Cheetahs chop and change
Coach Franco Smith has made seven personnel changes to the Cheetahs' starting XV ahead of Saturday's match against the Hurricanes in Wellington.
Coach Franco Smith has made seven personnel changes to the Cheetahs' starting XV ahead of Saturday's match against the Hurricanes in Wellington.
The Kings have made two injury-enforced changes for Saturday's game against the Brumbies in Port Elizabeth.
Injured Bulls flyhalf Handré Pollard is confident he will be fit and available for the Springboks' three-Test series against France in June.
Jaco Kriel and Madosh Tambwe will miss the Lions' Super Rugby clash against the Bulls in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Kings duo Masixole Banda and Chris Cloete have been ruled out of Saturday's match against the Brumbies in PE, while CJ Velleman suffered another injury setback.
Veteran Springbok wing Bryan Habana has thrown his support behind South Africa's bid to host the 2023 World Cup.
Waisake Naholo has received a one-week suspension for striking a Bulls player with his shoulder in Pretoria.
Bulls lock RG Snyman has been suspended for four weeks after being red-carded against the Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Jeremy Ward is one of three players that have been ruled out the Sharks' trip to Singapore, where they will face the Sunwolves.
Sharks flyhalf Pat Lambie will miss his side's match against the Sunwolves in Singapore due to a concussion.