SA players and teams shine in Round 1 of URC
Updated: 7 days ago
After an exciting weekend of the United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from R1 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far.
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Top Players From R1
Carries: 21 Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Defenders Beaten: 19 Andre-Hugo Venter (DHL Stormers)
Line-outs Won: 8 Alex Mann (Cardiff Rugby)
Metres: 144 Todd Lawlor (Leinster Rugby)
Passes: 113 George Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
Tackles: 27 Martin Moloney (Ulster Rugby)
Overall Top Players After R1
Carries: 21 Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Defenders Beaten: 8 Paul de Wet (Vodacom Bulls)/Stravino Jacobs (Vodacom Bulls)
Kicks in Play: 14 Johan Mulder (Cardiff Rugby)
Line-out Steals: 2 Reinhardt Ludwig (Vodacom Bulls)/Ruan Vermaak (Vodacom Bulls)
Line-outs Won: 8 Alex Mann (Cardiff Rugby)
Metres: 144 Todd Lawlor (Leinster Rugby)
Passes: 113 George Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
Tackles: 27 Martin Moloney (Ulster Rugby)
Tries: 3 Fintan Gunne (Leinster Rugby)
Turnover Won: 3 Freddy Douglas (Edinburgh Rugby)/Riley Norton (DHL Stormers)/Thomas Young (Dragons RFC)
Overall Top Team Season Totals
Carries: 190 DHL Stormers
Defenders Beaten: 35 Vodacom Bulls
Kicks in Play: 35 Cardiff Rugby
Metres: 759 Vodacom Bulls
Points: 47 Vodacom Bulls
Tackles: 246 Connacht Rugby
Tries: 7 Vodacom Bulls
Turnover Won: 14 Edinburgh Rugby
Visits To 22: 23 Vodacom Bulls
The second round of the URC brings defending champions Leinster Rugby to Durban, where Hollywoodbets Sharks await after both teams’ campaigns opened with contrasting results. Sharks earned a bonus-point victory over Ospreys, while Leinster were edged 27-26 by 10bet Lions in Johannesburg. The Irish side have won their last five meetings with Sharks but have taken just one victory from their last nine trips to South Africa.
Munster Rugby host Vodacom Bulls in a repeat of last season’s Quarter-Final, with Bulls arriving after a 47-13 win at Zebre Parma. Two other Round 1 away winners meet in Edinburgh, where DHL Stormers will be looking for their first victory in Scotland. Glasgow Warriors, who won at Thomond Park, return home to face Ulster Rugby.
There is also an early Welsh derby at Rodney Parade between Dragons RFC and Scarlets, while Cardiff Rugby will seek consecutive opening victories against Zebre Parma. Benetton Rugby host Connacht Rugby and 10bet Lions welcome Ospreys to Johannesburg.
Round At A Glance
Five clubs - Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, DHL Stormers, Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby - collected five points in Round 1
Leinster Rugby’s Fintan Gunne leads the Round 1 try-scoring chart after a hat-trick in Johannesburg
Cardiff Rugby and 10bet Lions were the two winning sides to take four points rather than five in Round 1
Round 2 features two matches in South Africa: 10bet Lions v Ospreys and Hollywoodbets Sharks v Leinster Rugby
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Fixtures
FRIDAY
Cardiff Rugby v Zebre Parma
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA & SA
Referee: Morné Ferreira (SARU, 25th league game)
AR 1: Ben Connor (WRU) AR 2: Lucas Yendle (WRU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Live on: S4C, Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Edinburgh Rugby v DHL Stormers
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA & SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 41st league game)
AR 1: Jonny MacKenzie (SRU) AR 2: Ciaran Stark (SRU)
TMO: Paul Haycock (IRFU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Benetton v Connacht Rugby
Stadio Monigo, Treviso – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA & SA
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU, 30th league game)
AR 1: Franco Rosella (FIR) AR 2: Manuel Bottino (FIR)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, TG4, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
SATURDAY
10bet Lions v Ospreys
10bet Ellis Park, Johannesburg – KO 12.45pm IRE & UK/1.45pm ITA & SA
Referee: Fillipo Russo (FIR, 10th league game)
AR 1: Griffin Colby (SARU) AR 2: Dylen November (SARU)
TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Dragons RFC v Scarlets
Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 3pm IRE & UK /4pm ITA & SA
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 52nd league game)
AR 1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) AR 2: Marcus Caudle (WRU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Hollywoodbets Sharks v Leinster Rugby
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban – KO 5.30pm IRE & UK/6.30pm ITA & SA
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 72nd league game)
AR 1: Hanru van Rooyen (SARU) AR 2: Jonathan Lottering (SARU)
TMO: Ben Breakspear (WRU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Glasgow Warriors v Ulster Rugby
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow – KO 5.30pm IRE & UK/6.30pm ITA & SA
Referee: Christopher Allison (SARU, 12th league game)
AR 1: Jonny MacKenzie (SRU) AR 2: Sam O'Neil (SRU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Munster Rugby v Vodacom Bulls
Thomond Park, Limerick – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA & SA
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 23rd league game)
AR 1: Andrew Cole (IRFU) AR 2: Andrew Fogarty (IRFU)
TMO: Stefano Roscini (FIR)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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