Champions Cup

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Sharks tweak lineup for Toulouse tussle

Director of rugby Neil Powell has made three enforced changes to the Sharks 23 to lock horns with Toulouse in the Champions Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.

Fourie out, Nel strikes 50 for Stormers

Deon Fourie has been ruled out, while Ruhan Nel will play his 50th match for the DHL Stormers in the Champions Cup quarter-final against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.

Stormers players celebrate a try scored by Deon Fourie of Stormers during the Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23 game between Stormers and Harlequins at Cape Town Stadium on 1 April 2023

Weekend picks: Stormers carry SA flag into semis

It’s knockout time in the Challenge and Champions cups, and the Stormers will be the only South African team standing after the quarter-finals according to the SARugbymag.co.za team.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 01: (l-r) Grant Williams of the Cell C Sharks, Siya Kolisi, captain of the Cell C Sharks and Sikhumbuzo Notshe of the Cell C Sharks during the Heineken Champions Cup, round of 16 match between Cell C Sharks and Munster Rugby at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on April 01, 2023 in Durban, South Africa.

Stormers, Sharks to ‘host’ Euro semis in London

The EPCR has confirmed the European venues that the DHL Stormers and Sharks will play at should they progress to the Champions Cup semi-finals.

Ruhan Nel of Stormers evades a tackle during the Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23 game between Stormers and Harlequins at Cape Town Stadium on 1 April 2023

Nel thriving in knockout pressure cooker

Ruhan Nel is loving the intensity in the knock-out phase of the Champions Cup, which will be taken up a notch when the DHL Stormers face Exeter Chiefs in the quarter-finals this weekend.

Deon Fourie of Stormers celebrates his second try of the game during the Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23 game between Stormers and Harlequins at Cape Town Stadium on 1 April 2023

Fourie: ‘Nothing happened’ with Marler

Deon Fourie has set the record straight on the incident between himself and Joe Marler during the Champions Cup last-16 clash in Cape Town.

Stormers shrug off travel jitters for Exeter clash

The DHL Stormers will have two training sessions to prepare for the Champions Cup quarter-final away to Exeter Chiefs after arriving in the southwest of England on Wednesday.

Ruben van Heerden of Western Province during the 2023 Currie Cup game between Western Province and Griquas at Cape Town Stadium on 1 April 2023

Ruben knows Chiefs better than most

As a former Exeter Chief, Ruben van Heerden knows exactly what lies in wait for his DHL Stormers teammates at Sandy Park this weekend.

(13792433u) Vodacom Bulls vs Emirates Lions. Director Jake White of the Vodacom Bulls BKT United Rugby Championship, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa - 04 Mar 2023

Jake backed to salvage Bulls’ season

Vodacom Bulls president Willem Strauss has urged stakeholders to get behind Jake White and his coaching team following a run of 10 consecutive losses in all competitions.

Sharks turn to Bulls for tips on beating Toulouse

Centre Lukhanyo Am says the Sharks have learnt from the Vodacom Bulls’ mistakes, in preparation for Saturday’s quarter-final against Toulouse in the Champions Cup.