Make SA a Champions Cup fortress
The South African teams must be ruthless when hosting the English and French to go the distance in their debut season in the Champions and Challenge cups, writes MARK KEOHANE.
The South African teams must be ruthless when hosting the English and French to go the distance in their debut season in the Champions and Challenge cups, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Antoine Dupont, the 2021 World Player of the Year, hit out at the inclusion of South African teams in the new-look Champions Cup, saying it was “no longer the European Cup”.
Coach Hawies Fourie has included two-time World Cup winner Frans Steyn in a 27-man squad for the Cheetahs’ upcoming European Challenge Cup fixtures.
Live stream the action as the Cheetahs face Griquas in a #ToyotaChallenge clash in Bloemfontein.
The SA Rugby U19 Cup is back after the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the competition over the past few seasons, with four top unions set to fight for the title.
Frans Steyn will play his first match for the Cheetahs since May when they clash with Emerging Ireland in a Toyota Challenge match in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
South African derbies are notorious for their needle and physicality, but things boiled over when the Stormers hosted the Cheetahs in 2012.
Live stream the action as the Cheetahs face the Vodacom Bulls in a #ToyotaChallenge clash in Bloemfontein.
Wandisile Simelane will continue his growth as a fullback when he starts for a strong Vodacom Bulls XV against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday.
The versatile Victor Sekekete has been named captain of the Cheetahs for the Toyota Challenge and 2022-23 Challenge Cup campaign.