Everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup game between the Stormers and Harlequins at Cape Town Stadium.

The entry of South African teams into the Champions Cup has received a ringing endorsement from a key stakeholder.

The Stormers will be without Ruben van Heerden, who is not available for selection for their clash against Quins due to competition rules.

Manie Libbok is looking forward to the battle with Marcus Smith when the Stormers host Harlequins in the Champions Cup playoffs on Saturday.

The Stormers face the Harlequins in an exciting Champions Cup clash but don’t plan on altering their attacking style.

Jonny Sexton will not play against for Leinster this season after an injury picked up during the Six Nations.

A video of a man wearing a Stormers jersey complaining about a woman breastfeeding in a restaurant is going viral.

The Champions Cup is back after just over two months as the round of 16 throws up a series of mouth-watering encounters involving SA teams.

The Bulls relinquished a half-time lead as they slumped to a controversial 32-23 URC defeat against Ulster in Belfast on Saturday night.

The Stormers became the first team to avoid defeat by Leinster this season when they rescued a 22-22 draw at RDS Arena in Dublin on Friday night.

The four South African teams in action in United Rugby Championship (URC) matches in Ireland, Wales and Italy this weekend, have been named.

Leinster vs Stormers: Dublin plays host to a United Rugby Championship match that is a crunch fixture for both sides.

Here are the playoff permutations for the four South African teams ahead of this weekend’s round 16 URC matches.

The Stormers welcome back a host of Springboks for the top-of-the-table URC clash with Leinster at RDS Arena in Dublin on Friday night.

Two of the finest minds in the URC, Leo Cullen and John Dobson, will face off in what is bound to be the start of a new rivalry on Friday.

Stormers coach John Dobson has labelled URC rivals Leinster as the Crusaders of the North as he prepares to mastermind a rare win over the Dubliners.

The URC returns this week with three rounds to go, the competition has reached a decisive stage as the teams fight for playoff positions.

Leinster star Michael Ala’alatoa says exposure to South African rugby in Vodacom URC provides players with the perfect preparation for Test match rugby.

Refreshed Springbok prop Frans Malherbe says he is ready to do battle for the Stormers when they take on the unbeaten Leinster in Dublin on Friday.

URC announces this weekend’s fixtures as Unity Round, as part of social purpose strategy and wider ambition to promote inclusivity in sport.

South African Juarno Augustus runs through three defenders in Northampton Saints’ English Premiership match against Bath this past weekend.

The Sharks have secured the services of Springbok Aphelele Fassi on a new multi-year deal, deciding against a move to the Stormers.

The Stormers are reaping the rewards of John Dobson’s bold approach to identifying homegrown talent and blooding young stars in the URC.

The Stormers had to hold on at the death to secure their 29-23 URC victory over a tenacious Sharks team in Cape Town.

The Stormers beat the Sharks 29-23 to complete a clean-sweep over SA teams in URC this season and to extend their unbeaten home streak to 21.