Schalk: SA teams’ Euro Cup exits a blessing
Springbok great Schalk Burger believes bowing out of Europe could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the SA sides when it comes to the Vodacom URC playoffs.
Springbok great Schalk Burger believes bowing out of Europe could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the SA sides when it comes to the Vodacom URC playoffs.
On 12 April, 2009, English top-flight rugby was tarnished after Tom Williams feigned an injury using a fake blood capsule so Harlequins could make another substitution in their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leinster.
Defeat was inevitable in the Champions and Challenge cups for the remaining sides from the Republic, given their need to travel abroad, according to GAVIN RICH.
A video shared on social media shows a couple of Lions players jammed into economy class while travelling back to South Africa after playing in a European fixture.
The inaugural SA challenge in European Cup competitions came to an end on Saturday when the Sharks, Stormers and Lions lost their respective quarter-finals.
Neil Powell says the decision to rule out Grant Williams’ second try for a forward pass was the turning point as the Sharks suffered a heavy defeat against Toulouse in the Champions Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
The Exeter Chiefs brought an end to the DHL Stormers’ maiden Champions Cup campaign with a brutal display of clinical, attacking rugby in the quarter-finals in Exeter on Saturday.
The Sharks’ maiden Champions Cup campaign ended in a heavy quarter-final defeat against Toulouse in France on Saturday.
Lukhanyo Am believes playing French teams in France more often is a “learning curve” for the Springboks on what to expect at this year’s World Cup in the country.
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