After a weekend of joy for the Sharks in historic European cup action, all four South African sides return to the Vodacom URC in round 16.
The URC playoffs are just around the corner and the Bulls, Stormers and Lions are very much in the race to the final eight. With three rounds of the regular season remaining, the Bulls are in fourth place on the overall log with 51 points, behind leaders Glasgow and Leinster in second. The Stormers are in fifth , the Lions in 11th and the Sharks are 16 points adrift in 13th spot on the log.
The round 15 results hurt some sides that were assumed to be climbing up the log, most notably the two losers on the Highveld, the Lions and Ospreys, but there is still enough of a logjam with 11 teams in the hunt for silverware in the run-up to the playoffs.
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