The Vodacom United Rugby Championship final was played at the right venue, as the competition continues its outreach into Africa, but Munster taking the trophy home to Ireland might be good for the tournament going forward.

Munster Rugby have claimed its first title since 2011 with a gutsy 19 – 14 win over the DHL Stormers in Cape Town.

Munster Rugby have brought their A-game to Cape Town as they lead the DHL Stormers 12 – 7 at halftime in the URC Final.

The DHL Stormers will be seeking to claim back-to-back United Rugby Championship titles when they welcome Munster Rugby to the DHL Stadium on Saturday evening.

DHL Stormers head coach John Dobson is one of the hottest coaching commodities in international rugby.

It has been eleven long trophyless seasons for one of European Rugby’s pre-eminent clubs. Winners of two Heineken Cups and three league titles in the early to mid-2000s, it is hard to believe that despite several deep play-offs runs, the men in red have not secured a trophy since 2011.

Vanquished Leinster has shared its thoughts on why they turned down the opportunity to kick at the Aviva Stadium posts from long distance when trailing by a point with five minutes remaining in their agonizing 27-26 loss to La Rochelle.

Malakai Fekitoa, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and RG Snyman all are available ahead of Munster’s clash with the Stormers this weekend in Cape Town for the URC Final.

RC Toulon back Cheslin Kolbe says Friday’s EPCR Challenge Cup final against the Glasgow Warriors will be up there with the biggest games of his career.

Leinster Rugby and Stade Rochelais face off in the Heineken Champions Cup final for the second year running, with the Irish province looking to exact revenge on their TOP 14 counterparts.

Leinster Rugby and Stade Rochelais face off in the Heineken Champions Cup for the second season running, as the Irish province looks to exact revenge on its French counterparts.

Four became two in the United Rugby Championship as the DHL Stormers and Munster claimed impressive semi-final victories over Connacht and Leinster, respectively in their semi-finals.

Munster centre-cum-flyhalf Jack Crowley landed a late drop goal to end Munster’s semi-final hoodoo with a 16 – 15 win over Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.

Reigning United Rugby Championship title holders, the DHL Stormers secured their place in this season’s final with an explosive 43 – 25 win over Irish side Connacht.

As expected, Glasgow out-half Tom Jordan will miss next weekend’s European Challenge Cup final after learning his disciplinary hearing fate following last weekend’s red-carded head-high tackle on Munster’s Conor Murray in the first half of the URC quarterfinal.