Champions Cup

Deon double sends Stormers to final eight

Deon Fourie scored a brace of tries as the DHL Stormers claimed a Champions Cup last-16 playoff victory over English side Harlequins in Cape Town on Saturday.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 01: Sikhumbuzo Notshe of the Cell C Sharks tackled by Calvin Nash of Munster 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. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Sharks munch Munster for historic win

Bongi Mbonambi scored two second-half tries at Kings Park on Saturday afternoon as the Sharks became the first South African team to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup.

Stormers players celebrate a try scored by Deon Fourie of Stormers during the Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23 game between Stormers and Clermont at Cape Town Stadium on 21 January 2023

Quins careful to not get ‘battered’ by Stormers

Harlequins captain Danny Care is wary of facing a Springbok-powered DHL Stormers when the teams clash at Cape Town Stadium in the Champions Cup on Saturday.

Boks book Tigers Champs Cup quarter-final

Jasper Wiese came off the bench to score on Friday, with fellow Springbok Handre Pollard on song with the boot as Leicester Tigers edged Edinburgh to reach the Champions Cup last 8.

Toulouse , France - 22 January 2023; Toulouse captain Antoine Dupont prepares to lead his side onto the pitch before the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B Round 4 match between Toulouse and Munster at Stade Ernest Wallon in Toulouse, France.

‘Pressure is key’: White on stopping Toulouse talisman Dupont

Jake White says it will take a team effort for the Vodacom Bulls to keep France dynamo Antoine Dupont out of the game in the Champions Cup playoff in Toulouse on Sunday.

Sharks beware, RG Snyman is back

Springbok lock RG Snyman will make his first start for Munster since his debut in 2020, against the Sharks in the Champions Cup in Durban on Saturday.

Sharks switch things up for Munster match

Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell has opted to tweak his starting XV to face Munster in the Champions Cup at Kings Park on Saturday.

(13700825aj) Dragons vs Vodacom Bulls. Gerard Steenekamp of Vodacom Bulls celebrates winning a scrum penalty BKT United Rugby Championship, Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales - 06 Jan 2023

Bulls trust troops for Toulouse tussle

The Vodacom Bulls have made just one enforced change to their match-day 23 to lock horns with French giants Toulouse in France on Sunday.

Ruhan returns for milestone Stormers clash

Ruhan Nel starts, with several players in line to reach major milestones in a rejigged DHL Stormers 23 to face Harlequins in Cape Town on Saturday.

Toulouse to salt Bulls’ wounds

A terrible season for the Vodacom Bulls will be made worse on Sunday when Toulouse end any Champions Cup aspirations the Pretoria-based side may have had, writes MARK KEOHANE.