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  • Wednesday, 23. May, 2012

    Naka gives Ashley a start

    Cheetahs coach Naka Drotsk¿ has made three changes to the starting line-up for his side's Super Rugby game against the Waratahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 23. May, 2012

    Pietersen blow for Stormers

    Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has been forced to change his injury-ravaged team for their Super Rugby encounter with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 23. May, 2012

    Gear turns down the Yen

    The Highlanders' All Black wing Hosea Gear has turned down an offer from Japanese club Toshiba and is staying in New Zealand.

  • Wednesday, 23. May, 2012

    Bulls set new Super benchmark

    The Bulls, whether they play in pink or blue, remain South Africa's most popular Super Rugby franchise.

  • Wednesday, 23. May, 2012

    Lions bring a Bok on board

    The hapless Lions received a timely boost with the news that some of their injury concerns are clearing up ahead of their final tour match, against the Western Force in Perth on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 23. May, 2012

    Chiefs unleash their best against Bulls

    The Chiefs have brought back a few of their big guns for the crunch encounter with the Bulls in Hamilton on Friday.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Stormers preparing for battle

    Stormers forwards coach Matthew Proudfoot believes that it will be a case of blunt warfare when his team meet the Sharks in the their coastal derby in Durban this weekend.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Stakes are high for Bulls in Hamilton

    Bulls skipper Pierre Spies is well aware of the influence a victory over the Chiefs this weekend could have on his team's hopes of securing home advantage in the play-offs this year.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Fisher joins the Exiles

    Forward Jonathan Fisher has rejoined London Irish on a two-year deal, after spending the last season playing for the Bedford Blues, the English Premiership club announced on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Cheetahs set to run wild

    Cheetahs backline coach Hawies Fourie believes that the fact that neither his side or the Waratahs have anything to lose will make for an open, running game in Bloemfontein this weekend.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    SARU make fresh promises

    A delegation of the SARU leadership reassured the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport on Tuesday that the Southern Kings will participate in the 2013 Super Rugby competition.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Force ace Cummins shakes off injury

    After a week on the sidelines with a quadriceps injury Nick Cummins has returned to training this week and is ready to fight his way back into the side to take on the Lions in his 50th Super Rugby cap this Saturday at nib Stadium in Perth.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Sharks out to demolish Stormers wall

    The Sharks have gathered some good momentum in the last three weeks, but they know that their accuracy and composure will be put to the test against a clinical Stormers side this weekend.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Cheetahs lose another star to the North

    Cheetahs lock Izak van der Westhuizen is the latest player to sign for a northern hemisphere club and play for Scottish club Edinburgh next season.

  • Tuesday, 22. May, 2012

    Steenkamp in the Bulls engine room

    Bulls lock Wilhelm Steenkamp will start at lock in his side's final Super Rugby tour match against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday.