25 October 2026
The Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and DHL Stormers were forced to dig deep in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship round four matches over the weekend to register vital bonus-point victories, which kept all three sides in the top five in the standings.
However, the 10bet Lions could not hold up in the second half of their encounter and found themselves suffering a heavy defeat in Scotland, which ultimately saw them drop out of the top eight.
The Sharks registered a 36-21 victory against Cardiff in Wales on Friday, and at the same time, the Lions went down 31-10 against the unbeaten log-leaders Edinburgh in Scotland.
The Bulls and Stormers kept the SA flag flying at home on Saturday. The men from Pretoria held their nerve in an intense encounter against Ulster for a 34-26 victory in Pretoria, while the Capetonians scored two late tries to shrug off the Scarlets 52-40 in a dramatic match in Cape Town.
These results saw the Vodacom Bulls finish the round in third place on the table (16 points), behind Edinburgh (19) and Glasgow (18). The DHL Stormers are fourth, also on 16 points, and the Hollywoodbets Sharks are in fifth place (15 points).
The 10bet Lions, in turn, are now in 11th position (nine points), with 14 rounds of pool matches still to play.
