Alastair Kellock will lead an experienced Scotland team at the World Cup tournament in New Zealand next month.
Despite losing narrowly to Western Province at Newlands the Lions still manage to make up a third of our Team of the Week after a good weekend for the traditional powerhouses in the Currie Cup.
James O'Connor has been suspended for Australia's deciding Tri-Nations match against New Zealand on Saturday.
The surviving players from the Wallabies' Tri-Nations series deciding defeat against the All Blacks three years ago have extra motivation for the rematch in Brisbane on Saturday.
Scotland head coach Andy Robinson announced his 30-man Rugby World Cup squad on Monday, with Alastair Kellock named as captain.
Grey College might have edged Paul Roos 36-35 in Stellenbosch, Rondebosch might have tamed visitors Wynberg 22-19 and Paarl Boys High might be celebrating a 22-13 away victory against HTS Drostdy, but the result of the weekend some might say, the year was SACSs sensational 20-13 comeback over Bishops up in leafy Newlands.
The FNB Classic Clash between Hudson Park and Cambridge produced a 34-3 win for the home side on a lovely day that started and ended well for Hudson Park.
Northerns played against Jim Fouché in Bloemfontein in a semifinal for the KOVSIE Central Region league and won an uphill battle 34-24.
The Beeld Trofee's finalists are nearly known. Just the semis for the Macro Schools are to be played, and that will happen on Tuesday, this allowing SA Schools players the chance to play in this prestigious tournament.
The World Cup draws ever closer, with the next task on the agenda being the much scrutinised squad selection. And the rugby365.com team have put on their selectors' hats to offer Bok coach Peter de Villiers some advice.
The Australian Rugby Union has clamped down on one of the Wallabies' party boys when they slapped utility back James O'Connor with a ban, ruling him out of the Tri-Nations decider against New Zealand in Brisbane on Saturday.
Playing at home on lovely winter's morning the South African College High School (SACS) staged a dramatic second-half comeback to beat rivals Dioesan College (Bishops) by 20 points to thirteen. SACS trailed 13-nil at the interval.
Changes made around five key areas of play - the tackle, scrum, offside, ruck, and maul - over the past three seasons have begun to have an impact in shaping the game that SANZAR wants to see played in Super Rugby.
Full-back will be giving Ireland coach Declan Kidney the biggest headache as he finalises his 30-man squad for the World Cup.
It was the third day of the Rugby Canada National Championship in Calgary, and while most of the games went according to the form sheet, in the men's U16 category it was the story of an improbable semi-final win by Newfoundland that captured the interest of the day.
