Kolbe back in race to join elite SA club
Fit-again Cheslin Kolbe will this weekend be one of six players striving to join an elite group of South Africans to have won a European title.
All-French affair for Challenge Cup finale
Gabin Villiere scored a brace of tries on Saturday to help Toulon ease past Saracens 25-16 and line up a European Challenge Cup final against Top 14 rivals Lyon.
Eben’s ‘attacker’ bust in hairy situation
London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has been cited for allegedly pulling Eben Etzebeth’s hair during Sunday’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final against Toulon.
Watch: Teen tears through Toulon
Teenager Henry Arundell slalomed his way past five defenders for an incredible length-of-the-pitch try against Toulon on Sunday.
France enforces vaccine mandate for Six Nations
All athletes who wish to compete in France will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19, government sources confirmed on Monday.
Bordeaux coach slams ‘rubbish’ Champions Cup draw decision
Bordeaux head coach Christophe Urios said the decision by European Champions Cup organisers to declare last month’s postponed games as draws means the competition is now “rubbish”.
Postponed European matches in France cancelled
The even matches across the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup which were postponed in December because of France’s travel restrictions have now been cancelled and declared as draws.
English, Welsh clubs threaten to boycott France fixtures
Several English and Welsh clubs are in talks over plans to pull out of European Champions Cup fixtures in France, amid ongoing concerns around quarantine restrictions.
Watch: Bismarck still bosses the breakdown
Bismarck du Plessis, who recently turned 37 years old, continues to show his prowess at the breakdown after winning a crucial turnover late on in Montpellier’s Challenge Cup final victory over the Leicester Tigers.
Bok watch: SA depth on full display
A closer look at how the Springbok players are performing in leagues around the world in the lead-up to the much-anticipated three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions.
