# Rugby: The Bulls and Stormers opened their United Rugby Championship campaigns with home game victories, but the Lions and the Sharks were not so lucky. Yesterday, the Bulls staged a strong second-half comeback to defeat the Ospreys 53-40 at Loftus Versfeld. On Friday night, the Stormers overpowered Leinster 35-0 at the Cape Town Stadium. But the Sharks endured a 35 – 19 defeat against the Glasgow Warriors at the Scotstoun Stadium, while the Lions suffered a 33-20 loss against Cardiff under very wet conditions at Cardiff Arms Park in Wales.
Rugby: Mixed results for SA franchises in URC opening rounds this weekend