Champions Cup

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Phelan/ProSports/Shutterstock (14182988k) Stormers Head Coach John Dobson before the United Rugby Championship match between Glasgow Warriors and Stormers at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Glasgow Warriors v Stormers, United Rugby Championship - 03 Nov 2023

Stormers must find grit on foreign soil

If the DHL Stormers are to transition from a good team to an exceptional one, they have to replicate their ‘granite’ home form when playing overseas, writes MARK KEOHANE.

STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 02: Ali Vermaak of the Stormers during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Zebre at Danie Craven Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Vermaak relishing scrum challenge

DHL Stormers loosehead prop Ali Vermaak is looking forward to the challenge at scrum-time in Paris this weekend.

Willie le Roux of the Vodacom Bulls during the 2023 United Rugby Championships match between Bulls and Connacht at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on 25 November 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Mixed news for Bulls

The Vodacom Bulls welcome back Willie le Roux for the match against Bordeaux Begles at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, but will be without Wilco Louw for several weeks.

Tempers flare between Stormers and Clermont during the Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23 game between Stormers and Clermont at Cape Town Stadium on 21 January 2023 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Stormers welcome ice-cold Parisian hostility

The DHL Stormers travel to Paris in the final round of the Champions Cup looking to secure a home playoff in hostile and unfamiliar conditions.

Libbok urges Stormers to embrace icy Paris

Manie Libbok says the DHL Stormers are not fazed by the subzero conditions they’re likely to experience in the Champions Cup clash against Stade Francais in Paris on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 13: Hacjivah Dayimani of DHL Stormers during the Investec Champions Cup match between DHL Stormers and Sale Sharks at DHL Stadium on January 13, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Dayimani hits elite Champions Cup class

Hacjivah Dayimani has continued to build a case for his Springbok inclusion, with his performance for the DHL Stormers against Sale Sharks putting him in an elite group in the Champions Cup.

Jake reveals Bulls’ new ‘home ground’

Jake White has confirmed that the Vodacom Bulls will return to Bristol’s Ashton Gate should they get through to the semi-finals of the Champions Cup.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 13: Leolin Zas of DHL Stormers during the Investec Champions Cup match between DHL Stormers and Sale Sharks at DHL Stadium on January 13, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Watch: A Zas-tastic Stormers gameday

Go behind the scenes with Leolin Zas and experience the DHL Stormers winger’s build-up to his two-try Champions Cup performance against Sale Sharks in Cape Town.

WILCO LOUW // Photo credit: Vodacom Bulls/Johan Rynners

Bok prop concern for Bulls

The Vodacom Bulls have been left to sweat over the status of star prop Wilco Louw as Jake White’s side prepares for the crucial Champions Cup match against in-form Bordeaux in Pretoria on Saturday.

Saffas Abroad: Kolbe repeats 2019 heroics

Cheslin Kolbe scored a replica of his 2019 World Cup final try in Japan, while a plethora of South Africans dotted down in the Champions and Challenge Cups.