Enforced rotation, poor results, and logistical and political issues have raised questions over the viability of South African Champions Cup involvements.
South Africa wings Canan Moodie and Makazole Mapimpi have been selected to start for their respective Currie Cup sides this weekend after being released by the Springboks.
It will be round three in Athlone on July 9 when that fancied duo – last year’s beaten semi-finalists – go head-to-head in an intriguing group that also contains a dangerous Argentina and a little known Fiji.
Bulls director of rugby Jake White gave plenty of warning that changes were in the offing for their Investec Champions Cup quarter-final against Northampton Saints on Saturday, but the team he has named has nevertheless proven to be controversial.
Every team in the URC has been busy sorting transfers ahead of the upcoming summer break. The Irish provinces have been using their academies...
The Sharks let a 10-point lead slip to suffer a heart-breaking 19-26 loss to the Bulls in the Currie Cup final at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The Bulls gave Jake White the perfect start as a coach and Director of Rugby in Pretoria, with a convincing win over the Sharks as SA returned to rugby.
Follow all the action on the RugbyPass live blog from the Super Rugby match between the Sharks and the Bulls at Jonsson Kings Park.
Head coaches Sean Everitt and Pote Human have named their sides for this weekend's Super Rugby clash between the Sharks and the Bulls in Durban on Friday.