Assistant coach Julian Redelinghuys has confirmed that the Lions will rest players for Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup match against Lyon at Ellis Park. The Joburg-based side is coming off a confidence-boosting Vodacom URC win against the Sharks in Durban, which ended a run of three defeats, including their first two matches of the Challenge Cup. […]
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How things stand in Pool 2 of the Investec Champions Cup with two rounds remaining. The top four in each six-team pool progress to the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition, with the fifth-placed team dropping down to the EPCR Challenge Cup. Pool 2 features no South African sides, but is lit up by some
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How things stand in Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup with two rounds remaining. The top four in each six-team pool progress to the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition, with the fifth-placed team dropping down to the EPCR Challenge Cup. Pool 1 resembles a club sandwich, with the Glasgow Warriors well in front, Clermont
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Captain Ruan Nortje says the Vodacom Bulls benefited from the input of a Springbok coach during training on Tuesday. The Bulls are preparing for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against the Bristol Bears at Loftus Versfeld. Nortje confirmed that Bok assistant coach Felix Jones was with the squad. “Coach Felix was here today just helping
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Former Wales and British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton believes rugby’s crackdown on head contact has gone too far. Writing in his column for The Times, Warburton echoed concerns previously raised by former referee Nigel Owens, arguing that while player welfare must remain paramount, the sport is paying a heavy price in terms of flow
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A New Zealander has agreed a three-year deal to join Top 14 club Clermont from the Blues starting next July. Centre AJ Lam has played 58 Super Rugby matches, a competition he won in 2024 alongside flyhalf Harry Plummer, who has been playing for the French club this season. “This is excellent news for the
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Jimmy Stonehouse believes the incredible depth of talent in South African rugby is providing renewed hope for smaller unions such as the Pumas. Stonehouse told Netwerk24 that it is encouraging to see teams outside the traditional powerhouses investing in their squads and becoming increasingly competitive. He pointed to the likes of the Boland Cavaliers who
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A South African is set to become the latest big name to depart Harlequins when his contract expires at the end of the season. Captain Stephan Lewies’ impending exit comes at a turbulent time for Quins, who are enduring a deep slump in form and face an unbeaten Stormers outfit at The Stoop this weekend
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The Cheetahs will swap Bloemfontein’s summer heat for freezing European conditions when they face Ulster in Sunday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash in Amsterdam. The Free Staters are using the Netherlands capital as their base for the competition and looking to preserve their unbeaten record in home fixtures against the Irish province. The sides drew 39-39
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Forwards coach Rito Hlungwani has revealed a major factor behind the Stormers’ unbeaten start to the season. After a bruising Vodacom URC derby win over the Bulls in Cape Town, the Stormers are deep into preparations for Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop. “It was a very tough game, lots
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