Another jam-packed weekend lies ahead in the United Rugby Championship with a Irish and Welsh derbies as well as four more Vodacom URC ‘North v South’ fixtures as Dragons, Edinburgh, Ospreys and Ulster all look to finish their South African tour on a high.
Edinburgh became the first URC touring side to win in South Africa and now sit just two points behind Scottish rivals and Shield leaders Glasgow Warriors who welcome Zebre Parma on Friday night.
South African sides, the Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls all sit in the top eight of the URC table and play host to Dragons, Ospreys and Ulster, respectively.
There are two derbies in Round 15, league leaders Leinster travel to Thomond Park where they will face Munster who sit third in the table.
While in Llanelli, Scarlets welcome Cardiff Rugby who are looking to secure a win as they only sit 4 points behind their hosts in their opposition in the Welsh Shield.
In Italy, Benetton welcome Connacht as they both look to bounce back this weekend with a win after losses in Round 14.
FRI – Cell C Sharks v Dragons - Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban, 6.30pm UK
Live on: SuperSport, BBC Wales, Premier Sports & URC TV.
Officials:
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU, 17th competition game) Assistant: Cwengile Jadezweni, Morne Ferreira (both SARU)TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen
Overall URC head-to-head record:
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Did you know?
- Cell C Sharks four game winning run in the United Rugby Championship ended with their 5-21 loss to Edinburgh in Durban on Saturday. This was the Sharks first defeat ay Hollywoodbets Kings Park in the United Rugby Championship since Bulls beat them there during last season’s Rainbow Cup.
- Sharks record against Welsh opponents in won two, lost one.
- Dragons are without a win since their 35-22 over Connacht in Galway on 9 October.
- Dragons have lost their last two matches against South African opponents since their 13-10 victory over Toyota Cheetahs at Rodney Parade in February 2020.
- The two teams have not met before
