Sport | EXPLAINER | European Cup rugby starts this weekend: Here is everything you need to know

Sport | EXPLAINER | European Cup rugby starts this weekend: Here is everything you need to know

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Lloyd Burnard

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Gregory Alldritt and Romain Sazy of La Rochelle lift the Heineken Champions Cup trophy. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Gregory Alldritt and Romain Sazy of La Rochelle lift the Heineken Champions Cup trophy. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

The 2023/24 European Cup rugby season starts this weekend when the Champions Cup and second-tier Challenge Cup competitions kick off, and all five South African franchises will be in action. 

The Stormers and the Bulls will compete in the Champions Cup, while the Sharks, Lions and Cheetahs are in the Challenge Cup. 

This is South Africa’s second participation in the competitions since their move up north and into the United Rugby Championshi

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