GAVIN RICH: Cup exits should not distress SA sides too much
This was a learning year for the local teams
There’s a good chance SA’s first foray into the Heineken Champions Cup will come to an end next weekend but if that proves the case the quarterfinal exit should not be a reason for huge disappointment or for local coaches to go into mourning.
This was an exploratory year for the newcomers to the competition, and one of the big lessons that should have been internalised by the South Africans is how difficult it is to win games overseas. Which is of course the reason for my rather pessimistic view of their chances on Saturday, when the Sharks travel to play Toulouse and the Stormers head to Exeter Chiefs...
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