Ox to wrestle Russian for European glory

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Ox Nche is braced to step into the ring with a former Russian wrestler when the Sharks take on Gloucester in the EPCR Challenge Cup final in London on Friday night.

When Nche packs down in the Sharks scrum at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, he is likely to be staring down a bronze medal-winning former wrestler in Kirill Gotovtsev.

The 36-year-old has earned 12 Test caps and represented his country at the 2019 World Cup, before joining Gloucester in 2021, earning a contract extension this year. “It’s something we are looking forward to and I think it will be a good test. Gloucester aren’t playing in the final because they got lucky. You can see the amount of hard work they’ve put in to do well as a unit.”

“We could be the first South African team to win a European title. For us, it would be an amazing reward if we did it.”

 

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