Siya Kolisi - Taking the Bordeaux defeat on the chin

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The Lions, Bulls and Sharks have all qualified for the round of 16 of the EPCR Challenge Cup.
On Saturday the Lions advanced to the knockout rounds of the Challenge Cup following their 60-10 drubbing of the Dragons at Ellis Park.
The Bulls in turn beat Stade Français 48-7 at Loftus Versfeld, but this was not enough to advance to the next round in the Champions Cup.
The Sharks were also relegated to the Challenge Cup following their 66-12 hiding by Bordeaux in France.
The Sharks captain, Siya Kolisi, said they have to take the defeat on the chin and move on.
20 Jan 2AM English South Africa Sports · Sports

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