State of Euro cups: It’s touch and go for SA trio
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.
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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.
Harlequins coach Jason Gilmore believes his side’s demolition of the Stormers could prove to be a turning point after a bruising run of results.
John Dobson didn’t sugarcoat the Stormers’ humbling 61-10 defeat to Harlequins in the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday.
The Northampton Saints lost a feisty rematch of last season’s Investec Champions Cup final 50-28 in Bordeaux, while Toulouse suffered a second consecutive defeat.
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.
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.
Damian Willemse’s words captured the Stormers’ long game as they chase European relevance and a first Investec Champions Cup star, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Follow the live action as Harlequins face the Stormers at the Twickenham Stoop. #InvestecChampionsCup
Replacement flyhalf Harry Byrne kicked a last-gasp penalty as Leinster beat La Rochelle 25-24 on Saturday to secure their place in the Investec Champions Cup last 16. The 26-year-old slotted his dramatic 82nd-minute kick as the four-time winners move to the top of Pool 3 before they head to Bayonne in the final round of group games next weekend. La… Read more →