This is Zebre’s final chance to avoid going through the entire league season without winning a game. As for our noisy neighbours, the Emirates Lions, they will want to bounce back from last weekend’s dramatic home defeat to Leinster which ended their hopes of reaching the play-offs. This will be the opening game in a Vodacom URC double-header at Loftus.

Leinster has just one more hurdle to overcome to go through the entire league season unbeaten, but it’s going to be a sizeable one for Leo Cullen’s young team at the fortress. The Vodacom Bulls – currently lying in seventh place – will be going all out for the win as they look to qualify for the Champions Cup.

They may need to finish in the top six to do that, should either Benetton or the Scarlets win the Challenge Cup. Jake White’s troops [48pts, 7th] will no doubt be looking for a bonus point win as they set their sights on Connacht [49pts, 6th] and Munster [53pts, 5th] above them.

Where the Vodacom Bulls end up in the table will also determine where they travel to in the play-off quarter-finals on the weekend of May 6.

Two familiar foes, meet again, this time in a Currie Cup derby as the battle of the Jukskei will serve as the crescendo of the rugby festival at the capital. For the Vodacom Bulls, led by a young Reinhardt Ludwig, will be hoping to register their third consecutive victory in this campaign; looking to continue climbing up the table as they currently sit seventh with 13 points. They host the Lions who sit in fifth place with 14 points, as the competition reaches its halfway mark.

Of course, rugby isn’t the only on offer throughout the day. With a host of celebrated South African artists bringing on the vibe to a day for the entire family. We do hope that you will enjoy making the trip out, your support remains invaluable to what we do at Loftus.