FloRugby's URC Dream Team 2024-2025: World-Class 23 Of Lions, Boks & Stars
FloRugby's URC Dream Team 2024-2025: World-Class 23 Of Lions, Boks & Stars
Discover our ultimate URC Dream Team for 2024-2025 — a fantasy XV of test stars, World Cup winners and British & Irish Lions who lit up the competition.
With Season 4 of the United Rugby Championship now in the books, one thing is clear: the URC is fast becoming the most fascinating club competition in the world of rugby.
We had it all this year — knockout drama, test-level intensity and individual brilliance from some of the game's biggest names.
And standing tall at the end? Leinster Rugby, finally breaking its postseason curse in spectacular fashion, dispatching the Vodacom Bulls at a packed Croke Park.
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But while one game crowns a champion, it doesn't tell the full story.
There were stars shining across every corner of the league - from Cape Town to Cardiff, Dublin to Durban - so we’ve pulled together our URC Dream Team for the 2024-2025 season. It's not just the best performers, it's the players we'd love to see share a field in one outrageous XV.
Note: This isn’t your traditional “Team of the Season.” This is the Dream Team — players who thrilled, inspired and, frankly, dominated whenever they stepped on the pitch.
1. Ox Nché (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
In a tight call with Andrew Porter and Jan-Hendrik Wessels, we’ve gone with the Springbok wrecking ball.
Ox is a walking, talking scrum penalty — almost literally immovable (Bulls semi aside). Add in his ever-improving impact around the park, and you’ve got the best loosehead on the planet right now.
2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby)
He’s built like a No. 8, runs like a winger, has the hands of a center and, oh yeah, he’s a world-class hooker, too.
Dan Sheehan is redefining what it means to wear the No. 2 shirt.
3. Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls)
A man-mountain in a Bulls pack full of monsters, Louw absolutely decimated the Sharks’ all-Boks front row in the semis and brought old-school tighthead grunt to every match he played.
4. Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Is he the greatest Springbok of all time? We’ll let you decide — but his name belongs in the conversation.
Despite an injury-riddled season, when he played, he brought all the thunder and steel we’ve come to expect.
5. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby)
If Eben brings the fire, Beirne brings the finesse.
Arguably Ireland’s best in 2025, he’s the heartbeat of Munster and a breakdown ninja who always turns up when it matters most.
6. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby)
Captain. Leader. Champion.
The big man led Leinster with the kind of composed aggression the team lacked in recent years. Andy Farrell’s trust in him says it all — this guy’s a serious operator.
7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby)
A former World Player of the Year is still playing like it.
Josh Van der Flier just keeps getting better, and his performance in the final was a masterclass in timing, work rate and leadership.
The Lions jersey has his name all over it.
8. Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls)
The backrow destroyer we couldn’t leave out.
Cameron Hanekom just pips Caelan Doris thanks to his explosive power and ridiculous ceiling.
He's still only 23 and already playing like a test centurion.
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby)
Electric, composed and razor-sharp.
Even with Craig Casey breathing down his neck, JGP still is the best scrumhalf in the URC, and he showed it when it counted.
10. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers)
The future is here.
SFM has everything: the poise, the power, the vision.
He's physically ahead of most fly-halves and mentally wired for the top. The next global star? We think so.
11. James Lowe (Leinster Rugby)
Still a nightmare to deal with, James Lowe might not have lightning pace, but his power, aerial dominance and X-factor make him one of the most complete wings in the competition.
12. Jordie Barrett (Leinster Rugby)
He came, he saw, he conquered.
Jordie Barrett brought experience, leadership and serious skill to Leinster. His impact on and off the pitch will be felt long after his departure.
13. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors)
He shifted to 13 for this team, and he fits just fine.
The Glasgow skipper was sorely missed when injured, and Scotland’s Six Nations showed it. He's a Lions starter-in-waiting.
14. Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby)
A livewire. A game-changer. A player who makes fans hold their breath every time he touches the ball. Injuries have slowed him, but the magic hasn’t gone anywhere for Darcy Graham.
15. Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers)
Two World Cups, still only 27 and plenty left in the tank.
Injuries and suspensions hampered him this season, but when fit, Damian Willemse is a walking highlight reel.
Replacements:
16. Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls)
17. Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby)
18. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
19. RG Snyman (Leinster Rugby)
20. Caelan Doris (Leinster Rugby)
21. Craig Casey (Munster Rugby)
22. Jack Crowley (Munster Rugby)
23. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors)
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