South African teams will compete in European rugby competitions from next season
Siya Kolisi of Cell C Sharks arrives before the United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and Cell C Sharks at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
European club rugby chiefs have confirmed that South African teams will compete in both the Heineken Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge Cup from the 2022-23 season.
The announcement followed an initial agreement last summer between organisers EPCR and the United Rugby Championship, which began this season as a 16-team league with the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers as member clubs, that South African teams would be allowed to qualify for European competition.



