All four South African regional franchises competing in the United Rugby Championship are in action this weekend. They are all playing against overseas opposition with two teams playing locally and two overseas.
Perfect rugby weather awaits the Lions at Emirates Ellis Park tomorrow afternoon when they face Edinburgh, and fans can prepare themselves for the open, flowing rugby that the Lions have become famous for.
The Bulls are expected to fully exploit the altitude and home-ground advantage against Ulster. While the Sharks, who play the Dragons, and the Stormers, who play Zebre, have away games, they are still expected to win in grand style.
Lions v Edinburgh at Emirates Ellis Park at 1.45pm.
Bulls v Ulster at Loftus Versveld at 4pm.
Sharks v Dragons at Newport, Wales, at 6.15pm.
DHL Stormers v Zebre in Parma at 8.35pm.
All matches are on Saturday and broadcast live on DStv channels 201 and 211.
➤ With the Premier League still in the season’s early stages, the top of the table is still very close, with five teams capable of claiming the top spot this weekend.
League leaders Liverpool will kick the weekend off with a trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday at 1.30pm, hoping to extend their lead at the top to four points by the time second-place Manchester City takes to the pitch.
Manchester City hosts Fulham at 4pm on Saturday. They know they need a win to keep the pressure on Liverpool or even regain the top spot.
The clash of the weekend is on Sunday when Manchester United travels to take on Aston Villa at 3pm.
Erik ten Hag is desperate for a win, but Aston Villa will be on a high after beating Bayern Munich in the Uefa Champions League.
Chelsea will play Nottingham Forest at the same time on Sunday before Brighton host Tottenham at 5.30 pm to round off the weekend.
All the games will be live on DStv channel 203.
➤ The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup kicks off on Friday. South Africa play the West Indies at noon, and India play New Zealand at 4pm.
Saturday will start with Australia facing Sri Lanka at noon before Bangladesh take on England at 4pm.
The action continues on Sunday, with India facing Pakistan at noon before the West Indies face Scotland.
South Africa will again be in action against England on Monday at 4pm.
