Rhule: Rugby players need to find their voice
Raymond Rhule says his time in France with newly-crowned European champions La Rochelle has taught him to be more assertive when it comes to speaking his mind.
Mallett backs Bulls for URC title charge
Nick Mallett says the Vodacom Bulls are the best-equipped of the South African teams to claim the Vodacom United Rugby Championship title this season.
Watch: La Rochelle discover trophy is a crowd magnet
In a coastal city of only 77 000 people, an astonishing 35 000 flooded the streets of La Rochelle to celebrate the Champions Cup trophy tour with the team.
Forgotten Bok just keeps on rolling
Raymond Rhule has overcome several career speed bumps to become a vital cog for La Rochelle going into Saturday’s European Champions Cup final against Leinster.
Kolbe back in race to join elite SA club
Fit-again Cheslin Kolbe will this weekend be one of six players striving to join an elite group of South Africans to have won a European title.
La Rochelle race into second Euro decider
Skipper Gregory Alldritt led La Rochelle into a second successive European Champions Cup final against Leinster after edging Racing 92 20-13 in an error-ridden match on Sunday.
Champions Cup wrap: Dramatic scenes in Dublin
Holders Toulouse beat Munster on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, and will face four-time European champions Leinster for a place in the competition’s finale.
Pollard: Champions Cup perfect prep for Boks
Handre Pollard is thrilled to be on duty in the Champions Cup playoffs, partly because the high stakes will prime the Springbok flyhalf for the pressures of the pending international season.
Feisty Elstadt is fit and firing for Bok recall
Springbok hard man Rynhardt Elstadt’s recent spell on the Toulouse sidelines has made him hungrier than ever to play Test rugby as he prepares to showcase his physicality in a rerun of last season’s Top 14 and European Champions Cup finals at home against La Rochelle on Saturday.
Saffas Abroad: Kolbe finally touches down at Toulon
Dive into this wrap of all the action involving South African players in England, France and Japan, including Cheslin Kolbe’s first tries for Toulon.
