This weekend's rugby showdown between Toulouse and the Sharks in Durban promises to be a thrilling spectacle. The match, billed as close to an international encounter, pits the reigning Champions Cup champions against the current EPCR Challenge Cup holders. Toulouse, boasting a star-studded squad including world-renowned players like Antoine Dupont, are considered the world's best club team. The Sharks, welcoming back Springbok World Cup winners, aim to overcome the formidable challenge and claim bragging rights as rugby's Super Cup club winner.
Toulouse in Durban playing the Sharks is the game of the weekend for South Africa n rugby fans. It is as close as one can get to a Springboks versus France international in the guise of a club showdown.
France’s most celebrated club and the one that gave rugby life to South Africa’s favourite winger Cheslin Kolbe, have been irrepressible in the early rounds of this season’s Champions Cup. They thrashed Ulster 61-22 at home and then travelled to Exeter and were even more convincing in winning 64-21. Dupont, for all his title-winning exploits with Toulouse and France, has never played in Australia, New Zealand or Argentina. He has played just four Tests outside of Europe, which were at the 2019 World Cup in France, with Wales edging France 20-19 in the quarter-finals.
Emmanuel Meafou, with more than 100 matches for Toulouse at lock, was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Samoan parents, moved to Australia as a youngster, made his professional rugby debut in Australia, found a home in Toulouse and in 2024 played the first of his four Tests for France.
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