Bok bruiser leads Lyon against Sharks

After the Saracens and Bath, it was another club that decided to make a huge turnover in the European competition. Indeed, the South African Sharks club decided to leave all its stars at rest for the eighth of the Challenge Cup final against the LOU Rugby. Winners in title of the Challenge Cup, the Sharks

Bok bruiser leads Lyon against Sharks

No 8 Arno Botha will captain Lyon in Sunday’s EPCR Challenge Cup round-of-16 clash with the Sharks at Matmut Stadium. The 33-year-old Botha, who played two Tests for the Springboks between 2012 and 2013, starts in a back row with 22-cap France flanker Dylan Cretin and Kiwi utility forward Liam Allen. Botha’s professional career started with the Vodacom Bulls in 2011, impressing in Super Rugby before recurring injuries, notably to his knee, stall…