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Connacht is located in a province containing only 8% of the Irish population, hence they have always had a smaller base of players to draw from and historically have not been given the budgets of the other three Irish teams.

The Dragons breathed their first bit of rugby fire in 2003 when they were formed out of the new regionalisation of professional rugby in Wales.

Edinburgh is one of only two professional rugby clubs in Scotland, with a history of over 145 years.

Founded in 1889 as the Transvaal Rugby Club, the Lions were the first South African team to win the Super 10 in 1993, the forerunner of Vodacom Super Rugby.

Cardiff Rugby, formerly the Cardiff Blues before an official name change this year, are one of the four professional Welsh clubs and the pride of the capital city of Wales.

Hailing from South Africa’s Sunshine Coast city of Durban, the Cell C Sharks have a proud rugby history that dates back to their earliest roots as the Natal Rugby Union that was formed in 1890.

Benetton are the current powerhouses of Italian club rugby who made everybody sit up and take notice with their Rainbow Cup Final victory over the Vodacom Bulls in 2021

Get to know the Vodacom United Rugby Championship a little better.

It’s making history, and it has a history. So here you go. This is all you need to know about where the Vodacom United Rugby Championship comes from, and where it’s going.