Champions Cup

Exeter expecting ‘the best’ from the Bulls

Exeter Chiefs are out to consolidate their status as one of the top-ranked sides in the Champions Cup pool stage when they take on the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.

Bulls assistant to step in for Jake

The Vodacom Bulls have confirmed the structure of the coaching staff that will be in place while Jake White recovers from emergency surgery.

White undergoes successful surgery

The Vodacom Bulls have confirmed that Jake White underwent successful emergency abdominal surgery on Sunday evening and will take a break for the rest of the team’s fixtures in January.

Sacha back for Stormers UK tour

Playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu joins a 28-man DHL Stormers squad for a two-match tour to the United Kingdom.

Stormers hope for Bok boost in 2023

Coach John Dobson has his fingers crossed that Frans Malherbe will be among a host of injured DHL Stormers stars fit to play a Champions Cup rematch with Clermont in Cape Town on 21 January.

Watch: Kok sent off after WWE shocker

Werner Kok was yellow-carded during the Sharks’ win against Bordeaux in France for this dangerous clean-out on Jean-Baptiste Dubie in the Champions Cup clash.

State of the Euro cups: Highs and lows for SA teams

The Sharks made it two wins on the trot as the DHL Stormers and Lions opened their accounts, but the Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs suffered heavy defeats before a three-week hiatus in the Champions and Challenge cups.

Northamptonshire , United Kingdom - 18 December 2022; Munster players Jack O'Donoghue and John Ryan tussle with Northampton Saints players, from left, Juarno Augustus, Lewis Ludlam and David Ribbans during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B Round 2 match between Northampton Saints and Munster at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton, England.

Watch: Massive brawl in Champions Cup clash

The Champions Cup clash between Northampton Saints and Munster reached boiling point when a massive brawl involving players from both sides broke out just 15 minutes into the second half.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 18: Faf De Klerk of Canon Eagles passes the ball during the League One match between Saitama Yokohama Canon Eagles and Kobelco Kobe Steelers at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Saffas Abroad: Bok trio go big in Japan

Faf de Klerk was among the Springboks who shone on debut in the Japan League One, while over in Europe, Jasper Wiese and Andre Esterhuizen both played influential roles in Champions Cup wins.

SA rugby geared for European glory

The South African teams have enjoyed a “magical start” to the Champions and Challenge cups, and winning one or both of these competitions is inevitable, according to MARK KEOHANE.