European Professional Club Rugby chairman Dominic McKay revealed that the first edition of the Club World Cup will launch in 2028.
The Stormers and Bulls will kick off the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship season at home against Leinster and Ospreys, while the Sharks and Lions start their campaigns in Glasgow and Cardiff in the final weekend of September.
After earning his 50th Stormers cap this past weekend, the sky is the limit for flyer Suleiman Hartzenberg.
The Bulls will have to contend with Duhan van der Merwe in their URC quarter-final against Edinburgh, with the news that the Scotland winger is set to return from injury for the playoff clash.
Sharks head coach John Plumtree is under no illusions about the improvements needed as his team gears up for a high-stakes United Rugby Championship quarter-final.
Bulls coach Jake White revealed he wanted to stress test his charges ahead of the United Rugby Championship quarterfinals with a surprise move.