The ability now to marry URC and Champions Cup fixtures leaves no illusions about the 'ultra-marathon' facing our teams, says RobHouwing. | Sport24news
Slap up the just-revealed United Rugby Championship 2022/23 fixtures on a nearby wall and, strictly in isolation, they fall short of looking too brutal for any of the four South African sides.
It is only when you add to the mix the first-time inclusion this season of the Stormers, Bulls and Sharks in the prestigious, broader European Rugby Champions Cup and the Lions in the parallel, slightly lower-level Challenge Cup that a crush-related wince is quite understandable.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.