Nienaber’s Leinster dethrone Euro champs
Jacques Nienaber will experience the Champions Cup semi-finals for the first time with Leinster after helping the Irish giants beat title-holders La Rochelle in Dublin on Saturday.
Jacques Nienaber will experience the Champions Cup semi-finals for the first time with Leinster after helping the Irish giants beat title-holders La Rochelle in Dublin on Saturday.
Tyrone Green scored the winning try to send Harlequins into their first Champions Cup semi-final after an 83-point thriller against hosts Bordeaux.
Flyhalf Siya Masuku kicked 18 points as the Sharks fought back to overpower Edinburgh on Saturday in Durban to progress to the Challenge Cup last four for the first time.
Ruan Ackermann put in a Man of the Match performance to help Gloucester overpower Ospreys and progress to the Challenge Cup semi-finals on Friday night.
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Follow the live action as the Sharks face Edinburgh in a #ChallengeCupRugby knockout clash in Durban. #SHAvEDI
NWU Eagles defeated the Ikey Tigers in a top of the table Varsity Cup clash at a packed Fanie Du Toit Stadium to book a home semi-final as the competition enters the playoff stages.
The Lions failed to make it back-to-back appearances in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals after going down to Benetton in Treviso on Saturday night.
Three-time Challenge Cup winners Clermont held off a Cheetahs fightback in a round of 16 clash at the Stade Marcel-Michelin on Saturday.
Embrose Papier and Sebastian de Klerk scored a brace of tries apiece as the Vodacom Bulls thrashed Lyon on Saturday in Pretoria to progress to the Champions Cup last eight for the first time.