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Rugby | Good weekend for Bulls, Stormers and Sharks in Europe

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers produced impressive performances over the weekend for an encouraging double for the South African teams in the Investec Champions Cup, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks were the only local team to win their EPCR Challenge Cup match in a weekend of mixed fortunes. The matches marked the penultimate round of pool matches for all the teams in the respective competitions, and despite the mixed bag of results, all five SA teams remain in the running for places in the round of 16. In the Investec Champions Cup, the Vodacom Bulls earned a valuable 31-17 away win...

Rugby | Good weekend for Bulls, Stormers and Sharks in Europe

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers produced impressive performances over the weekend for an encouraging double for the South African teams in the Investec Champions Cup, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks were the only local team to win their EPCR Challenge Cup match in a weekend of mixed fortunes. The matches marked the penultimate round of pool matches for all the teams in the respective competitions, and despite the mixed bag of results, all five SA teams remain in the running for places in the round of 16. In the Investec Champions Cup, the Vodacom Bulls earned a valuable 31-17 away win...

Rugby | SA teams await fate in first playoff round

The tough task of beating their respective opponents in the two local Investec Champions Cup is not the complete part of what will make this an interesting and perhaps also anxious weekend for Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White and his DHL Stormers counterpart John Dobson. With the Vodacom Bulls unlucky not to beat Lyon in France in their pool clash in December, they should start as clear favourites to beat the French team at Loftus Versfeld and advance to the quarter-finals for the first time. However, there is plenty of jeopardy for the DHL Stormers as they face the reigning two time...

Rugby | SA teams await fate in first playoff round

The tough task of beating their respective opponents in the two local Investec Champions Cup is not the complete part of what will make this an interesting and perhaps also anxious weekend for Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White and his DHL Stormers counterpart John Dobson. With the Vodacom Bulls unlucky not to beat Lyon in France in their pool clash in December, they should start as clear favourites to beat the French team at Loftus Versfeld and advance to the quarter-finals for the first time. However, there is plenty of jeopardy for the DHL Stormers as they face the reigning two time...

Rugby | Two SA teams advance to the quarter-finals

  The Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks provided a ray of light in an indifferent weekend for South Africa’s five teams in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup playoffs, as they recorded invaluable victories to advance to the quarter-finals next week. The Vodacom Bulls, who thumped Lyon 59-19 in Pretoria, will face the Northhampton Saints in England next Saturday in their top eight fixture in the Investec Champions Cup, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks, who registered a resounding 47-3 win against Zebre Parma in Durban, will meet Edinburgh in Durban in their...

Rugby | Two SA teams advance to the quarter-finals

  The Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks provided a ray of light in an indifferent weekend for South Africa’s five teams in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup playoffs, as they recorded invaluable victories to advance to the quarter-finals next week. The Vodacom Bulls, who thumped Lyon 59-19 in Pretoria, will face the Northhampton Saints in England next Saturday in their top eight fixture in the Investec Champions Cup, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks, who registered a resounding 47-3 win against Zebre Parma in Durban, will meet Edinburgh in Durban in their...

Rugby | SA teams struggle in Europe

The Emirates Lions scored a sole victory for the South African franchises in the two European competitions this weekend, with the Toyota Cheetahs going down in Cardiff in the EPCR Challenge Cup, while the Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and DHL Stormers were all outplayed in the Investec Champions Cup.