Stassen suspended by anti-doping agency
Stade Français lock Hendré Stassen has been placed on a temporary suspension after testing positive for a banned substance last season.
Stade Français lock Hendré Stassen has been placed on a temporary suspension after testing positive for a banned substance last season.
Lions and Springbok duo Lionel Mapoe and Ruan Combrinck have been linked with moves to French club Stade Français.
Cheslin Kolbe has been hugely influential for a Toulouse team that has rediscovered its identity, writes GAVIN MORTIMER.
World Cup-winning Springbok JP Pietersen officially confirmed that he has ended his time with French Top 14 side Toulon on Sunday.
Toulouse prop Maks van Dyk cheekily made a special request to French president Emmanuel Macron during Saturday’s pre-final players presentation in Paris.
Toulouse clinched a record-extending 20th French Top 14 title after beating Clermont 24-18 in the final at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Toulouse booked their place in the French Top 14 final with a 20-6 victory over La Rochelle in the first semi-final on Saturday.
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s English Premiership, Pro14, French Top 14 and Major League Rugby matches involving South African players.
Lyon and La Rochelle both progressed to the Top 14 semi-finals after claiming wins over Montpellier and Racing 92 respectively.
SARugbymag.co.za looks back at the past weekend’s English Premiership, Pro14, French Top 14 and Major League Rugby matches involving South African players.