‘Club rugby on steroids’ — Jake White voices concern over Euro playoffs

‘Club rugby on steroids’ — Jake White voices concern over Euro playoffs

White’s Bulls secured a home Round of 16 playoff in the Champions Cup against Lyon after taking down another French side, Bordeaux, in the last round of pool matches this past weekend.

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South Africa has a full house of representatives in the playoffs of the European competitions, with the Bulls joined by the Stormers in the Champions Cup knockouts and the Cheetahs, Lions and Sharks making it to the last 16 in the Challenge Cup.

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It’s no small feat for South African rugby having all five local sides still in the race for European silverware, but White has urged everyone against getting carried away because he expects the SA teams’ opponents to compete at

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