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Swanepoel challenges Steyn to battle of the boot

Lions playmaker Tiaan Swanepoel steps up to the tee as the latest sharpshooter in a World Rugby series to discover who can successfully land the longest kick.

URC Transfer Tracker: Bulls, Sharks make big moves

Check out all the latest transfers involving the Vodacom Bulls, Sharks, Stormers and Lions ahead of a jam-packed 2022-23 season. Who has done the best business during the off-season?

Evan Roos and Deon Fourie in action for Stormers

France star blasts Euro chiefs for SA inclusion

France scrumhalf Morgan Parra says South African clubs should not have been allowed to take part in the European Champions and Challenge Cups next season.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 23: Lions players during the United Rugby Championship match between Emirates Lions and Connacht at Emirates Airline Park on April 23, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

2022-23 Vodacom URC fixtures: Lions

Get the full list of Lions fixtures as last season’s South African wooden spoonists start the 2022-23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign away to Welsh outfit Ospreys.

The Stormers celebrate their URC title win

Au revoir Stormers, ‘lekker bly’ for Bulls, Sharks

The Stormers begin life in the European Champions Cup with a trip to France, while the Vodacom Bulls and Sharks kick off their campaign on home soil.

Simelane bids farewell as URC rival move is imminent

Wandisile Simelane has said his goodbyes to the Lions as the centre prepares to complete his move to a rival South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship team.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 06: Andy Goode of the Sharks looks on during the round four Super 14 match between the Waratahs and the Blues at Sydney Football Stadium on March 6, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.

Ex-England flyhalf: SA teams deserve to play in Europe

South African sides have earned the right to mix it with the best in Europe in the Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, according to former England and Sharks flyhalf Andy Goode.

Stormers celebrate winning the Vodacom United Rugby Championship during the United Rugby Championship 2021/22 Grand Final between Stormers and Bulls held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 18 June 2022 ©Shaun Roy/BackpagePix

Cup draw sends Europe’s best to South Africa

European giants will travel to South Africa to battle the Stormers, Bulls, Sharks, Lions and Cheetahs after the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup draws were completed on Tuesday.