Currie Cup preview (Round 5)

The Vodacom Blue Bulls will be aiming to maintain their perfect start to the Currie Cup when they take on the Free State Cheetahs in Pretoria, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Reshuffled Kings without Watson

The EP Kings will be without regular captain Luke Watson for Saturday’s match against the Golden Lions.

Coleman at 10 for Western Province

Kurt Coleman will start at flyhalf in place of Demetri Catrakilis when Western Province take on Griquas at Newlands this Saturday.

Mnisi heads up Lions

Howard Mnisi will captain a Golden Lions team with wholesale changes against the EP Kings at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Reinach returns for Sharks

Cobus Reinach will start at scrumhalf for the Sharks when they take on the Pumas in Durban this Saturday.

Slipper to lead new-look Wallabies

James Slipper will captain the Wallabies in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match against the USA in Chicago.

Bid fails to bar Boks from World Cup

The application to prevent the Boks from participating in the World Cup has been stood down in the Pretoria High Court.

Alberts ready to rumble

Willem Alberts is confident he’ll be in top shape by the time the Boks kick off their World Cup campaign against Japan on 19 September, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Boks back for Blue Bulls

Marcel van der Merwe and Jan Serfontein will return to the Vodacom Blue Bulls’ match-day squad for Friday’s game against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus.

Oupa on Cheetahs bench

The Free State Cheetahs have made a solitary change to their starting lineup for Friday’s Currie Cup clash against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus.