Van Graan fires TMO warning after Euro exit
Johann van Graan has called for greater consistency in the use of TMO footage after Bath’s Investec Champions Cup dream was ended by Bordeaux-Bègles.
Brilliant Bordeaux dump Van Graan’s Bath
Defending champs Bordeaux-Bègles booked their spot in the Investec Champions Cup final after a thrilling win against Bath at the Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole on Sunday.
Leinster boss puts the boot into media
Head coach Leo Cullen hit out at the press after Leinster booked a place in the Investec Champions Cup final with a narrow win over Toulon in Dublin.
Henshaw ‘OK’ after horror collision
Robbie Henshaw and Josh van der Flier will complete return-to-play protocols after both took heavy knocks to the head in Leinster’s Investec Champions Cup semi-final win over Toulon.
Euro cup expats a credit to SA rugby
The likes of Jacques Nienaber and Thomas du Toit highlight the Republic’s influential presence in the Investec Champions Cup playoffs this week, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Nienaber’s Leinster hold out to book final spot
Jacques Nienaber will experience the Investec Champions Cup final for the second time with Leinster after helping the Irish giants beat Toulon in Dublin on Saturday.
Stars are aligned for five-star Nienaber
There is no entitlement in Investec Champions Cup rugby. Not for clubs with four stars and not for coaches with two World Cup titles. That is where Jacques Nienaber starts.
Heyneke: I always knew Van Graan was brilliant
Heyneke Meyer says Johann van Graan’s genius was evident from an early age and on Sunday, the Bath boss gets his biggest test yet in an Investec Champions Cup semi-final in Bordeaux.
Driven Du Toit on what fuels his tank
Bok juggernaut Thomas du Toit will draw on every ounce of his front-row nous when Bath and Bordeaux Bègles pack down in the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals on Sunday.
Sadie returns to beef up Bordeaux
Investec Champions Cup title-holders Bordeaux Bègles have bolstered their front row with South African muscle to face Bath at the Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole on Sunday.
