Three Boks in Cheetahs tour squad
Coach Hawies Fourie has included two-time World Cup winner Frans Steyn in a 27-man squad for the Cheetahs’ upcoming European Challenge Cup fixtures.
France star blasts Euro chiefs for SA inclusion
France scrumhalf Morgan Parra says South African clubs should not have been allowed to take part in the European Champions and Challenge Cups next season.
Au revoir Stormers, ‘lekker bly’ for Bulls, Sharks
The Stormers begin life in the European Champions Cup with a trip to France, while the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks kick off their campaign on home soil.
Cup draw sends Europe’s best to South Africa
European giants will travel to South Africa to battle the Stormers, Bulls, Sharks, Lions and Cheetahs after the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup draws were completed on Tuesday.
SA hailed for rugby’s global expansion
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) chairman Dominic McKay has attributed the ongoing success of South African teams to a vested interest from the country’s stakeholders to grow the game internationally.
Stormers in Champions Cup will ‘shoot it through the roof’
Former Ireland and Leinster scrumhalf Eoin Reddan says SA teams competing against more of Europe’s top clubs next season will raise the standard of its premier competition.
Cheetahs: Currie Cup form unlocked Europe
Coach Hawies Fourie believes the Free State Cheetahs’ success in the Currie Cup forced rugby bosses to grant them an opportunity in the European Challenge Cup, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.
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Watch: Kolbe, Etzebeth lose out to Lyon
Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe dived over for what proved to be a consolation try as Toulon were convincingly beaten by Lyon in Friday’s European Challenge Cup final in Marseille.
Cheslin corralled as Lyon claim cup glory
A last-gasp try from Cheslin Kolbe was too late to swing momentum Toulon’s way as Lyon overpowered their French rivals to clinch their first European title on Friday night.
