Dobbo: We want to be competitive in Europe

Dobbo: We want to be competitive in Europe

Stormers coach John Dobson says it’s time for SA teams to stand up and be counted in the Investec Champions Cup. No South African side reached the round-of-16 playoffs last season, while the furthest they have progressed since joining the competition in 2022-23 is the...

Eben costs Sharks R2-million a match

Bok lock Eben Etzebeth has proven to be a costly signing for the Sharks. Etzebeth will be unavailable for 12 weeks after receiving a suspension for eye-gouging Wales flank Alex Mann – the latest disruption in a Sharks stint already hampered by injuries and Springbok...
Eben learns his fate

Eben learns his fate

Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth has been slapped with a massive suspension after being found guilty of making intentional contact with the eye area of Wales flanker Alex Mann. The ruling initially carried an 18-match sanction before being reduced to 12. Etzebeth...

Dobbo ‘expecting something special’

Coach John Dobson says the Stormers’ rapidly expanding squad depth gives them the confidence to go all-out in their Investec Champions Cup opener against Bayonne on Friday night. LINDIZ VAN ZILLA reports. Dobson has handed debuts to loosehead prop Ntuthuko “Tuks”...

‘Hurting’ Sharks face Toulouse test

Nick Hatton says the Sharks are ready for the challenge of facing Toulouse in Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup clash at the Stade Ernest-Wallon. The Sharks head into Europe on the back of a 44-17 defeat to Connacht that left them 14th on the Vodacom URC log after six...

Mchunu set for Stormers debut

Springbok prop Ntuthuko Mchunu will make his Stormers debut in their Investec Champions Cup opener against Bayonne at the Stade Jean Dauger on Friday. Mchunu is joined in the front row by Neethling Fouche and JJ Kotze, with hooker Lukhanyo Vokozela also set to make...