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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

Salmaan Moerat will leave the Stormers at the end of the season to take up an opportunity in France. The Springbok lock, who will reportedly join La Rochelle, is currently sidelined after undergoing toe surgery in January. Moerat came through the Stormers system as captain of Paarl Boys’ High and the Western Province U18 side

A former Junior Springbok scrumhalf is returning home after helping Bath Rugby to a memorable treble-winning campaign. Neil le Roux – who hails from the Western Cape – first linked up with Bath during a rehabilitation stint with the club’s medical team before earning a contract in the 2023-2024 season. The 21-year-old went on to

EPCR has confirmed four potential venues to host this season’s Investec Champions Cup semi-finals. The semis will take place on the weekend of 2-3 May, with the final on Saturday, 23 May at Bilbao San Mamés Stadium. The clubs with the highest rankings from the pool stage of the tournament will earn home country advantage for

Shaun Sowerby has singled out the player he believes will be pivotal in Bordeaux Bègles’ Investec Champions Cup playoff campaign. The defending champions head into Sunday’s quarter-final against fellow French giants Toulouse with momentum and belief, after thrashing the understrength Leicester Tigers 64-14. Sowerby – who’s in control of Bordeaux’s lineout tactics – told the

Former Rondebosch Boys’ High centre Harry Soboil has been selected for the Scotland U19 squad. The Scots are set to face Italy U19 in two matches. Soboil starred for the Rondebosch 1st XV last year and was selected for the Western Province U18 Academy Week squad. He qualifies to play for Scotland through a grandmother