Jaer out, Eksteen in for Cheetahs

Cheetahs coach Franco Smith has made one injury-enforced change to his team after fullback Malcolm Jaer was ruled out of their match against the Cardiff Blues on Friday.

Western Province ring the changes

Coach John Dobson has made seven changes to Western Province’s starting lineup for Saturday’s match against the Sharks at Newlands.

Blue Bulls song gets red card

Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr says his ‘Die Blou Bul’ song will no longer be played before Bulls matches at Loftus because of ‘politics’.

Vermuelen starts for Sharks

Sharks coach Rob du Preez has made two changes to his match 22 for their clash against Western Province at Newlands on Saturday.

Watch: Boks to honour Madiba

The Springboks will honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela, who would have turned 100 this year, in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Sonny Bill back for All Blacks

Sonny Bill Williams will start in one of six changes to the All Blacks starting XV to face Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

Boks seeking consistency, continuity

The need to achieve ‘consistency’ has been the buzzword out of the Springbok camp ahead of Saturday’s Test against the Wallabies, writes CRAIG LEWIS in Port Elizabeth.

Steyn chasing Scotland Test dream

Outgoing Griquas captain Kyle Steyn, who has been recalled to the Scotland Sevens squad, also wants to play Test rugby for the country.

Coetzee suffers another injury setback

Bok flank Marcell Coetzee has been ruled out of action yet again after sustaining an injury against the Cheetahs last Friday.

Schoeman banned for four weeks

Edinburgh prop Pierre Schoeman has been handed a four-week suspension after being red-carded in their 31-7 loss to Leinster.