Champions Cup

April Fool’s Euro Cup playoffs for SA teams

The dates and times of the round of 16 fixtures for the Champions and Challenge cup competitions have been confirmed.

Saffas crack elite European team

Four South Africans have earned a place among the best XV chosen from the final pool clashes of the 2022-23 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

URC chief: SA teams deserve to eat at Champs Cup table

The SA teams have made a massive impression on debut in the Champions Cup, according to Vodacom United Rugby Championship chief Martin Anayi.

O’Driscoll eyes up Stormers Euro clash

Lawrence Dallaglio has hailed the Ospreys as the story of the European season, but fellow British & Irish Lions icon Brian O’Driscoll believes the DHL Stormers will grab the headlines in the last 16 of the Champions Cup.

Dan du Plessis of Stormers scores a try during the Heineken Champions Cup 2022/23 game between Stormers and Clermont at Cape Town Stadium on 21 January 2023

Du Plessis stands tall in Champs Cup deciders

Dan du Plessis’ excellent performance for the DHL Stormers in the final round of Champions Cup fixtures has been rewarded with a place in the team of the weekend.

SA teams turn Euro cups ‘upside down’

Toulouse coach Ugo Mola says that SA sides “have turned things upside down” in Europe this season after five teams from the Republic progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions and Challenge cups.

Belfast , United Kingdom - 21 January 2023; Duane Vermeulen of Ulster is tackled by Jono Ross, left, and Jean-Luc du Preez of Sale Sharks during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B Round 4 match between Ulster and Sale Sharks at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.

Saffas Abroad: Duane dots down for Ulster

Catch up on the weekend action involving SA players based overseas and on duty in the final round of the Champions and Challenge Cup, as well as how some Springboks played in Japan’s League One.

SA get full house in Euro Cup playoffs

The Stormers, Sharks and Lions will be at home, while the Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs will take to the road as South Africa’s full contingent qualified for the European cup playoffs.

Evan Roos of Stormers during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 match between Stormers and Edinburgh held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 1 October 2022

Super-subs secure Stormers home playoff

Evan Roos marked his return to action with a try as the DHL Stormers beat Clermont at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday to secure a place in the Champions Cup round of 16.