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Toulon centre Juan Ignacio Brex admits he was baffled by the Stormers’ attacking approach at the end of their last-16 Investec Champions Cup clash. Toulon edged the contest 28-27 at the Stade Mayol, surviving a late Stormers onslaught despite being reduced to 13 men in the dying stages. Yet Brex revealed that, from a defensive […]

Ben Kayser takes a look at the weekends action with Toulon legends Sergio Parisse, Mathieu Bastareaud and Dan Biggar. MORE: Champions Cup quarter-finals – Match-by-match guide The post Watch: Champions Cup Highlights Show (Round of 16) appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Ben Kayser takes a look at the weekends action with Toulon legends Sergio

Coach Johann van Graan says Bath are primed for an all-English Investec Champions Cup quarter-final against the Northampton Saints on Friday night. The clash pits last season’s Premiership champions against the losing finalists in the Champions Cup. The two sides have also set the pace domestically this season, separated by just a single point at

The SA Cup resumes this weekend after the Easter break, with round five set to play a crucial role in shaping the race for the semi-finals. The teams that make it to the top four join the Sharks, Lions, Bulls and Stormers XXIII in the Currie Cup Premier Division. With the competition played over a

Bordeaux Bègles have confirmed the full extent of Rohan Janse van Rensburg’s injury. The one-cap Springbok centre limped off barely a minute after coming off the bench in the 50th minute of Bordeaux’s 64-14 dismantling of the Leicester Tigers in their Investec Champions Cup last-16 clash. The 31-year-old was in clear distress as he was

Toulouse hooker Peato Mauvaka says last season’s painful Investec Champions Cup exit still burns. The French giants, however, are ready to settle the score against in Sunday’s quarter-final against Bordeaux-Bègles. Mauvaka missed that dramatic encounter through injury – along with superstar scrumhalf Antoine Dupont – as Bordeaux stunned the six-time champions on their way to

The Stormers are struggling to come to terms with the loss of captain Salmaan Moerat. Coach John Dobson confirmed the towering lock will head to La Rochelle at the end of the season after accepting what he described as a massive offer from the French giants. MORE: Stormers lose Bok lock Dobson revealed Moerat had

Italian legend Sergio Parisse will return to the national setup later this year after being appointed assistant forwards coach for the Azzurri. The 42-year-old will leave his role as lineout coach at Toulon at the end of the Top 14 season, to link up with Italy ahead of the Nations Championship. Parisse will reunite with

One South African was named in the Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week after the round-of-16 playoffs. Stormers lock Adré Smith cracked the nod, based on data from Oval Insights. The Cape side suffered a one-point defeat to Toulon, with Smith denied a late match-winning try. Leinster laboured past Edinburgh, in part thanks to

Explosive winger Quewin Nortje is set to make his first appearance of the 2025-26 season for the Blitzboks. The 23-year-old missed the entire regular season through injury, but is now fit again and ready to add firepower to the South African attack for the opening leg of the SVNS World Championship in Hong Kong. Nortje