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  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Cheetah boss tackles ANC Chief Whip

    Harold Verster, the MD of Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd and the Central Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd, has decided to go toe-to-toe with a political heavyweight in the province.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Time for Stormers to show some BMT

    The clash at Newlands against a red-hot Bulls team this weekend will be the perfect opportunity for the Stormers to prove that they have progressed from last year and have the ability to win when the pressure is on.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Sharks opt for French flair at No.10

    The Sharks will welcome back a number of seasoned players for their Super Rugby encounter with the Brumbies on Saturday, but they have lost a key playmaker.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Bulls retain winning formula

    Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has named an unchanged starting XV for the Super Rugby derby encounter with the Stormers at Newland on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Stormers drop Elstadt bomb

    Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has decided to 'muscle up' for their Super Rugby north-south derby with the Bulls at Newlands on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Lam backtracks on judicial system

    Under-fire Blues coach Pat Lam has been forced to backtrack on earlier claims about the unfairness of the judicial system.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    'Rock stars' to start for Rebels

    Two of the Rebels' high-profile imports, James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale, return from injury to take their places in the starting XV that will face the Highlanders in Invercargill on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Cheetahs bring some big guns back

    Cheetahs coach Naka Drotsk¿ wasted no time in drafting in his two frontline props, Coenie Oosthuizen and WP Nel, as they head to Wellington for a Super Rugby showdown with the Hurricanes.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Still no place for Super Sarel

    The goal-kicking of scrumhalf Brendan McKibbin continue to keep South African import Sarel Pretorius on the bench, as the Waratahs prepare for their Super Rugby clash with the Chiefs on Saturday.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    McKenzie mixes up the Reds

    Reds openside flank Liam Gill earns his second starting opportunity of 2012, while outside back Joel Rapana will make his Queensland provincial debut at outside centre in Saturday's Round Six Super Rugby clash against the Western Force in Perth.

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Defence: It is all about 'attitude'

    As banal as it sounds, the stale, moth-eaten apothegm still rings true: 'Defence wins you championships.'

  • Wednesday, 28. March, 2012

    Ref changes for Week 6

    SANZAR has announced changes to the match officials for six of the seven Super Rugby matches to be played in Week Six.

  • Tuesday, 27. March, 2012

    Two stars to miss Bulls' trip to Newlands

    The Bulls will be without the services of two of their star forwards when they travel to Newlands on Saturday for a Super Rugby derby showdown with the Stormers.

  • Tuesday, 27. March, 2012

    Sharks need to tighten up

    Sharks coach John Plumtree has called for his team to make a big step up in defence against the Brumbies this weekend after a disapointing second-half display against the Brumbies last week.

  • Tuesday, 27. March, 2012

    The top ten rookies

    In every Super Rugby season there is a host of new talent on show as the next generation of starlets either sink or swim in the Southern Hemisphere's brutal competition.