Coach JP Pietersen spoke from the heart following the Sharks’ 23-22 Vodacom URC loss to the Lions in Durban on Saturday. STATE OF EURO CUPS: Stormers still SA team to beat Strong words from coach JP pic.twitter.com/OwKVOa28ba — The Sharks (@SharksRugby) January 5, 2026 The post Watch: JP motivated by Sharks ‘upward curve’ appeared […]
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Former Stormers duo Joseph Dweba and Dillyn Leyds scored tries as South Africa’s foreign legion impressed in the French Top 14 and English Premiership. French Top 14 Scrumhalf James Hall started for relegation-threatened Perpignan in a thrilling 30-27 comeback win against log-leaders Toulouse at the Stade Aime Giral. WRAP: Perpignan slay Toulouse, Pau lose too
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Top 14 leaders Toulouse were stunned 30-27 by struggling Perpignan on Saturday, while Bordeaux Bègles recorded another impressive win. Toulouse coach Ugo Mola paid tribute to the Catalans’ resolve after they climbed off the foot of the table with just their second win of the season. Despite trailing 21-11 at half-time, Perpignan roared back in
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The high-flying Stormers will face a Harlequins side low on confidence at The Stoop in London on Saturday. John Dobson’s men are two from two in the Investec Champions Cup after impressive wins over Bayonne and defending champions La Rochelle, while they are also unbeaten after eight rounds of the Vodacom URC. In stark contrast, Harlequins
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Coach Johan Ackermann says he will select his strongest possible team for the Vodacom Bulls’ final two Investec Champions Cup pool matches. Ackermann named a full-strength side for the Bulls’ opening match of the tournament against Bordeaux Bègles at Loftus, and the hosts pushed the defending champions before going down 46-33. He then opted to
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Stormers coach John Dobson says he is confident of taking a competitive squad to London this week for their Investec Champions Cup clash against Harlequins at The Stoop on Sunday. The Cape side is two from two in the competition so far, following impressive wins over Bayonne and La Rochelle, and Dobson believes growing squad
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Former England flyhalf Stuart Barnes believes the Investec Champions Cup should be reduced from 24 teams to just 12. Under the current format, the top eight clubs from each of the Vodacom URC, the French Top 14 and the English Premiership qualify for Europe’s elite tournament. It features a pool phase followed by a round of
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Adam Radwan produced a match-winning display to keep Leicester Tigers firmly in the English Premiership play-off race, scoring twice in a high-tempo 36-28 victory over Saracens on Sunday. The winger’s electric pace proved the difference in a contest packed with attacking intent, as Leicester built enough of a cushion to withstand a spirited Saracens response.
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The Stormers will look to continue their impressive march in the Investec Champions Cup, but there is serious work to do for the Sharks and Vodacom Bulls. Investec Champions Cup The STORMERS continued their superb unbeaten start to the season when they subdued the Vodacom Bulls in a gripping URC derby in Cape Town on
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Stormers Rugby CEO Johan le Roux says they struggled to get supporters to head home after the north-south derby at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. The Stormers edged the Vodacom Bulls 13-8 in a tense, hard-fought encounter that capped a memorable evening in front of a packed house. Coach John Dobson’s men extended their perfect
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