Champions Cup

Stat attack: Stormers vs Harlequins

Get all you need to know as the DHL Stormers take on English Premiership side Harlequins in the last 16 of the Champions Cup in Cape Town on Saturday.

Stormers braced for Champs Cup shootout

John Dobson is wary of the upcoming Champions Cup playoff becoming a try fest as his DHL Stormers side prepares to host a Harlequins outfit known for a similar high-risk, high-reward style.

Bulls clash has extra edge for Bok flank Elstadt

The Bulls’ Champions Cup last 16 trip to Toulouse on Sunday will have additional significance for the French club’s Springbok loose-forward Rynhardt Elstadt.

Siya glad RG is back, but not to win

Siya Kolisi is delighted that fellow Springbok and friend RG Snyman is in line to feature in the Champions Cup playoff between the Sharks and Munster on Saturday.

DUBLIN, IRELAND - MARCH 24: DHL Stormers head coach John Dobson before the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and DHL Stormers at RDS Arena on March 24, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland.

Dobbo’s Diary: Home advantage

John Dobson has called on DHL Stormers fans to fill up Cape Town Stadium for the Champions Cup playoff against Harlequins on Saturday.

Belfast , United Kingdom - 27 January 2023; Ruben van Heerden of DHL Stormers in action against Harry Sheridan, left, and Stewart Moore of Ulster during the United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and DHL Stormers at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Stormers unflustered by cup-tied Ruben’s absence

John Dobson has confirmed that lock Ruben van Heerden will be unavailable for the Champions Cup playoff against Harlequins, but is confident that the DHL Stormers will cope without him.

South Africa's lock RG Snyman (L) and lock Eben Etzebeth takes part in a training session at the Fuchu Asahi Football Park in Tokyo on October 16, 2019, ahead of their Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match against Japan. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Sharks vs Munster: World Cup winning giants collide

Munster will arrive in Durban with their own World Cup-winning lock for the Champions Cup playoff against an Eben Etzebeth-powered Sharks on Saturday.

(13754140l) Cell C Sharks vs DHL Stormers. Manie Libbok of the DHL Stormers makes a break BKT United Rugby Championship, Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban - 04 Feb 2023

Manie vs Marcus: ‘Massive’ battle of Test apprentices

The Champions Cup last 16 clash between the DHL Stormers and Harlequins will feature a battle between two expansive playmakers: Manie Libbok and Marcus Smith.

Stormers fans celebrate a try during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 match between Stormers and Bulls held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on 23 December 2022

DHL Stormers fans rally to fill Cape Town Stadium!

The DHL Stormers need your help in celebrating the historic Champions Cup last 16 playoff against Harlequins on Saturday by filling Cape Town Stadium with a record 50,000 fans.

Schalk Burger during the 2022 Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and Wales at Loftus Stadium, Pretoria on the 02 July 2022

Don’t write off Bulls, says Schalk

The Vodacom Bulls are smarting from yet another Vodacom United Rugby Championship defeat, but Schalk Burger is confident they will soon snap this losing streak.