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Players fight for the ball during the European Rugby Champions Cup pool A rugby union match between Lyon Olympique Universitaire (LOU) and the Bulls at the Gerland Stadium in Lyon on January 20, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

Rossouw: Lyon implosion part of learning curve

Chris Rossouw views an emphatic Champions Cup defeat at Lyon as an investment in experience that will reap future dividends for the Vodacom Bulls.

Lyons French hooker Guillaume Marchand scores a try during the European Rugby Champions Cup pool A rugby union match between Lyon Olympique Universitaire (LOU) and the Bulls at the Gerland Stadium in Lyon on January 20, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

Lyon avalanche buries Bulls

The Vodacom Bulls lost control of their Champions Cup destiny when they were hammered by a fired-up Lyon at the Stade Gerland on Friday night.

Snow doesn’t bother Bulls in icy Lyon

Despite arriving to a snow-covered pitch in Lyon, the Vodacom Bulls are confident that star backs Kurt-Lee Arendse and Canan Moodie will weave some magic on Friday night.

(13700825s) Dragons vs Vodacom Bulls. Vodacom Bull's Kurt-Lee Arendse makes a break BKT United Rugby Championship, Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales - 06 Jan 2023

O’Driscoll lauds SA impact in Europe

Former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll has sung the praises for South Africa’s inclusion in the Champions Cup, as the Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers look set to join the Sharks in the playoffs.

Nkosi on the road to rugby comeback

Sbu Nkosi has vowed to “be back soon to make up for lost time” in a positive update over his mental health on Wednesday.

White discharged from hospital

Jake White will continue his recovery from emergency surgery at home after the Vodacom Bulls director of rugby was discharged from hospital on Monday.

Watch: Bulls need better support runners

Swys de Bruin, Hanyani Shimange and Robbi Kempson take a closer look at the attacking setup from the Vodacom Bulls in their Champions Cup match against Exeter Chiefs.

Sensational Simelane takes centre stage

Wandisile Simelane’s performance against Exeter Chiefs shows why the Vodacom Bulls should back him as the first-choice outside centre, according to DYLAN JACK.

Stormers fans celebrate a try during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 match between Stormers and Bulls held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 23 December 2022

SA teams to get home Champs Cup playoffs

The Sharks, Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers will be able to play their Champions Cup round of 16 and quarter-final fixtures at home, if they progress that far in the competition.