SA title-winner relishing return to Shark Tank
Stephan Lewies is well aware what lies in store for his Harlequins team as they prepare to enter the Shark Tank this weekend.
Siya fronts Bok-powered Sharks
Siya Kolisi will lead a Sharks XV bolstered by several Springboks, including Eben Etzebeth, when the Durbanites host Harlequins in their Champions Cup debut clash on Saturday.
White: Champions Cup warning for ‘naive’ SA teams
World Cup-winning coach Jake White has compared the European Champions Cup to Test matches, as South African teams debut in the competition on Saturday.
Jake delivers crash course on Euro rugby
Vodacom Bulls boss Jake White has been giving his players a crash course in the Heineken Champions Cup as his Vodacom United Rugby Championship high-flyers prepare for their European debut.
Pollard: SA will take European rugby to new level
Springbok star Handre Pollard believes the South African teams will take the Heineken Champions Cup to “a completely different level”, just as they have done with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Marler bemused by SA trip
With South African teams set to debut in the Champions and Challenge cups this week, England prop Joe Marler has raised an eyebrow at playing a European competition in the Republic.
Watch: Euro ain’t seen the best of SA
Lionel Mapoe dazzles in this compilation of big plays in the Vodacom URC, and Europe’s top clubs can expect more of the same when South African teams debut in the Champions and Challenge cups.
Sharks lose skipper to ban
Thomas du Toit will sit out the Sharks’ European Champions Cup debut after being handed a six-week ban, reduced to three, for his red card in the Boks’ win over England.
Watch: Willemse picks his best backs
Springbok and DHL Stormers utility back Damian Willemse reveals who he holds to be among the best flyhalf and fullback talents in the modern game.
South Africa to host Champions Cup final?
South Africa is yet to host a match in Europe’s premier club rugby competition, but northern-hemisphere bosses believe the country is the “appropriate place” to stage a Champions Cup final.
