United Rugby Championship: Semi-Final Predictions
Hutch | Commercial Director
Thu 9 Jun 2022
The first-ever URC semi-finals feature two Irish teams and two South African teams, and it would be great for the competition if the two countries can develop a rivalry, and a North v South final this year would be something to behold.
Here are my predictions for this weekend.
Leinster v Bulls
Leinster are favourites to lift the trophy, and you can’t really bet against them after their annihilation of Glasgow last weekend. The Bulls will give it a better shot than they did when these two sides met in Round 1, but I can’t see anything other than a Leinster victory.
Leinster by 16Stormers v Ulster
This is a really tough pick, and I’m tempted to side with Ulster. They have plenty of experience at this stage of the competition, and they were impressive against Munster in the quarter-finals. However, the Stormers are turning Cape Town into a difficult place to play, and I’d love to see them make the final. Home advantage just about tips the scales in their favour, but it’s likely to be close and it could go either way.
Stormers by 4
All the best in the final.
And if you were to play the stormers in the final,please do the same to them. 11 Jun 05:05
The match in Cape Town today should be another cracker. We might end up with an all-SA final, which hasn't seemed likely since the first couple of rounds. I this bodes well for the Boks! 11 Jun 05:14
Beating Leinster at the RDS is massive.
Beating Leinster at the RDS in a knock out is unheard of.