Champions Cup wrap: Dramatic scenes in Dublin
Holders Toulouse beat Munster on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, and will face four-time European champions Leinster for a place in the competition’s finale.
Dobson: Stormers playoff qualification was anti-climax
Coach John Dobson says a disjointed performance in the win against log-leaders Leinster took some of the joy out of the Stormers clinching a Vodacom URC playoff berth. DYLAN JACK reports.
Cullen hails SA teams for URC reboot
The “amazing” South African teams have got Leinster head coach Leo Cullen excited about the future of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. DYLAN JACK reports.
Highlights: Stormers prevail against table-toppers
The Stormers kept their hopes of a home quarter-final alive following a tense victory over log-leaders Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday.
Hot and cold Stormers advance to playoffs
The Stormers secured their place in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs with a hard-fought victory over a youthful Leinster team in Cape Town on Saturday.
Leinster rookies to front Stormers
Springbok Herschel Jantjies will be licking his lips for a scrumhalf duel against rookie Cormac Foley in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
South Africa ‘a major player’ in the URC
South Africa’s arrival in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship has only made the tournament stronger and the four local teams could be challenging Leinster for the title in the next couple of years, according to Irish rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley.
Stormers ‘desperate’ to secure Cape Town semi-final
John Dobson says the Stormers are “desperate as ever” to finish among the top four with back-to-back victories in their final two Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures, starting with a table-topping clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Stormers call in big guns for Leinster clash
Warrick Gelant, Deon Fourie and Juan de Jongh have all been named in the matchday squad for the Stormers in the top-of-the-table clash against Leinster in Cape Town on Saturday evening.
Hooker crisis worsens ahead of crunch clash
Ireland international Ronan Kelleher is the latest hooker to be ruled out ahead of Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash between Stormers and Leinster.
