Irish giants Leinster are counting the cost of their Investec Champions Cup win over Harlequins on Saturday, with several high-profile players injured. Lock RG Snyman’s match ended inside the first quarter of Leinster’s 45-28 victory after he took a knock to the shoulder, leaving the field in clear discomfort. Head coach Leo Cullen couldn’t offer […]
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The Exeter Chiefs opened their EPCR Challenge Cup campaign with a commanding win against the Cheetahs at Sandy Park on Sunday. The hosts crossed for six tries in a match they controlled from the outset. Centre Henry Slade delivered a standout display, contributing 17 points via a try and six conversions. Exeter struck early. With
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Blitzboks captain Impi Visser credited his side’s ability to “stay in the moment” as crucial to a consecutive Cape Town Sevens title. The hosts beat Argentina by 21-19 in a pulsating final, becoming the first team to successfully defend the title in Cape Town. Afterwards, Visser said his side had a motto for the weekend,
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Italy wing Ange Capuozzo scored a hat-trick as Toulouse thrashed the Sharks at the Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday. Having raced out to a 28-0 lead after 24 minutes, the six-times champions went off the boil before finishing strongly to win their Investec Champions Cup opener 56-19. Outgoing Sharks coach John Plumtree opted to rest
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The Blitzboks edged Argentina in a thrilling Cape Town Sevens final on Sunday. Trailing 19-7 early in the second half, the hosts hit back with tries from series debutant Sonwabo Sokoyi and Christie Grobbelaar to triumph 21-19. The Blitzboks ended the weekend unbeaten, with wins against Fiji, New Zealand and Great Britain on Saturday followed
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The Blitzboks survived a fierce France fightback on Sunday to book their place in the Cape Town Sevens final. The defending champions led 17-5 late in the first half before France stormed back to make it 17-17 early in the second. But Ryan Oosthuizen’s late try secured the win for South Africa, who will meet Argentina
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Saracens sent an ominous warning to the rest of the Investec Champions Cup field as they crushed Clermont 47-10 in London. The result underlines the scale of the task awaiting the Sharks in Durban next week. Sarries were dominant from the opening whistle, running in seven tries despite being without star names such as Maro
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