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Johan Grobbelaar has been recalled to the Vodacom Bulls starting lineup and handed the captaincy in the Investec Champions Cup clash against Saracens in London on Saturday. The Springbok rake swops places with hooker Akker van der Merwe who started in the Bulls’ 28-14 win against Connacht in Galway last week. Bok loosehead prop Gerhard […]

Director of rugby Frans Steyn has reaffirmed the Cheetahs’ commitment to the EPCR Challenge Cup, after his recent comments suggesting otherwise. Steyn on Monday alluded that the Cheetahs would benefit more from inclusion in Super Rugby than playing in European cup competitions. “The French didn’t want us in the Challenge Cup,” Steyn revealed at a

SA Rugby resolved on Friday to turn down a proposal to accept a potential private equity investment in the sport’s commercial rights. The proposal failed to reach the 75% majority required for such a transaction to be approved. Seven of the 13 member unions with voting rights opposed the proposal. However, the Ackerley Sports Group

Bakkies Botha epitomises everything that made Toulon the best club team in Europe for three successive years. Botha wants to see more of the same from Toulon in this season’s Investec Champions Cup; a tournament he believes to be the best club competition in the world because of the quality of players and variety of

Robert Hunt says the Cheetahs are cracking their necks and rolling their shoulders in preparation for the showdown against a powerful French pack when they take on Perpignan on Sunday to launch their EPCR Challenge Cup campaign. “French teams have a scrummaging technique that’s admirable,” said the Cheetahs tighthead prop who joined in July of

Lawrence Dallaglio has urged European clubs to embrace the challenge posed by SA teams in the Investec Champions Cup, emphasising the opportunity to lift their game. The former England captain’s comments follow ongoing debate over the tournament’s expansion and inclusion of sides from the Republic in Europe’s premier club competition. “I was a little bit

MARK KEOHANE commends the resilience of South Africa’s star players, as they transition from a triumphant Springbok tour to the start of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. Writing for TimesLIVE, Keohane highlights the intense demands on South African players in a December schedule devoid of a summer break. This month’s EPCR and

SA Rugby will reportedly move forward with Friday’s vote on a proposed equity deal with Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), despite significant opposition from its unions. According to a News24 article, a letter signed by eight unions, including the Vodacom Bulls, Sharks, Lions, and Griquas, declared their intent to reject the R1.3 billion deal, citing concerns

The Stormers come out on top in their Investec Champions cup clash against Toulon while the Sharks coast to victory against Exeter Chiefs in Durban, according to the SARugbymag.co.za team. Investec Champions Cup: Sharks vs Exeter Chiefs (Saturday, 3pm, Durban) Juandre Joubert: Sharks by 19 Dylan Johnson: Sharks by 10 Grant Craze: Sharks by 7 Zelím

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