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Jan 23, 23 •
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Comments Off on All five SA teams qualify for European playoffs
With the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup pool rounds concluded, the five South African franchises now know exactly who they will face in their playoff matches in 10 weeks’ time in the European showpieces. The round of 16 matches will all take...
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Jan 20, 23 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks team to take on Harlequins
The Cell C Sharks team to take on Harlequins this weekend in their final pool match of the Heineken Champions Cup shows five changes from the side that defeated Bordeaux at Hollywoodbets Kings Park last weekend. There is still a strong element of continuity...
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Jan 19, 23 •
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Comments Off on CARR TO LEAD VODACOM BULLS AGAINST LYON
The Vodacom Bulls have made a few changes to personnel in their matchday 23 that will duel French side, Lyon on Friday 20 January 2023, in round 4 of the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup. The Pool A match is scheduled to kick-off at 22h00pm (Central African...
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Jan 19, 23 •
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EPCR Challenge Cup, General News, Heineken Champions Cup, Heineken Cup, International, National, Other Tournaments, South Africa, South Africa •
Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Victories key as SA teams hunt European playoff spots
Victories will be front of mind for the five South African teams in action in the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions this weekend as they attempt to qualify for playoff spots in the closing pool round of the European showpieces. The...
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Jan 17, 23 •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Cell C Sharks 28-man touring squad
The Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell has named a 28-man touring squad, who will travel tonight to London for their Heineken Champions Cup return leg pool match against Harlequins at The Stoop on Saturday. The two teams met in early December at...
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Jan 13, 23 •
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Comments Off on Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby picks a powerful side
The Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Neil Powell has picked a powerful side to take on Union Bordeaux Bègles in Saturday’s return leg Heineken Champions Cup clash at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. With a heavy workload and playing in two concurrent tournaments,...
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Jan 13, 23 •
2172 Views •
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Shaun Liddle •
Comments Off on Four changes for DHL Stormers
There are four changes to the DHL Stormers team for the Heineken Champions Cup encounter with London Irish in Brentford on Sunday. There are two changes to the forward pack and two in the backline, along with a few positional switches, for the return clash...
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Jan 13, 23 •
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Comments Off on VODACOM BULLS READY TO DISARM THE CHIEFS
The Vodacom Bulls have named a formidable ensemble to duel the Exeter Chiefs in the 3rd round of the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, in Pretoria. The battle for a spot in the round of 16 in the North and South’s most revered club...
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May 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on Heineken Cup Results
May 2014 24 Toulon 23 – 6 Saracens Millennium Stadium, Cardiff April 2014 27 Toulon 24 – 16 Munster Stade Velodrome 26 Saracens 46 – 6 Clermont Auvergne Twickenham, London 6 Toulon 29 – 14 Leinster Stade Félix-Mayol, Toulon 5 Ulster...
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Apr 23, 14 •
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Times: CAT (SA, GMT+2) April 2014 26 Saracens vs Clermont Auvergne Twickenham 16:40 27 Toulon vs Munster Stade Velodrome 16:30 May 2014 24 Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 Millennium Stadium ...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) April 2014 5 Ulster v Saracens Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 16:40 5 Toulon v Leinster Stade Félix-Mayol à Toulon 19:00 6 Clermont Auvergne v Leicester Tigers Stade Marcel-Michelin 16:40 6 Munster v Toulouse Thomond Park, Limerick...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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January 2014 19 Clermont Auvergne 28 – 3 Racing Metro Stade Marcel-Michelin report 19 Scarlets 20 – 22 Harlequins Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli report 19 Munster 38 – 6 Edinburgh Thomond Park, Limerick report 19 Perpignan 18 – 36...
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Jan 18, 14 •
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Comments Off on Heineken Cup Round 6 Fixtures and Results
17/01/2014 22:00 Leinster Rugby 36 – 3 Ospreys 17/01/2014 22:00 Northampton Saints 13 – 3 Castres Olympique 18/01/2014 15:35 Saracens 64 – 6 Connacht Rugby 18/01/2014 15:35 Zebre 6 – 16 Toulouse 18/01/2014 17:40 Cardiff Blues 13...
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Dec 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Heineken Cup results Round 4 Results
Heineken Cup Round 4 13/12/2013: Ospreys 21 – 12 Castres Olympique Glasgow Warriors 7 – 9 Cardiff Blues 14/12/2013: Toulon 32 – 20 Exeter Chiefs Benetton Treviso 3 – 35 Ulster Rugby Saracens 64 – 3 Zebre Scarlets 13 – 31...
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Dec 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on O'Gara reaching his ton
Ronan O’Gara simply can’t stop grabbing the headlines in the Heineken Cup. In the opening two rounds his last gasp drop goals helped Munster Rugby across the line in the Pool 1 clashes with Northampton Saints and Castres Olympique and this week his name...
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Dec 5, 11 •
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Comments Off on Wembley gives Saracens a real buzz
With the key back-to-back games about to get under way, and with the top two clubs in each Pool meeting each other home and away, Saracens return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday for their crunch Heineken Cup Pool 5 clash with the Ospreys determined not to...
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Nov 17, 11 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits gets 3 weeks
An independent Disciplinary Hearing was convened yesterday (Wednesday, 16 November, 2011) as a result of the citing complaint made against Saracens player Schalk Brits (No 2) arising from the Heineken Cup Pool 5, Round 1 match against Benetton Treviso at...
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Nov 15, 11 •
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Comments Off on Schalk Brits to be investigated by the Citing Commisioner
The Citing Complaint is against SCHALK BRITS (No 2) – Saracens (v Benetton Treviso on Sunday, 13 November 2011) The complaint was made by Citing Commisioner, Jean-Etienne Bernard (France). Brits is alleged to have carried out a dangerous tackle on the...
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Nov 7, 11 •
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Comments Off on Adidas extends partnership with ERC as official match ball supplier to Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup
Building on the successful initial two season agreement, adidas and ERC are proud to announce the extension of their partnership. The new agreement will see adidas continue as the official ball supplier to European club rugby’s elite tournaments, the...
