Pro14 to kick off on South African soil
The Cheetahs and Kings will start the 2019-20 Pro14 season at their home grounds when they host the Glasgow Warriors and Cardiff Blues, respectively.
The Cheetahs and Kings will start the 2019-20 Pro14 season at their home grounds when they host the Glasgow Warriors and Cardiff Blues, respectively.
Rhyno Smith and Chris Massyn are among the four players who have signed long-term contracts with the Cheetahs ahead of the next Pro14 season.
Worcester Warriors coach Rory Duncan has been given permission by the Premiership side to talk to other clubs amid rumours of a return to South Africa.
Former Springbok boss Peter de Villiers has apparently been shortlisted by the Kings along with three other candidates for the vacant head coach role.
Veteran scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar has signed a two-year contract with the Cheetahs.
Experienced flyhalf Demetri Catrakilis has rejoined the Kings ahead of the upcoming Pro14 season.
New Kings high-performance director Robbie Kempson on reviving the Eastern Province Academy and the franchise’s Pro14 performances.
The Kings’ majority shareholders, the Greatest Rugby Company in the Whole Wide World, have called for the removal of Bantwini Matika from the board following his statements about Nick Mallett.
Kings board member Bantwini Matika has been taken to task after claiming that former Springbok coach and current SuperSport analyst Nick Mallett is a racist.
Nic Groom is set for his second overseas stint after Edinburgh confirmed the signing of the Lions scrumhalf on a permanent deal on Thursday.