Bok blow for Cheetahs tour
The Cheetahs will reportedly depart for Europe on Sunday for two matches in the Challenge Cup without their Springbok stars.
The Cheetahs will reportedly depart for Europe on Sunday for two matches in the Challenge Cup without their Springbok stars.
Veteran playmaker Frans Steyn and loose forward Friedle Olivier have been included in the Cheetahs’ 28-man touring squad for two matches in the European Challenge Cup.
JC Pretorius is in line to make his Lions debut after being named in a 29-man squad for four matches abroad in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and Challenge Cup.
Coach Ivan van Rooyen is excited for the Lions’ four-week tour to Europe in the @Vodacom #URC and Challenge Cup.
The Sharks made it two wins on the trot as the DHL Stormers and Lions opened their accounts, but the Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs suffered heavy defeats before a three-week hiatus in the Champions and Challenge cups.
The South African teams have enjoyed a “magical start” to the Champions and Challenge cups, and winning one or both of these competitions is inevitable, according to MARK KEOHANE.
The Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs suffered heavy defeats against the Exeter Chiefs and Scarlets respectively, while the DHL Stormers secured a bonus-point win over London Irish in Saturday’s European Cup action.
The Emirates Lions scored four tries in a convincing win over Top 14 side Stade Français in Johannesburg on Friday evening.
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Lions winger Quan Horn scored a brace as the Lions won a frenetic showdown against Stade Francais at Ellis Park on Friday night to clinch their maiden Challenge Cup victory.