The Stormers' excellent form and Cardiff's tough fixtures make it very likely the Capetonians will play in a URC quarter-final in Durban.

Bulls coach Jake White reckons the Sharks team named to play Edinburgh on Friday night ... “I think it’s one of the strongest provincial sides I’ve ever seen coming out of South Africa,” White said.

Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams will be ‘rested’ for the next few weeks to help him recover from an ongoing neck injury.

With the Bulls and Sharks in the top four, the Stormers up to sixth and the Lions in with an outside chance, an exciting end ...

The Sharks took 78 minutes to take the lead against Ulster in Belfast but all that matters is that they kept that 22-19 lead ...

If the Sharks fall to second or third in the lottery and keep that pick, they will likely draft a forward. While center/left ...

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The SA teams helping each other theme is extended to beyond just the battle for a top-four finish. A Sharks win over Edinburgh will set back the currently eighth-placed team and aid the Stormers ...

Former Ulster backs Tommy Bowe and Louis Ludik join Stephen Watson in Belfast. Ian Humphreys is on co-commentary duty ...