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.
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.
Mark Keohane and Zelím Nel are at loggerheads over who will win the Heineken Champions Cup final on Saturday, but both are backing the South African’s in the Challenge Cup decider.
Raymond Rhule has overcome several career speed bumps to become a vital cog for La Rochelle going into Saturday’s European Champions Cup final against Leinster.
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.
Ian McGeechan is relishing the “formidable challenge” of the Stormers, Sharks and Vodacom Bulls for Europe’s elite sides in the Champions Cup next season.
Here’s a wrap of all the action involving South African players in the European Champions and Challenge Cup semi-finals, including Eben Etzebeth’s performance for Toulon.
Skipper Gregory Alldritt led La Rochelle into a second successive European Champions Cup final against Leinster after edging Racing 92 20-13 in an error-ridden match on Sunday.
Ireland wing James Lowe scored two tries as Leinster knocked title-holders Toulouse out of this season’s European Champions Cup with a commanding semi-final win in Dublin on Saturday.
Booted out of their home stadium by a hip hop concert, Racing 92 are trying to make the best of hosting their European Champions Cup rugby semi-final almost 200km away in Lens.
Mark Keohane and Zelím Nel discuss everything from the Champs Cup semis to Frans Steyn and Ruan Pienaar’s incredible contribution to SA rugby.