Champions Cup

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 01: Ernst van Rhyn of the DHL Stormers and Marvin Orie of the DHL Stormers getting ready to scrum with Ben-Jason Dixon of the DHL Stormers and Hacjivah Dayimani of the DHL Stormers in the background during the Heineken Champions Cup, round of 16 match between DHL Stormers and Harlequins at DHL Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa

Stormers lock completes Sale switch

Sale Sharks have completed the signing of a ‘captain-material’ lock from the DHL Stormers for the 2023-24 Premiership season.

Stormers celebrate winning the 2022-23 URC South African Shield

Stormers’ season numbers ‘staggering’

The DHL Stormers squad have reaped the rewards of fielding talented up-and-coming players, according to MARK KEOHANE.

during the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup match between Sharks and Union Bordeaux Begles at the Kings Park Stadium, Durban on the 14 January 2023 Neil Powell

Sharks not looking for any favours

The stakes are high for the Sharks in round 18 of the Vodacom URC, but Neil Powell is only focused on beating Munster when the teams clash on Saturday.

SA’s Euro Cup exit ‘not all doom and gloom’

South Africa’s maiden experience of the Champions and Challenge Cup will benefit both the local franchises and the Springboks in the long run, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Schalk: SA teams’ Euro Cup exits a blessing

Springbok great Schalk Burger believes bowing out of Europe could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the SA sides when it comes to the Vodacom URC playoffs.

SA teams’ Euro dream dashed in transit

Defeat was inevitable in the Champions and Challenge cups for the remaining sides from the Republic, given their need to travel abroad, according to GAVIN RICH.

Dejected Lions Ashley Vlotman Gallo Images

Watch: Lions squashed in cargo class

A video shared on social media shows a couple of Lions players jammed into economy class while travelling back to South Africa after playing in a European fixture.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 01: Steven Kitshoff of the DHL Stormers during the Heineken Champions Cup, round of 16 match between DHL Stormers and Harlequins at DHL Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by EJ Langner/Gallo Images)

Highlights: SA teams KO’d in Europe

The inaugural SA challenge in European Cup competitions came to an end on Saturday when the Sharks, Stormers and Lions lost their respective quarter-finals.

(13863393db) Toulouse vs Cell C Sharks. Cell C Sharks' Grant Williams scores a try that was later disallowed Heineken Champions Cup Quarter-Final, Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse, France 8/4//2023 - 08 Apr 2023

Powell: Forward pass killed Sharks

Neil Powell says the decision to rule out Grant Williams’ second try for a forward pass was the turning point as the Sharks suffered a heavy defeat against Toulouse in the Champions Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.

EXETER, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Jack Nowell of Exeter Chiefs reaches out to score the team's second try whilst being tackled by Ernst Van Rhyn of DHL Stormers during the Heineken Champions Cup Quarter Finals match between Exeter Chiefs and DHL Stormers at Sandy Park on April 08, 2023 in Exeter, England.

Ruthless Chiefs send shoddy Stormers packing

The Exeter Chiefs brought an end to the DHL Stormers’ maiden Champions Cup campaign with a brutal display of clinical, attacking rugby in the quarter-finals in Exeter on Saturday.