback of word to topple Ulster 22-19 in Belfast.
These outcomes noticed the Bulls maintain onto third place on the log (58 factors) – one behind Glasgow – adopted by the Sharks in fourth place (53 factors), whereas the Stormers hopped up into sixth place (45 factors), whereas the Lions remained on the decrease finish of the desk in 13th place (35 factors).
With the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Problem Cup semi-finals taking part in out subsequent weekend, the SA sides could have a well-deserved break earlier than the URC resumes on the weekend of 9/11 Might.
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