A weekend of joy and heartbreak in Europe
The three South African teams have either qualified for the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 or are on the cusp of doing so, but there was a lot of drama involving Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams elsewhere in a spellbinding weekend of European action.

Stormers cruise to victory over 13-man London Irish
The DHL Stormers were stuck in cruise control as they clinched a 28-14 bonus-point win over 13-man London Irish in their Heineken Champions Cup clash in Brentford on Sunday afternoon.

Sharks run riot against Bordeaux-Bègles
The Cell C Sharks secured their place in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 when they romped to a 32-3 bonus-point win over an outclassed Union Bordeaux-Bègles outfit that conceded four yellow cards at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Saturday.

Bulls overpower Exeter Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld
The Vodacom Bulls delivered a classy display against the Exeter Chiefs to score six tries to four for a valuable 39-28 bonus-point victory in their Heineken Champions Cup match at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.

Emirates Lions see yellow in Paris reverse
Three yellow cards in the second half and missed opportunities in the first, saw the Emirates Lions subside to an ultimately disappointing 17-7 (halftime 0-7) Challenge Cup defeat at the hands of Stade Francais in wet and windy Paris on Saturday.

Scarlets edge gutsy Cheetahs in Wales
The Toyota Cheetahs showed great grit to push the Scarlets to the limit in their EPCR Challenge Cup rematch in Llanelli on Friday night but succumbed 20-17 in the end.

Springbok Women’s season starts with Stellenbosch camp
Nine uncapped players are amongst the 31 invited to assemble in Stellenbosch on Sunday as the Springbok Women get their 2023 season underway.

Baron to debut for Blitzboks
Former Boland Kavaliers standout, Jaiden Baron, has been named in the Springbok Sevens squad that will travel to Australasia to contest the HSBC NZ Sevens and HSBC Sydney Sevens tournaments later this month.

Thrilling weekend leaves Leinster in pound seats
With several important games being decided with late scores, there was certainly a lot to engage rugby fans and have them biting their nails in the latest round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, none more so than the Glasgow thriller that ended the round.

World Rugby looks to enhance the flow of the game with law application guidelines
World Rugby has announced a series of law applications which has been implemented game-wide from 1 January 2023 aimed at speeding up the game.