State of the Euro cups: Stern test awaits travelling SA teams
After a weekend of thrilling European cup playoff action in the Republic, the DHL Stormers, Sharks and Lions are sailing to foreign shores for tough missions.
After a weekend of thrilling European cup playoff action in the Republic, the DHL Stormers, Sharks and Lions are sailing to foreign shores for tough missions.
Schalk Burger slammed the decision to red card Emmanuel Tshituka as the Lions shrugged off the disadvantage to beat Racing 92 and reach the last eight of the Challenge Cup.
An early red card did not deter the Lions as they sped past Racing 92 at Ellis Park to book a spot in the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
Toulon proved impregnable to the travelling Cheetahs who, despite a valiant effort, were easily repelled by the French giants in a Challenge Cup clash at Stade Mayol on Saturday afternoon.
Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant will feature at outside centre in the Racing 92 lineup to face the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Head coach Ivan van Rooyen has picked a relatively unchanged Lions lineup to lock horns with French giants Racing 92 at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Robert Ebersohn will start at inside centre for the Cheetahs, in place of the injured Frans Steyn, to face Toulon in the Challenge Cup in France on Saturday.
The SARugbymag.co.za team backs the Stormers to deliver at DHL Stadium, while the Sharks will feast at Kings Park when Champions Cup action resumes this weekend.
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On guard against an unpredictable Racing 92 driven by Springbok back Warrick Gelant, the Lions will stick to their fast-running approach in Saturday’s Challenge Cup playoff in Johannesburg.