Back in Pretoria, the Vodacom Bulls host the Blues (champions in 1996, 1997 and 2003) at Loftus Versfeld, where their stalwart-wing Akona Ndungane will join his twin brother, Odwa, and 21 other South Africans on a special list when he plays in his 100th Vodacom Super Rugby match this weekend. They are the second set of brothers to achieve this feat, following in the footsteps of Odwa's team-mates at the Cell C Sharks, Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis. The full list of South African Vodacom …
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Vodacom Bulls 25 (19) Lions 17 (10)
The Vodacom Bulls recorded their 10th straight Vodacom Super Rugby victory over the Lions at a wet and windy Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon when they won the first Gauteng-derby by 25-17. The Lions outscored the Vodacom Bulls by two tries to one, but in the end they simply conceded too many kickable penalties. It was the second time that the team from Johannesburg scored more tries than the Pretorians, but still ended up losing – this also happened in 2008 when the Lions got three …
Vodacom Bulls v Lions
Can the Lions make it three out of three and move to the top of the Vodacom Super Rugby standings when they take on the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday, or will the home team slump to their worst start to the season in almost a decade? Their aims will be on completely different targets when the Vodacom Bulls host the Lions in their third round Vodacom Super Rugby match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday evening. One will be trying to avert their worst-ever start to the season …