History will be made this weekend when South African clubs enter European Rugby’s Champions Cup for the first time, another sign of the country’s push into more lucrative markets and the increasing shift away from the global south.
The Durban-based Sharks will make SA’s bow when they host English side Harlequins on Saturday afternoon and in the evening the Bulls from Pretoria welcome French club Lyon. Cape Town’s Stormers visit another French side, Clermont.
It is not South African Rugby’s first foray into the European market - their elite teams are participating in a second season of the United Rugby Championship that includes clubs from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy - but this will be a step up in opposition and media glare. “It has happened earlier than planned, but this has now become reality, which really is great news,” SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said.
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