Stormer gets shot at Euro glory with Sharks

NEWS: Former Stormers hooker Scarra Ntubeni will be available for the Sharks during their European Challenge Cup campaign.

The 34-year-old Ntubeni signed a loan deal with the Sharks last month.

The one-Test Springbok has been brought in to provide cover at hooker for the next couple of weeks due to injuries to Fez Mbatha and Dylan Richardson.

The forward, along with Dian Bleuler (loosehead prop) and Juan Loots (scrum-half), is the new player registered for the Sharks’ Challenge Cup squad.

Each club is permitted to add up to three players, one of whom must be a front-row player, subject to relevant union approval.

The Bulls have added two locks namely Jaco Grobbelaar and Dylan de Leeuw.

The 23-year-old De Leeuw played for Western Province and enjoyed a stint at Zebre.

The big news in the Champions Cup is the acquisition of All Blacks legend Ma’a Nonu.

The centre is part of the updated Toulon squad.

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Full list of all the registered players:

CHAMPIONS CUP

Benetton 
Federico Zanandrea (Centre), Jadin Kingi (Lock)

Glasgow Warriors
Seb Stephen (Hooker)

Harlequins
Steven Longwell (Tighthead prop)

Leicester Tigers
Adam Radwan (Wing), Charlie Bemand (Scrum half), Tom Manz (Lock)

Leinster 
Ivan Soroka (Loosehead prop), Connar Fahy (Centre), Ciaran Mangan (Centre/Wing)

Munster 
Andrew Smith (Centre), Ben Brownlee (Centre)

RC Toulon
Ma’a Nonu (Centre)

Saracens
Sam Crean (Loosehead/Hooker)

Ulster 
Matthew Dalton (Lock)

CHALLENGE CUP

Bath 
James Linegar (Flyhalf)

Cardiff 
Callum Braley (Scrumhalf)

Edinburgh 
Jamie Hodgson (Lock), Mark Bennett (Centre)

Gloucester 
Rio Ebanks (Scrumhalf), Christopher Eden (FLyhalf)

Sharks
Dian Bleuler (Loosehead prop), Scarra Ntubeni (Hooker), Juan Loots (Scrumhalf)

Lyon
Wayan de Benedetti (Loosehead prop)

Montpellier
Mahonri Ngakuru (Lock), Hugo Reus (Flyhalf) Doan (Scrumhalf)

Ospreys
Will Austin (Hooker), Waisea Nayacalevu (Centre), George McGuigan (Hooker)

Racing 92
Nolann Donguy (Wing)

Section Paloise
Carwyn Tuipulotu (Back row)

USAP
Valentin Delpy (Outside half)

Bulls
Jaco Grobbelaar (Lock), Dylan de Leeuw (Lock)