Champions Cup

RECAP: Bristol vs Bulls

Relive the emphatic win for the Vodacom Bulls against the Bristol Bears in the Champions Cup at Ashton Gate.

Stormers celebrate - Ben-Jason Dixon, Neethling Fouche v Sharks Rd15 URC 2022-23

Dixon keen to hit new heights with Stormers

DHL Stormers loose forward Ben-Jason Dixon wants to build on his breakthrough year as he prepares for the first game of 2024 in the Investec Champions Cup.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Ernst van Rhyn of Sale Sharks reacts during the Premiership Rugby Cup match between Newcastle Falcons and Sale Sharks at Kingston Park on September 22, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Van Rhyn raring for ‘weird’ Stormers reunion

Ernst van Rhyn admitted it will be “strange” to face the DHL Stormers in Cape Town less than a year after moving to England with the Sale Sharks.

Kurt-Lee Arendse of Bulls during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 match between Bulls and Leinster at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on 22 April 2023 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Bulls wrestle Bears without Boks

The Vodacom Bulls have opted to spare their Springbok stars the long-haul trip to Bristol for the penultimate pool stage clash with the Bears on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 29: Wandisile Simelane of Bulls during the Currie Cup, Premier Division match between DHL Western Province and Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on April 29, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Dayimani: Stormers will help Simelane be the best

Hacjivah Dayimani has welcomed the opportunity to reunite with Wandisile Simelane, backing the DHL Stormers to help his best friend realise his potential.

State of the Euro Cups: Stormers tackle stung Sale

The DHL Stormers can take a major step towards the Champions Cup playoffs when they host a Sale Sharks side boasting a few familiar faces on Saturday.

Sharks lock Eben Etzebeth is tackled by Lions scrumhalf Morne van den Berg

Bok rest period not fixed?

While South African players are required to rest for a minimum of eight weeks per season, the leave is not confined to a February-March window.

John Dobson and Manie Libbok in the Stormers change room

Dobson hails ‘Pep Stores special’ Libbok

John Dobson has praised flyhalf Manie Libbok’s rapid rise, from a “three-out-of-10” on arrival at the DHL Stormers to emerging as a Springbok star at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.