Strauss makes Bulls return
Springbok hooker Adriaan Strauss will make his first competitive appearance since re-signing for the Vodacom Bulls against the Stormers at Loftus on Saturday.
‘We want to play expansive game’
Sharks flank Marcell Coetzee talks to SARugbymag.co.za about their pre-season and Saturday's match against the Cheetahs at Kings Park.
Lions possess ‘the next Bismarck’
Johan Ackermann believes new Lions hooker Malcolm Marx can become the next Bismarck du Plessis.
‘Coetzee is world’s best openside’
Sharks assistant coach Brad Macleod-Henderson says Bok flank Marcell Coetzee was 'a little unlucky' not to be named the 2014 SA Player of the Year.
Pietersen at 10 for Cheetahs
Joe Pietersen will start at flyhalf for the Cheetahs against the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday.
Junior Bok gets Lions start
Twenty-year-old Malcolm Marx will start at hooker for the Lions against the Hurricanes at Ellis Park on Friday.
‘Expect a bruising battle’
SARugbymag.co.za's panel of experts on where Saturday's match between the Vodacom Bulls and Stormers will be won and lost, who the key players will be, and who will be victorious.
Alberts out of action
Bok flank Willem Alberts is still nursing a hamstring injury and has been left out of the Sharks' 40-man squad.
Key Boks to be managed
Saru has reached an agreement with the South African franchises to manage the game time of key Springboks during the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament.
Uys to lead Cheetahs
Lock Francois Uys has been named Cheetahs captain for the 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby season, with scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius as his vice-captain.
