Bulls, Sharks, Lions, And Stormers Face Key Matches Ahead In Race For The Urc Play-offs

Its crunch time for the four South African franchises when the United Rugby Championship URC restarts this weekend.

Theres been some brilliant and entertaining local derbies over the last month while the Six Nations took place. But now, the attention of the Lions, Sharks, Stormers and Bulls will shift to their European opposition as the tournament enters a critical stage ahead of the playoffs.

All four sides have six games to play before the quarterfinals and the Cape side is the only SA team outside of the top eight currently.

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The Johannesburg side occupies the last knockout spot and will kick-off their final stretch of games away from home against Cardiff in Wales on Friday 9.45pm. They face an uphill task to find momentum away from home after losing to the Sharks in their previous match.