By the numbers: Sharks vs Cardiff

The Sharks and Cardiff will do battle at Kings Park on Sunday in the final match of round 8 in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

By the numbers: Lions vs Dragons

The Lions and Dragons will face off in Johannesburg on Sunday when the Vodacom United Rugby Championship returns to the Highveld.

Watch: England hit the mattresses for Boks

England have adopted a combative approach in preparation for what will undoubtedly be a physical battle against the Springboks at Twickenham on Saturday.

Blommetjies ‘wiser’ for Bok mistake

The rise of Manie Libbok to the Springbok squad has inspired DHL Stormers teammate Clayton Blommetjies to walk back his comments about playing for South Africa.

By the numbers: Bulls vs Ospreys

The Vodacom Bulls and Ospreys renew hostilities in Pretoria on Saturday when the Vodacom United Rugby Championship returns from a three-week break.

By the numbers: Stormers vs Scarlets

The DHL Stormers and Scarlets will lock horns in Cape Town on Friday when the Vodacom United Rugby Championship resumes after a three-week hiatus.

Du Toit to lock horns with SA rivals again

When Jacques du Toit left the Cheetahs to join Bath last year, little could he have known he would be back facing South African opposition so soon.

Why Newlands must be sold

Gasant Abarder doesn’t subscribe to former Springbok captain Wynand Claassen’s view that the iconic Newlands rugby ground needs to be saved or its memory cherished.

Cardiff expecting physical clash in SA

Ask serial tackler Thomas Young what he thinks it’s going to be like out in South Africa and one word immediately springs to his lips: “Physical”.

Itoje to battle Boks from back row

Eddie Jones has confirmed that lock Maro Itoje will shift to the loose trio for his country when England and the Springboks clash in London on Saturday.