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Stormers 12-7 Harlequins
Quins win a scrum just in front of their own line against the head, Marcus Smith chips the kick to halfway. It's still all Stormers at the moment.
Summary
Last 16 of European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
Champions Cup: Holders La Rochelle snatch 29-26 win over Gloucester in thriller
Champions Cup: Leinster beat Ulster 30-15 and will face Leicester in last eight
South African sides Sharks and Stormers through to last eight after beating Munster and Harlequins respectively
Challenge Cup: Cardiff Rugby hold on to beat Sale 28-27
Challenge Cup: Johnny Matthews scores five tries as Glasgow Warriors thrash Dragons 73-33
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Stormers 12-7 Harlequins
The game pauses while a player from each side needs treatment. There is some water being 'taken on' (i.e. drunk), it's been a breathless start but can they keep this up?
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Image source, Getty ImagesDanny Care's towering up-and-under tests Manie Libbok, but he is caught in the air by a team-mate who was pushed into him and he gets the chance to hoof it downfield.
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Stormers 12-7 Harlequins
The PA system is playing Freddie Mercury's famous call-and-response from the Live Aid concert but to be honest the crowd don't need any more entertainment at the moment.
There's a scrum at last! Some old-school grunt and grind amid the point-scoring festival, and Stormers concede a free kick to relieve a bit of pressure.
Try - Steven Kitshoffpublished at 8 mins
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The Stormers captain barrels over for the third of the day so far!
The lineout option works, with the prop collecting a hand-down from the back to smash over from close range. Manie Libbok fluffs the conversion to keep the lead at five points.
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Stormers 7-7 Harlequins
Stormers head back upfield and batter Quins' defence into submission, opting for a kick to the corner when three points was a probability inside the 22.
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File this under "decent start".
Converted try - Alex Dombrandtpublished at 3 mins
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Back atcha, say Quins!
They get a lineout five metres from the line, and England number eight Alex Dombrandt rumbles over with help from Jack Walker right by the flag!
Marcus Smith has a difficult conversion, but he nails it to level the scores.
Converted try - Deon Fouriepublished at 1 min
Stormers 7-0 Harlequins
Wow! What a start!
The hosts run the first play back at Harlequins, going over to the left with a crossfield kick before switching back across to the right.
Suleiman Hartzenberg then flips the ball into Deon Fourie, who sprints in from 30 metres out for a sensational start to the game.
Kick-offpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
Stormers 0-0 Harlequins
And we're off, with Marcus Smith getting the game under way.
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The teams are out, the sun is just still shining onto the far side of the pitch but that will change as the game wears on - but it is still going to be well over 20 degrees throughout.
'We're actually really similar'published at 14:57 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
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Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson speaking on BT Sport:
"It's going to be an exciting game, hopefully it's going to be free-flowing. We're actually really similar. If you look at the teams in the URC, they're probably the team that's closest to us. They've got a fantastic front row, a great back five and hopefully we can win in those two areas because we think that's going to be important today."
Team newspublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
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Ruhan Nel returns to midfield for Stormers.
Centre Dan du Plessis, lock Ernst van Rhyn and prop Neethling Fouche are all set to make their 50th club appearance for the South African club, while 38-year-old prop Brok Harris will reach 250 combined games for Stormers and Western Province.
Stormers: Willemse; Hartzenberg, Nel, Du Plessis, Senatla; Libbok, Jantjies; Kitshoff (c), Dweba, Malherbe, Van Rhyn, Orie, Fourie, Dixon, Dayimani.
Replacements: Kotze, Harris, Fouche, Porter, Engelbrecht, Theunissen, De Wet, Blommetjies.
Harlequins make one change to the side that lost to Saracens for this last-16 tie.
Will Evans returns to the starting XV at flanker as he replaces the injured James Chisholm.
Danny Care and Marcus Smith will continue to steer Quins in an experienced half-back pairing with 491 club appearances between them.
Harlequins: David; Marchant, Northmore, Esterhuizen, Murley; Smith, Care (c); Marler, Walker, Louw, Lamb, Herbst, Kenningham, Evans, Dombrandt.
Replacements: Riley, Baxter, Collier, Hammond, Lawday, Gjaltema, Allan, Beard.
Image source, PA Media'Heat and humidity made it tough'published at 14:49 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
FT: Sharks 50-35 Munster
Munster forward Peter O'Mahony speaking on BT Sport:
"The big deciding factor was our breakdown. They were very disruptive on our ball and very clinical on their ball. [The heat and humidity] was tough but both teams have to play in the same conditions. That doesn't decide us not being at the breakdown at the right time or not committing great numbers to the maul, so no arguments there."
Sharks seeking improvementpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
FT: Sharks 50-35 Munster
Sharks number eight Sikhumbuzo Notshe speaking on BT Sport:
"Our attacking coach will be smiling but we'll have to fix those first-time tackles. Another thing that let us down was our catch-up defence. Their wings, when they cut back, we switched off there. It's something we'll chat about on Monday."
Sharks hit 50 to beat Munster and reach last eightpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
Earlier today, the Sharks produced a dominant display to ease past Munster 50-35 and book their place in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup.
Sharks hit 50 to beat Munster and reach last eight
The Sharks produce a dominant display to defeat Munster 50-35 and book their place in the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Read MoreWeather set fairpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
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Lovely day down in Cape Town - how will the away side cope with it?
Image source, BBC SportTigers through to quarter-finalspublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
Image source, ReutersLeicester Tigers became the first team through to the last eight of the Heineken Champions Cup, beating Edinburgh 16-6 on Friday.
Hello!published at 14:27 British Summer Time 1 April 2023
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Good afternoon!
It's an enticing weekend of Champions Cup action with eight ties to be played. It's a bit like that Monday at Wimbledon when you get loads of last-16 action - but with rugby. Well, you get the general idea...
Leicester Tigers and the Sharks are already through, will it be Stormers or Quins from our imminent visit to Cape Town?