European Professional Club Rugby

The DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks are still in the race to the Investec Champions Cup playoffs, but the Vodacom Bulls’ hopes of advancing to the knock-outs were dashed this weekend as they suffered their third straight defeat in the competition, while both the Toyota Cheetahs and Emirates Lions managed to keep alive their aspirations of reaching the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16.

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Former Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt has joined SA Rugby in a full-time capacity as Springbok Women assistant coach, becoming the first full-time female rugby coach involved with a national team in the organization’s ranks.

European Professional Club Rugby

Victories will be key for all five South African franchises in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup as the teams gear up for the penultimate pool round in the respective competitions this weekend.

Tournament news

The challenging pool draw for the HSBC SVNS Perth at the end of the month completed the circle of motivation for the Springbok Sevens squad, who returned to their base in Stellenbosch last week already.

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Match official appointments for the next few days have been made for the third round of pool action in both the Investec Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenger Cup.