SA's rugby teams will have their first taste of Champions Cup knockout rugby this weekend
30 March 2023 - 19:14Having reached base camp for the first time, SA’s teams can this weekend begin their assault on Europe’s highest peak with the start of the knockout rounds of the Champions Cup
The Stormers, given recent history, form and the nature of the draw, are perhaps best suited to go deep in the competition. They play the Harlequins in Cape Town on Saturday and will have reason to go into the fixture confident of getting another positive result at home. Jake White’s team, however, aren’t complete no-hopers. They achieved what Toulouse couldn’t last year — inflicting a defeat on Leinster in front of their fans, albeit in the United Rugby Championship.
Victory over France’s most decorated side will be the disinfectant on the wounds inflicted by recent defeats but won’t be the panacea for the underlying issues that have afflicted the Bulls this season. A win though will certainly endow them with a spring in their step. Their fans can perhaps draw comfort from the fact that the Sharks will almost certainly be better than they were against the Scarlets last weekend.
But the Stormers have somehow managed to successfully plug the gaps when they’ve occurred this season.
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