
Champions Cup wrap: Dramatic scenes in Dublin
Holders Toulouse beat Munster on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, and will face four-time European champions Leinster for a place in the competition’s finale.
Holders Toulouse beat Munster on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, and will face four-time European champions Leinster for a place in the competition’s finale.
Handre Pollard is thrilled to be on duty in the Champions Cup playoffs, partly because the high stakes will prime the Springbok flyhalf for the pressures of the pending international season.
Cobus Reinach has agreed to a three-year extension with Top 14 side Montpellier that will likely see the Springbok scrumhalf play the final years of his career in France.
Springbok centre Jan Serfontein was on the end of a low blow while playing for Montpellier against Stade Francais this weekend.
Prop Mohamed Haouas, who was recently given a suspended sentence for his role in a series of burglaries, has been recalled to the France squad for the Six Nations match with Scotland.
Daniel du Preez played an integral role in helping Sale Sharks claim a win over Premiership leaders Leicester Tigers, while there were also impressive performances from Cobus Reinach and Malcolm Marx over the weekend.
Stade Francais and Montpellier squeezed into the European Champions Cup last 16 with victories on Sunday while Wasps went out after a crushing loss in Munster.
Springbok lock Nicolaas Janse Van Rensburg has signed a contract extenstion with Montpellier until 2024, the French outfit announced on Thursday.
Two senior Springboks have been listed among the top five most overpaid players in the world at the moment.
Montpelier have announced the Springbok centre Jan Serfontein has put pen to paper on a new contract.