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A radical proposal to overhaul the Investec Champions Cup by scrapping the pool stage and introducing a straight knockout format is gaining support. According to The Telegraph, the English clubs are driving plans for a revamped 16-team tournament that would begin with a two-legged round of 16 before moving into quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. […]

Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final offers redemption for Leinster’s battle-scarred veterans, while rugby immortality beckons for Bordeaux Bègles. Two giants of world club rugby collide at a sold-out San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao. Leinster will look to secure a fifth Champions Cup title but their first since 2018 when they overcame Racing 92 at the

Ulster No 8 Juarno Augustus and wing Werner Kok are targeting European silverware in Friday night’s EPCR Challenge Cup final. However, Ulster will have to do what no other team has done in this season’s tournament – beat French club Montpellier. Montpellier will run out at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao chasing a third Challenge

The Stormers open the 2026-27 Vodacom URC season away to Connacht, while the Lions host Leinster in a quarter-final rematch. Organisers said the fixture list has been designed to provide greater balance across the regular season, with a more even spread of home and away fixtures and an optimised touring model for South African teams,

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was honoured with the National Order of Ikhamanga in Gold by the presidency on Tuesday. The Order of Ikhamanga recognises South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. According to the presidency, Erasmus was nominated to receive the Order for his “inspirational

An image of Matthieu Jalibert scoring for Bordeaux Bègles against Toulouse has been named the Investec Champions Cup “Out of the Ordinary” Photograph of the Year. Captured by Inpho photographer James Crombie, the photograph was selected from more than 50 entries by a judging panel drawn from across the rugby world. Captured during the all-French

You know the difference. One is half-paying attention on your couch, checking your phone between phases. The other is being locked in from kick-off, surrounded by people who care just as much as you do. That’s Hudsons. When there’s a game on, it’s not just another table booking – it’s match day. Screens are up,

Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde has named Carlü Sadie among the biggest individual threats posed by Bordeaux Bègles in Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final. The South African tighthead prop joined the French club from the Sharks in 2023 and has made 66 appearances for them, including six starts in this season’s Champions Cup campaign. McBryde

The Junior Boks have welcomed back several players ahead of the U20 International Series in Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Fresh off victory in the Sanzaar U20 Rugby Championship in Gqeberha, the squad has assembled at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) to prepare for a series that features teams from Chile, Fiji and Georgia. Back

Mike Tindall and James Haskell discuss the call-up of South African midfielder Benhard Janse van Rensburg to England’s training squad. MORE: Ex-England star slams Benhard call-up The post Watch: Saffa selection sparks English debate appeared first on SA Rugby magazine. Mike Tindall and James Haskell discuss the call-up of South African midfielder Benhard Janse van Rensburg