Leyds licks lips for ‘good day’ in Dublin
South African wing Dillyn Leyds is gearing up for what promises to be another thrilling duel between La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup final on Saturday.
South African wing Dillyn Leyds is gearing up for what promises to be another thrilling duel between La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup final on Saturday.
Qualification for the Champions Cup via the Vodacom URC is set for an overdue change, and there’s more good news for SA teams with better travel arrangements on the cards.
South Africa’s Jaco Peyper and Wayne Barnes of England will referee this season’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals, the EPCR has confirmed.
New head coach John Plumtree wants the Sharks to play a brand of rugby that they have been renowned for.
Holders La Rochelle will play four-time winners Leinster in the Champions Cup final after dispatching Exeter Chiefs in the semi-final in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Franco Smith’s Glasgow Warriors reached their first European final with a 35-17 Challenge Cup success away to Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday.
Sale Sharks have completed the signing of a ‘captain-material’ lock from the DHL Stormers for the 2023-24 Premiership season.
The DHL Stormers squad have reaped the rewards of fielding talented up-and-coming players, according to MARK KEOHANE.
The stakes are high for the Sharks in round 18 of the Vodacom URC, but Neil Powell is only focused on beating Munster when the teams clash on Saturday.
South Africa’s maiden experience of the Champions and Challenge Cup will benefit both the local franchises and the Springboks in the long run, writes MARK KEOHANE.