Investec Champions Cup

The two South African coastal franchises will go “flat out” this week to try and ensure qualification for the playoff rounds of the Investec Champions Cup after a mixed bag of results in round three of the tournament.

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Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup reaching the end of their pool phases with the fourth round of action.

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The South African Rugby Employers Organisation (SAREO) elected Ettienne de Lange of the Valke as their new chairperson at their annual meeting held in Cape Town last month.

European Professional Club Rugby

The DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks are still in the race to the Investec Champions Cup playoffs, but the Vodacom Bulls’ hopes of advancing to the knock-outs were dashed this weekend as they suffered their third straight defeat in the competition, while both the Toyota Cheetahs and Emirates Lions managed to keep alive their aspirations of reaching the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16.

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Former Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt has joined SA Rugby in a full-time capacity as Springbok Women assistant coach, becoming the first full-time female rugby coach involved with a national team in the organization’s ranks.