Van der Merwe excited to be back for Lions vs Edinburgh clash
1 month ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates Lions welcome Edinburgh to Emirates Airline Park this Saturday for Round 3 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Kick-off in Johannesburg is scheduled for 13:45. Springbok Edwill...
URC Round 16 Squad Announcements
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe teams for this weekend's Round 16 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below. TEAM NEWS HEADLINES #DRAvSTO Chris...
Munster boost top-four prospects with win at Emirates Lions
6 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster became the first European team to win in Johannesburg in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this season after beating the Emirates Lions 33-13. It was a sixth successive league victory for...
SA coastal teams come out on top in challenging URC round
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was a rewarding weekend for the DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks in round 13 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they secured important victories to make it two out of four for the domestic...
Match Preview: Emirates Lions v Zebre Parma
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates Lions are back on home soil in Johannesburg, with skipper Marius Louw saying they have grown as a group from their four weeks on the road in Europe. They beat the Scarlets 24-23 and picked...
STARTS FOR NTLABAKANYE, ALBERTS IN LIONS’ FINAL TOUR MATCH IN BELFAST
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Emirates Lions face Irish outfit Ulster for their final tour match in Round 5 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. Kick-off is at 21:35 (SA time) on Friday evening at Kingspan Stadium. Fresh...
Scarlets suffer late heartbreak
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets suffered a heartbreaking late defeat to Emirates Lions in a nail-biting BKT United Rugby Championship clash at Parc y Scarlets. With just two minutes left on the clock, a charged down kick saw...
Stormers and Bull off to a perfect start
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Stormers and Bulls started the new Vodacom United Rugby Championship season on a perfect note with bonus-point victories in Gauteng on the weekend. The Emirates Lions refused to give...
Team Announcement: Lions Vs Sharks
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Lions return to Emirates Airline Park this Saturday for their Round 14 United Rugby Championship encounter against the Sharks. Back home from a challenging four-week European tour, the team from Doornfontein...
Stat Pack: Stormers v Lions
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyStormers Guiding his team from the fly-half berth, Manie Libbok scored the most points in Round 10 (15). He is now the league’s top points scorer with 90 but has scored just one try Attacking...
