The 2024/2025 season of the French Pro D2 is about to start, and the number of international players keeps growing with the likes of Courtney Lawes, George North, Chris Farrell, and Curwin Bosch having joined it.
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.
Curwin Bosch landed an injury-time penalty from 40 metres out to sneak a one-point win for the Sharks over Griquas in Kimberley on Friday.
The Sunwolves, with a handful of former Bulls players, recorded historic back-to-back victories over the Pretoria-based Bulls.
Another round of Super Rugby has drawn to a close and Alex McLeod is back with his Team of the Week.
Highlanders head coach Aaron Mauger has rung in some positional changes for the first leg of his side's two-game South African tour.
Another round of Super Rugby has drawn to a close and Alex McLeod is back with his Team of the Week, which is somewhat Kiwi-Lite with the Hurricanes having had the bye and zero Crusaders making the grade.
Both on the back of strong performances, the Sharks and Bulls have named their sides ahead of their South African derby.
