Ox: Sharks treating Clermont clash like a playoff
Ox Nche says the Sharks are targeting maximum points from their final Investec Champions Cup pool match against Clermont at Kings Park on Saturday.
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Ox Nche says the Sharks are targeting maximum points from their final Investec Champions Cup pool match against Clermont at Kings Park on Saturday.
The Stormers are set to welcome back a key player for Saturday’s must-win Investec Champions Cup clash against the Leicester Tigers in Cape Town.
Winless Clermont have left several first-choice players in France for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against the Sharks at Kings Park.
Two Springboks will make their return from injury during a Vodacom Bulls tour that includes matches against Pau and Edinburgh.
All three South African teams are in with a chance of reaching the Investec Champions Cup round of 16 despite disappointing defeats over the weekend.
John Dobson didn’t sugarcoat the Stormers’ humbling 61-10 defeat to Harlequins in the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday.
Harlequins silenced their critics with a ruthless and clinical drubbing of the Stormers in London on Sunday.
While disappointed with the result, coach JP Pietersen says an understrength side did the Sharks jersey proud against Sale in Manchester.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen and captain Francke Horn praised Batho Hlekani for slotting in seamlessly during Saturday’s win against Lyon at Ellis Park.
A Springbok prop who played with a broken thumb for the Vodacom Bulls against the Bristol Bears at Loftus on Saturday is set to be sidelined for a month.