Willemse to bring the heat in chilly Clermont
The DHL Stormers expect a red-hot outing from playmaker Damian Willemse as the Capetonians hunt for a maiden win on their Champions Cup debut in France on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers expect a red-hot outing from playmaker Damian Willemse as the Capetonians hunt for a maiden win on their Champions Cup debut in France on Saturday.
Stephan Lewies is well aware what lies in store for his Harlequins team as they prepare to enter the Shark Tank this weekend.
Siya Kolisi will lead a Sharks XV bolstered by several Springboks, including Eben Etzebeth, when the Durbanites host Harlequins in their Champions Cup debut clash on Saturday.
World Cup-winning coach Jake White has compared the European Champions Cup to Test matches, as South African teams debut in the competition on Saturday.
Courtnall Skosan has welcomed the inclusion of South African teams into the Champions Cup, but believes his Northampton Saints side will go all the way this season.
The Sharks will make their Champions Cup bow at home to a Harlequins outfit featuring a couple of familiar faces, which has Ox Nche pumped for the scrum battle on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers are expecting to make their Champions Cup debut in minus temperatures in France, but are more concerned over a worrying pattern that has emerged in their last two games.
One of five DHL Stormers players with Champions Cup experience, Deon Fourie says the Vodacom United Rugby Championship title-holders are looking to make a statement against Clermont on Saturday.
Vodacom Bulls boss Jake White has been giving his players a crash course in the Heineken Champions Cup as his Vodacom United Rugby Championship high-flyers prepare for their European debut.
Springbok star Handre Pollard believes the South African teams will take the Heineken Champions Cup to “a completely different level”, just as they have done with the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.