Beefed up opposition teams are presenting the Sharks and Stormers with tough challenges.
In a perfect world, Super Rugby players would stand up for their unpaid Kings colleagues
Drawing on the diversity of talent available will change the team’s game and take it forward.
The All Blacks have no real weaknesses so the only way to defeat them is not to let them have the ball.
A backline packed with talent, guile and speed must be used instead of the team’s normal desire to ‘keep it tight’.
Injuries and high-paying contracts have been a pain, but there is some comfort to be had.
The departure of rugby stalwarts opens the doors for younger players – and new coaches – to shine.
Saturday’s pivotal Super Rugby derby is set to be a battle royal with the conference title at stake.
Traditionalists will be happy to see that playing rugby the old-fashioned way pays off.
Getting the fans behind the team by playing pleasing rugby can be a recipe for success.
Can the Durban team sink any lower than last weekend’s embarrassing defeat to the Crusaders? Andy Capostagno traces the sad decline.
Battling Sonny Bill Williams will remind the former Bok of the glory he has potentially sacrificed.
Changes to the rules of rugby bring the law of unintended consequences into play.
For many reasons, this season’s Super Rugby will be more unpredictable than ever.
Coach Frans Ludeke has a lot riding on this weekend’s match against the Sharks.
Saru will be leaning on the franchises to spare the best players but they have their own problems.
That Steyn can be let go is testimony to the potential of Lambie and Pollard and further confirmation that Meyer’s "change by stealth" policy works.
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer wants to give his men a chance at playing under pressure.
Both Springboks and All Blacks have work to do before the Rugby World Cup in Britain.
Schools apparently go to increasing lengths to transform teams, and union agents promise big money to children willing to lie about their backgrounds.
