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Harlequins head coach Jason Gilmore believes his side’s emphatic demolition of the Stormers could prove to be a turning point after a bruising run of results. Quins ran in nine tries in a ruthless 61-10 victory at the Twickenham Stoop on Sunday, producing a performance that stood in stark contrast to the heavy defeats that […]

All three South African teams are in with a chance of reaching the Investec Champions Cup round of 16 despite disappointing defeats over the weekend. Investec Champions Cup No one quite saw this coming. The STORMERS sent a much-changed team to London to take on struggling Harlequins, but it is still hard to come to

The Northampton Saints lost a feisty rematch of last season’s Investec Champions Cup final 50-28 in Bordeaux, while Toulouse suffered a second consecutive defeat. Both defending champions Bordeaux Begles and Northampton were already sure of qualifying before their Pool 4 meeting. Salesi Rayasi gave the hosts an early lead with an unconverted try. Henry Pollock

John Dobson didn’t sugarcoat the Stormers’ humbling 61-10 defeat to Harlequins in the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday. MORNÉ ESBEN reports. The director of rugby branded the performance at The Stoop as “desperately disappointing” in both execution and outcome. “While we did leave a few players in Cape Town, we still thought we had a

Harlequins silenced their critics with a ruthless and clinical drubbing of the Stormers in London on Sunday. The hosts ran in nine tries – including a hat-trick from winger Nick David – to demolish the Stormers 61-10 in round three of the Investec Champions Cup and end the Cape side’s perfect start to the season. Quins

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Sunday’s EPCR Challenge Cup match between the Cheetahs and Ulster was called off shortly before kick-off. The fixture had already been moved from the Cheetahs’ home base of the NRCA Stadium in Amsterdam to behind closed doors at Dukes Rugby in ‘s-Hertogenbosch due to the brutally cold conditions sweeping across northern Europe. In a statement

While disappointed with the result, coach JP Pietersen says an understrength side did the Sharks jersey proud against Sale in Manchester. The KwaZulu-Natalians went down 26-10 in their Investec Champions Cup clash on Saturday night, a result that booked the hosts’ place in the round of 16 while leaving the visitors fifth in Pool 1 with

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen and captain Francke Horn praised Batho Hlekani for slotting in seamlessly during Saturday’s win against Lyon at Ellis Park. Van Rooyen’s hand was forced before kick-off of the EPCR Challenge Cup match when flanker Siba Qoma pulled up injured in the warm-up. Hlekani was promoted from the bench to the

Flashback to when then Stormers director of rugby Rassie Erasmus explained how a physio with no ball sense became a defence coach.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Zeeko Alexander (@zeekoalex) Photo: Carl Fourie/Gallo Images The post Watch: Rassie reflects on Jacques’ rugby journey appeared first on SA Rugby magazine.