Coach John Plumtree says the Sharks struggled to play catch-up rugby in their 66-12 defeat to Bordeaux on Sunday. Needing a win, a draw, a bonus point or a defeat by 27 points or less at Stade Chaban-Delmas to qualify for the Champions Cup round of 16, the Sharks started superbly with two tries in
Damian Penaud scored six tries for Bordeaux Begles as the Sharks exited the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday with a crushing defeat at Stade Chaban-Delmas. Penaud dotted down three times either side of half time as the Sharks went down 66-12 in the southwest of France. Needing a win, draw or a defeat by 27
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Vodacom Bulls flyhalf Johan Goosen faces weeks on the sidelines after suffering another knee injury at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Goosen left the field in the 27th minute of the Investec Champions Cup pool match against Stade Francais, which the Bulls won 48-7 to qualify for the second-tier Challenge Cup playoffs. “I just asked the
An RG Snyman second-half brace of tries helped secure a Leinster win over Bath on Saturday, and safe passage to the last 16 of the Investec Champions Cup. Two-time Springbok world champion Snyman scored two of Leinster’s seven tries as Leinster claimed a 47-21 comeback victory over Bath in Dublin. Leinster trailed 14-0 after just
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The Stormers suffered a setback ahead of Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against Racing 92, with a coach’s laptop and wallet reportedly stolen from their team room. According to Rugby365, the theft occurred on Thursday at the Radisson Blu hotel in Paris. Team members initially mistook the intruder for a lost guest but later discovered
The Vodacom Bulls trampled Stade Francais in their last 2024-25 Investec Champions Cup pool match at Loftus on Saturday to qualify for the second-tier Challenge Cup playoffs. The Bulls came into the game already out of Champions Cup playoffs contention, but needing to win by at least 22 points with a bonus point, while denying
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The Sharks know exactly what they need to do to qualify for the Investec Champions Cup playoffs following Ulster’s 52-24 win against Exeter on Friday night. The five log points Ulster picked up were their first in Pool 1 and took them level on log points with the Sharks, who play Bordeaux at the Stade Chaban-Delmas
Toulouse fullback Thomas Ramos has added his voice to the concerns about the toll of a South African leg on European-based players in the Investec Champions Cup. This after the reigning champions returned home from the Republic on Monday, having spent two days travelling to Durban and back on six flights to face the Sharks
John Dobson and Evan Roos have acknowledged the “massive task” that awaits the Stormers on Saturday, as they aim to qualify for the last 16 of the Investec Champions Cup. The Stormers will progress to the playoffs of the EPCR competition with a win against Racing 92 in Paris, and if other results go their
