EPCR Champions Cup
- Segment
- Provincial
- Window
- Dec – May
- Status
- Active
Springbok Supporter focuses on the Springboks specifically. EPCR Champions Cup appears here as a supplementary entity — useful for selection context and head-to-head threads — but this site isn’t the place for full fixtures, standings or match-by-match coverage of it.
For that, head to EPCR (official) ↗.
Giliomee at the Bulls: A sponge in the right environment
Giliomee's Bulls move is framed not as a snub to the Sharks but as a calculated environment upgrade — a young player seeking daily proximity to Le Roux and Pollard as he prepares for Champions Cup rugby.
Dobson: SA rugby can't afford to walk away from Europe — so the Stormers are going all out to prove it
Dobson believes the Stormers' Champions Cup campaign carries stakes beyond the trophy — with real uncertainty lingering about SA's long-term EPCR participation, he sees winning, or at least a semifinal run, as the most credible argument for staying in. The piece also digs into why the competition still hasn't fully captured the SA public and what Dobson is doing about it.
Baltimore anti-climax, Bok dominance, and a Griquas case for Europe
Rich argues the Baltimore finale was a commercially driven mistake that robbed South Africa of the RGR trophy moment it deserved, while making the case that the Boks were more dominant across this series than the scorelines suggest — and raises the question of whether Griquas' potential back-to-back Currie Cup title makes the Cheetahs' Champions Cup berth increasingly hard to justify.
How a vague headline ignited a Champions Cup storm that wasn't really there
Brenden Nel argues the Champions Cup exit story was built on almost nothing — a paraphrased aside in one Afrikaans piece — and that SA Rugby's deep financial and structural investment in the EPCR makes any such exit illogical, while pointing out that the most vocal critics conveniently ignore the structural inequities within the competition itself.
Ackermann flags defensive frailties as Bulls target Glasgow upset
Ackermann warns that the defensive lapses from the Munster win will prove fatal against Glasgow, while insisting the Bulls are travelling to Scotland to genuinely compete — not just participate.
Stormers exit Champions Cup on heartbreak as late try ruled out in Toulon thriller
The Stormers were eliminated from the Champions Cup after a 28-27 defeat to Toulon at the Stade Mayol, with the match ending in controversy when a late Adre Smith try was ruled out by the TMO. Coach John Dobson questioned the decision, pointing to Toulon flank Charles Ollivon's position on the ground as a key factor, while acknowledging the Stormers were below their best in the scrum and some defensive sequences. The squad now refocuses on the URC, with Connacht coming to Cape Town on April 18.