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South Africa’s top franchises have performed better than expected in their debut season of the European Champions Cup. Whether they have enough gas in the tank to perform in the playoffs, and at the back end of the equally important United Rugby Championship, remains to be seen.
While many players will be looking to further their careerd abroad after this year’s World Cup, Frans Malherbe said that he was content to stay where he was and wanted to add to the success of the United Rugby Championship title holders.
Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe has signed a three-year contract contract extension with the Stormers.
London Irish had two players red-carded in a 28-14 defeat to South Africa's Stormers on Sunday which ended their Champions Cup last 16 hopes.
Stormers coach John Dobson admitted that rugby had "a problem" dealing with the "complex" safety laws after the Champions Cup saw no less than five head contact-related red cards in one weekend, including two in their clash with London Irish on Sunday.