Stormers without Libbok for Champs Cup clash
John Dobson confirmed that the DHL Stormers will be without Manie Libbok for at least one week after the playmaker was concussed in the bonus-point victory over London Irish on Sunday.
John Dobson confirmed that the DHL Stormers will be without Manie Libbok for at least one week after the playmaker was concussed in the bonus-point victory over London Irish on Sunday.
Ruhan Nel says the DHL Stormers’ errors in the second-half slip-up away to Clermont are all fixable as they prepare to host London Irish in their first Champions Cup match at home.
The DHL Stormers surrendered an 11-point half-time lead under siege by a resurgent Clermont side in their first Champions Cup match on Saturday night.
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John Dobson will pick the strongest possible squad to battle three-time silver medalists Clermont on Saturday in the DHL Stormers’ Champions Cup debut.
The Cheetahs have managed to sign former Grey College duo Marcell Muller and George Cronje from French clubs Montpellier and Clermont respectively.
Cheetahs scrumhalf Rudy Paige and Stormers centre JJ Engelbrecht have joined Top 14 side Clermont on short-term deals as World Cup jokers.
Toulouse clinched a record-extending 20th French Top 14 title after beating Clermont 24-18 in the final at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Greig Laidlaw kicked 16 points to help Clermont claim a 33-13 victory over Lyon in the Top 14 semi-finals in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Clermont claimed a third title in Europe with a clinical 36-16 victory over La Rochelle in the Challenge Cup final in Newcastle on Friday.