 Chiefs hang on to beat the Bulls
Everyone talks about how dangerous the Chiefs are from broken play and if the Bulls didn’t know it they do now after what looked like being a victory became a 28-22 defeat in Hamilton on Friday. Read full article |
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 Chop the tall poppies - or else
Two matches with massive importance take place on opposite sides of a crucial weekend of Vodacom Super Rugby that could determine just how tightly fought the last rounds of the competition will be. Read full article |
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 Working the Blindside - Ep 14
Welcome to the 14th episode of SuperSport.com's exclusive rugby feature - an online video preview of the weekend's Vodacom Super Rugby action Read full article |
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 Loosies will decide Durban battle
The outcome of the showdown between the coastal teams in Durban will be decided by the ability of the Stormers loose-forwards to deliver what they have lost through the absence of injured stars. Read full article |
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 Sharks selection ominous for Stormers
If the Stormers have any regard for history they would have had additional reason to regard the Sharks team that was announced on Wednesday night as an ominous sign. Read full article |
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 Stormers expect forward onslaught
The Stormers have made just one change to their team for Saturday’s eagerly anticipated return Vodacom Super Rugby derby against the Sharks in Durban, with Joe Pietersen unavailable due to injury. Read full article |
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 TMO – Try-scoring Maybe Over?
The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions, and it is in that direction that we looked when a well-meant IRB press release landed on our desk last week. Read full article |
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 Stormers can ruin Hollywood script
When Stormers coach Allister Coetzee keeps talking about spreading the net and giving his youngsters a run over the next two weeks, it introduces an interesting question. Read full article |
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 'Kings guaranteed Super Rugby in 2013'
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport was reassured on Tuesday that the Southern Kings would participate in the 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby competition. Read full article |
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 Steenkamp to start for Bulls
Vodacom Bulls lock Wilhelm Steenkamp will start at lock in his side’s final Super Rugby tour match against the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday. Read full article |
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 Lions face Super Rugby axe
It looks likely that the Cheetahs will remain as a Super Rugby team next year, with the Lions dropping out at the expense of the Southern Kings. Read full article |
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 Hooper boost for Brumbies
The ACT Brumbies received a major boost ahead of this weekend's Super Rugby showdown with the Queensland Reds on Tuesday when flanker Michael Hooper escaped a ban for a dangerous tackle. Read full article |
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 Sharks will stick to attacking template
The Sharks have a few things to think about before they tackle the Stormers in their Vodacom Super Rugby derby in Durban on Saturday, but it seems unlikely that they will move away from their running template. Read full article |
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 Whitehead set to miss crunch match
Sharks centre Tim Whitehead may have to wait until next year before feeling what it is like to play against his former Stormers teammates at Vodacom Super Rugby level. Read full article |
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 We haven’t gone on leave - Coetzee
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee points out that it doesn’t mean he and the players have stopped working in the week building up to Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby derby against the Sharks. Read full article |
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 Stormers halt search for overseas loosie
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee has given up his search for an overseas loose-forward to bolster his resources in the period building up to the break from Vodacom Super Rugby for the June international window. Read full article |
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 Bruised Stormers give training a skip
Stormers coach Allistair Coetzee said his side had to cancel a training session on medical advice, ahead of their match against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Read full article |
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 Logjam looms as Sharks home in
The Stormers are back on top, but don’t bet against the South African teams coming back from the June break from Super Rugby with nothing separating the three top teams in the conference battle. Read full article |
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Coetzee may give Stormers week off
With 10 wins from 11 starts in Vodacom Super Rugby this season and top position in both the South African conference and the overall log, the Stormers don’t have much to complain about. Read full article |
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 Sharks breathe a sigh of relief
Sharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis said the coastal side were relieved after pulling off a crucial 34-20 win against the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby derby in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Read full article |