The Hollywoodbets Sharks will start and end the pool stages of the 2024/25 Vodacom United Rugby Championship competition playing at Hollywoodbets Kings Park, with three tours to Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy during the mid-season period.
The tournament kicks off in just under four months when the Hollywoodbets Sharks will entertain the Emirates Lions in a round one derby at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday, September 21st, with the DHL Stormers hosting the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town in the other opening clash featuring the South African teams.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks hit the road for three weeks, heading for Ireland where they take on Connacht before games against the Dragons in Wales and Benetton in Italy.
They return home to Durban for home games at Hollywoodbets Kings Park against Glasgow Warriors and Munster before taking a month-long break over November.
They host the DHL Stormers and the Vodacom Bulls, and then travel to Cape Town for the away leg against the Stormers in a run of local derbies matches, truncated by a three-week break heading towards the latter part of December, before the tournament breaks up until late January for a trip to Wales to take on Cardiff in Cardiff.
Another three-week break ensues before away derby matches take place against the Bulls and Lions, followed by home games against Zebre and Leinster.
The Hollywoodbets Sharks are back on the road for a fortnight, taking on Edinburgh in Scotland and Ulster in Ireland, before returning to South Africa for their final two pool matches, hosting Welsh sides Ospreys and the Scarlets on successive weekends.
Hollywoodbets Sharks Fixtures:
Round 1: Saturday 21st September vs Emirates Lions (H)
Round 2: Saturday 28th September vs Connacht (A)
Round 3: Saturday 5th October vs Dragons (A)
Round 4: Saturday 12th October vs Benetton (A)
Round 5: Saturday 19th October vs Glasgow Warriors (H)
Round 6: Saturday 26th October vs Munster (H)
Round 7: Saturday 30th November vs DHL Stormers (H)
Round 8: Saturday 21st December vs Vodacom Bulls (H)
Round 9: Saturday 28th December vs DHL Stormers (A)
Round 10: Saturday 25th January vs Cardiff (A)
Round 11: Saturday 15th February vs Vodacom Bulls (A)
Round 12: Saturday 1st March vs Emirates Lions (A)
Round 13: Saturday 22nd March vs Zebre Parma (H)
Round 14: Saturday 29th March vs Leinster (H)
Round 15: Friday 18 April vs Edinburgh (A)
Round 16: Saturday 26th April vs Ulster (A)
Round 17: Friday 9th May vs Ospreys (H)
Round 18: Saturday 17th May vs Scarlets (H)
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