{"id":314468,"date":"2026-04-20T08:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=314468"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:08:23","slug":"vrk-rugby-sa-spanne-beleef-die-soet-en-suur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-rugby-sa-spanne-beleef-die-soet-en-suur\/","title":{"rendered":"VRK-rugby: SA spanne beleef die soet \u00e9n suur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dit was \u2019n naweek van gemengde gevoelens vir die ondersteuners van die Suid-Afrikaanse spanne in die Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die spanne van Gauteng het beide uitstekende vertonings gelewer om kardinale plekke op die puntelys te behaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Lions en Bulls het onderskeidelik 54-12 teen die Glasgow Warriors en 47-7 teen die Dragons gewen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Lions spog nou in vierde plek, en die Bulls in agtste plek, wat hul plekke in die kwarteindstryd-wedstryde sal verseker as die groeprondes hierdie naweek klaargemaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00edt is egter nie die geval nie. Daar is nog drie wedstryde vir elke span oor voor die uitkloprondes begin. Die Lions sal hul laaste twee wedstryde oorsee teen die Ierse reuse Leinster en Munster speel, terwyl die Bulls alles in hul vermo\u00ebns sal doen om in die Top-4 te eindig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragons RFC v Vodacom Bulls | Highlights | Round 15 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EvYhYnb9ovs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Stormers sal n\u00e1 hul teleurstellende verloor van 24-33 teen Connact sterker teen die Glasgow Warriors wil terugkom hierdie naweek, aangesien dit ook hul laaste groepwedstryd tuis vir hierdie seisoen is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Sharks se hoop om die uitspeelrondes te haal, het \u2019n groot knou weg toe hulle met 21-17 teen die Ospreys in Wallis verloor. Hul 11de plek op die puntelys maak dat hulle 11 punte minder as die agtste span het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onthou, slegs die Top-8-spanne dring deur tot die kwarteindstryde en die Top-4-spanne sal tuisveldvoordeel vir di\u00e9 wedstryde h\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fidelity SecureDrive Lions v Glasgow Warriors |  Highlights | Round 15 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JUdcjkJ_5pg?start=15&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Een van die oomblikke wat SA ondersteuners behoorlik warm onder die kraag het, is toe Ospreys-vleuel Luke Morgan op Sharks-ster Ethan Hooker geduik het, n\u00e1 hy \u2019n drie gedruk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoewel dit nie ongewoon is nie, het Morgan geen realistiese kans gehad om di\u00e9 drie te keer nie, en boonop is Hooker nou op die krukkelys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEthan se besering was \u2019n groot knou vir ons,\u201d het Sharks-breier, JP Pietersen aan joernaliste ges\u00ea. \u201cNadat \u2019n drie gedruk is, s\u00ea die re\u00ebls jy mag nie op \u2019n speler duik nie, en di\u00e9 re\u00ebls is daar om spelers te beskerm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOngelukkig het dit nie gebeur nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ospreys v Hollywoodbets Sharks | Highlights | Round 15 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bSEuGMes7uY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hooker het sy skouer uitgehaak en sal nou \u05b9\u2019n geruime tyd op die krukkelys wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Stormers se verloor sou hulle \u2019n daadwerklike kans gegun het om boaan die puntelys te pronk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDit het soms gevoel asof ons iets moes uitdink om hulle te klop, terwyl die bloudruk eintlik daar was om dit te doen,\u201d het \u2019n teleurstellende John Dobson, Stormers-afrigter, n\u00e1 die wedstryd ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDit was \u2019n swaar week, waarskynlik een van die moeiliker weke wat ons as groep ervaar het,\u201d het kaptein Ruhan Nel ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaar op geen stadium wil ons dit as \u2019n verskoning gebruik nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Stormers is steeds in rou n\u00e1 hul jarelange spanbestuurder, Christopher \u2018Chippie\u2019 Solomon, onlangs oorlede is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DHL Stormers v Connacht | Highlights | Round 15 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yy2JDy1B3Zc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vrk-wedstryde\">VRK-wedstryde<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vrydag-24-april\">Vrydag (24 April)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20:45 Sharks t. 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