Dobson: Stormers were ‘blown away’
John Dobson made no excuses after the DHL Stormers were beaten by Exeter Chiefs in the Champions Cup quarter-finals, despite the absence of Deon Fourie and the tricky travel schedule to England.
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John Dobson made no excuses after the DHL Stormers were beaten by Exeter Chiefs in the Champions Cup quarter-finals, despite the absence of Deon Fourie and the tricky travel schedule to England.
The Exeter Chiefs brought an end to the DHL Stormers’ maiden Champions Cup campaign with a brutal display of clinical, attacking rugby in the quarter-finals in Exeter on Saturday.
The Sharks’ maiden Champions Cup campaign ended in a heavy quarter-final defeat against Toulouse in France on Saturday.
An injury-ravaged Blitzboks squad were booted out of the Singapore Sevens title race after defeat to New Zealand in their final pool clash on Saturday.
The Blitzboks recovered from a scoreless opening Pool A defeat at the Singapore Sevens to record a convincing win against Hong Kong on Saturday.
Lukhanyo Am believes playing French teams in France more often is a “learning curve” for the Springboks on what to expect at this year’s World Cup in the country.
Assistant coach Russell Winter says the Vodacom Bulls have taken “a step in the right direction”, after thumping Griquas on Friday to end a run of 10 defeats in all competitions.
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Director of rugby Neil Powell expects Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth to miss the remainder of the Sharks’ 2023 season as his shoulder injury is worse than first reported.
Deon Fourie has been ruled out, while Ruhan Nel will play his 50th match for the DHL Stormers in the Champions Cup quarter-final against Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.