We Select Out SA United Rugby Championship Team Of The Week

 

The South African sides recorded another perfect round of results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, as three of the local teams made a strong push into playoff contention with the knock-out stages creeping closer.

It was the second consecutive weekend of four victories for the South African teams, and the Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls all occupy spots in the top-eight on the standings, while Emirates Lions helped their compatriots with a superb 23-21 win over Irish giants Munster on Saturday

Therefore, it was no surprise that the competition for places in our URC Team of the week was extremely competitive.

Team: 15. Aphelele Fassi (Cell C Sharks), 14. Werner Kok (Cell C Sharks), 13. Cornal Hendricks (Vodacom Bulls), 12 Burger Odendaal (Emirates Lions), 11. Madosh Tambwe (Vodacom Bulls), 10. Jordan Hendrikse (Emirates Lions), 9. Morne van den Berg (Emirates Lions), 8. Evan Roos (DHL Stormers), 7. Vincent Tshituka (Emirates Lions), 6. Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls), 5. Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls), 4. Walt Steenkamp (Vodacom Bulls), 3. Jacques van Rooyen (Vodacom Bulls), 2. Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls), 1. JP Smith (Emirates Lions).