Jaer out, Eksteen in for Cheetahs

Cheetahs coach Franco Smith has made one injury-enforced change to his team after fullback Malcolm Jaer was ruled out of their match against the Cardiff Blues on Friday.

Western Province ring the changes

Coach John Dobson has made seven changes to Western Province’s starting lineup for Saturday’s match against the Sharks at Newlands.

Blue Bulls song gets red card

Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr says his ‘Die Blou Bul’ song will no longer be played before Bulls matches at Loftus because of ‘politics’.

Vermuelen starts for Sharks

Sharks coach Rob du Preez has made two changes to his match 22 for their clash against Western Province at Newlands on Saturday.

Five things vital to Bok title chances

JON CARDINELLI looks at what the Springboks need to do to keep their slim chances of winning the Rugby Championship alive.

Sonny Bill back for All Blacks

Sonny Bill Williams will start in one of six changes to the All Blacks starting XV to face Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Boks seeking consistency, continuity

The need to achieve ‘consistency’ has been the buzzword out of the Springbok camp ahead of Saturday’s Test against the Wallabies, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Port Elizabeth.

Japan prop run over by car

Japan prop Takuma Asahara was forced to miss the team’s training camp after being hit by a car while on a night out.

Coetzee suffers another injury setback

Bok flank Marcell Coetzee has been ruled out of action yet again after sustaining an injury against the Cheetahs last Friday.

Schoeman banned for four weeks

Edinburgh prop Pierre Schoeman has been handed a four-week suspension after being red-carded in their 31-7 loss to Leinster.