Saffas make early mark in Champions Cup

Saffas make early mark in Champions Cup

Clinton Swart and Ernst van Rhyn were among the standout performers in the opening round of the Investec Champions Cup. Swart, the Pumas flyhalf on loan at the Stormers, made a dream debut in the tournament by scoring 16 points –four penalties and two conversions – to...

Cheetah rises to the challenge

Cheetahs No 8 Gideon van der Merwe was a top performer in the opening round of the EPCR Challenge Cup. The Bloemfontein-based outfit may have opened their campaign with a 42-12 defeat to the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park, but Van der Merwe underlined his pedigree on the...

Lions ready to punch back

Flank Jarod Cairns says the Lions head to England “with a bit of fire in us” having confronted their Benetton defeat head-on. The Lions relinquished an 18-11 lead on Saturday to suffer a 26-18 defeat, and next face a Newcastle Red Bulls side coming off a 23-14 win at...

Boks to make seamless Stormers return

The Stormers are set to welcome back several Springboks for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against La Rochelle in Gqeberha. Forwards coach Rito Hlungwani on Monday emphasised that while their Boks – Damian Willemse, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Cobus Reinach,...