Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell has set his sights on the United Rugby Championship title to mark his first season in charge of the Durban dynasty following last weekend's Champions Cup exit away to Toulouse.
Former Springbok great Schalk Burger says that the South African United Rugby Championship sides' exit from the EPCR competitions is a blessing in disguise.
Springbok RG Snyman is part of Munster's 31-man traveling squad that departed for South Africa ahead of the two final URC rounds of the regular season.
The Stormers are set to receive a much-needed boost after their head coach John Dobson revealed that Evan Roos and Leolin Zas are close to returning to action.
Over the weekend, a video went viral that highlighted the cramped conditions that some South African rugby players had to endure when travelling to Europe.
Jake White said the Bulls are fully focused on their United Rugby Championship campaign after they suffered a 33-9 defeat to Toulouse in their Champions Cup round-of-16 on Sunday.