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Springbok prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has been cleared to travel with the Lions to France and Wales. The big tighthead was sidelined for last weekend’s EPCR Challenge Cup win over Lyon due to a minor hamstring issue. The Lions begin their trip with an EPCR Challenge Cup clash against Perpignan before switching focus to the Vodacom […]

Another France scrumhalf is injured and likely to miss the start of the Six Nations next month. La Rochelle scrumhalf Nolann Le Garrec, who was expected to be back-up to Antoine Dupont in the Six Nations, announced on Monday he will be sidelined “for the moment”. The 23 year-old picked up a thigh injury in

Northampton Saints flyhalf Anthony Belleau stepped in to play a key Investec Champions Cup match only days after losing several teeth in a freak training accident. The 29-year-old Frenchman was called into the match 23 for the clash against Bordeaux Begles at short notice following a calf injury to regular pivot Fin Smith, despite still

Lyon attack coach AB Zondagh says exposure to different systems, cultures and mindsets has been invaluable in shaping his approach to the game. The 39-year-old South African was back on home soil on Saturday as Lyon faced the Lions at Ellis Park in a EPCR Challenge Cup clash, where the hosts ran out 42-33 winners.

Winless Clermont have left several first-choice players in France for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against the Sharks at Kings Park. Already bottom of Pool 1 and out of contention for the playoffs, the Top 14 club has opted to manage its resources with an eye firmly on the domestic campaign rather than risking key

Cheetahs CEO Rory Duncan has detailed their desperate efforts to ensure Sunday’s EPCR Challenge Cup fixture against Ulster went ahead. Severe winter conditions in the Netherlands ultimately led to the match at Dukes Rugby Club in ’s-Hertogenbosch being cancelled, but not before the club and local community tried everything to save the fixture. Duncan told

Which of these five-pointers from the Investec Champions Cup this past weekend gets your vote? VOTE HERE Photo: Dave Winter/INPHO The post Watch: Champions Cup top tries (Round 3) appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Which of these five-pointers from the Investec Champions Cup this past weekend gets your vote? The post Watch: Champions Cup

The greatest mystery in this year’s Investec Champions Cup is how Rassie’s super Springboks have faded. The post Keo & Zels: What has happened to Rassie’s star Springboks? appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. The greatest mystery in this year’s Investec Champions Cup is how Rassie’s super Springboks have faded. The post Keo & Zels:

Who was SA’s standout player in the third round of the Investec Champions Cup? No 8 Jeandre Rudolph starred again for the Vodacom Bulls in a high-scoring defeat to the Bristol Bears at Loftus, scoring a try, winning a turnover and making 10 tackles. Flank Elrigh Louw’s strong return from injury continued with a 63-minute

Alan Quinlan believes Rassie Erasmus has set a new benchmark in world rugby, and that the Springboks’ continued rise should worry everyone else. The former Ireland and Munster forward has labelled Erasmus the greatest coach the game has ever seen, crediting him with transforming South African rugby from a struggling heavyweight into a dominant global