Sharks eye playoffs as Toulouse stumble
The Sharks’ win against Saracens and Toulouse’s shock defeat to Glasgow has blown Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup wide open.
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The Sharks’ win against Saracens and Toulouse’s shock defeat to Glasgow has blown Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup wide open.
Coach Ivan van Rooyen was left lamenting a handful of missed opportunities after the Lions fell to a late 14-10 EPCR Challenge Cup defeat to the Newcastle Red Bulls.
Glasgow toppled Toulouse 28-21 in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday as Antoine Dupont made his first start for more than eight months.
Winger Dylan Maart’s stock continues to rise as he becomes entrenched within the Stormers’ set-up, but his road to the top has been anything but easy.
The Springboks could once again turn to the Barbarians as the perfect early-season tune-up in 2026.
Coach JP Pietersen lauded Andre Esterhuizen and Ethan Hooker after the Sharks’ 28-23 Investec Champions Cup win against Saracens at Kings Park.
Coach John Dobson says the Stormers forced passes when Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against an understrength La Rochelle became “too easy”.
The Lions suffered a late defeat to the Newcastle Red Bulls in Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash at Kingston Park.
The Sharks launched the JP Pietersen era with a bonus-point Investec Champions Cup win over Saracens at a rain-soaked Kings Park on Saturday.
Flanker Paul de Villiers starred in the Stormers’ bonus-point Investec Champions Cup win against La Rochelle in Gqeberha on Saturday.