While most of the focus is currently on the Rugby World Cup in France, the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship season gets under way this weekend.
Major League Rugby's Houston SaberCats are increasingly turning to South African talent to fill their roster - and it's all thanks to their heavy-hitting director of rugby.
The Sharks host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and they've named a side heavy with forgotten Springboks.
Following the Sharks dramatic 12-9 victory over the Stormers on Saturday, Head Coach Robert du Preez has selected a 27-man squad for this coming weekend’s Super Rugby quarter-final clash with the Brumbies in Canberra.
Craig Burden must be the most unlucky player in South Africa, perhaps even the world.
Sharks head coach Robert du Preez has made a number of changes to his matchday 23, while Jamie Joseph's starting side has just four survivors from last week.
SUPER RUGBY PREVIEW 2018: In the third instalment of our 15-part build-up to the season we start with the South African Conference and look at the Sharks.
