Sacha back for Stormers UK tour
Playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu joins a 28-man DHL Stormers squad for a two-match tour to the United Kingdom.
Playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu joins a 28-man DHL Stormers squad for a two-match tour to the United Kingdom.
Coach John Dobson has his fingers crossed that Frans Malherbe will be among a host of injured DHL Stormers stars fit to play a Champions Cup rematch with Clermont in Cape Town on 21 January.
Werner Kok was yellow-carded during the Sharks’ win against Bordeaux in France for this dangerous clean-out on Jean-Baptiste Dubie in the Champions Cup clash.
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 Champions Cup clash between Northampton Saints and Munster reached boiling point when a massive brawl involving players from both sides broke out just 15 minutes into the second half.
Faf de Klerk was among the Springboks who shone on debut in the Japan League One, while over in Europe, Jasper Wiese and Andre Esterhuizen both played influential roles in Champions Cup wins.
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.
In the wake of the Vodacom Bulls’ 30-point Champions Cup defeat to Exeter Chiefs, Jake White has again made his case for the top South African talent playing abroad to return home to boost the local franchises.
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 DHL Stormers opened their account in the Champions Cup with a stylish bonus-point victory over a dogged London Irish side in Cape Town on Saturday night.