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  1. Dan could go in cold

    Former SA U21 lock Dan Vickerman could face the Queensland Reds in the opening round of the Vodacom Super 14 despite not having played a match in six months. Read more

  2. All Blacks in Blue

    David Nucifora has mixed and matched in losing his first two warm-up matches against the Reds and Waratahs, but the Blues coach picked his best available starting team to play the Western Force in Auckland on Thursday. Read more

  3. Chiefs in warrior mode

    The Chiefs, so often the punching bag among the New Zealand Vodacom Super 14 teams, have put together a side capable of making the punches in this year’s competition. Read more

  4. David unable to slay Goliath ruling

    The International Rugby Board has ended David Pocock’s Vodacom Super 14 season, ruling the player is too young to be involved in the competition. Read more

  5. The more things change …

    Super 12 may have become the glitzier and extended Super 14, but the fixture that started it all will again launch the southern hemisphere’s revamped regional showpiece. Read more

  6. Sharks dream big

    The rest of the country may be writing them off, but the Sharks are backing themselves to turn things around in the Vodacom Super 14. Read more

  7. Rees lightning

    Comparisons have inevitably been made with Trevor Halstead, but Sharks centre Grant Rees believes he has more to offer than the former Bok. Read more

  8. Good news for Bully Boys

    Bulls hooker Gary Botha will only miss a third of the Vodacom Super 14 after hurting his knee against the Sharks at Sun City. Read more

  9. Stormers dismiss De Villiers’ claims

    Stormers head coach Kobus van der Merwe has rejected Peter de Villiers’ accusations of Stormers thuggery on the weekend. Read more

  10. Stormers Spear-tackled

    The Stormers will get “blown away” in the Super 14, according to Peter de Villiers, the coach on the receiving end of a 73-5 caning from the Cape side on Saturday. Read more

  11. Bobo’s not done yet

    Two career-threatening knee injuries have hampered the progress of Gcobani Bobo, but the former Bok centre plans to be back to his best for the Sharks this season. Read more

  12. Now Botha’s crocked

    Gary Botha could miss the Bulls’ entire Super 14 campaign, after damaging knee ligaments at Sun City. Read more

  13. Pretorius: I’ve been framed

    In a Keo.co.za exclusive, Andre Pretorius has revealed that he was not even behind the wheel when arrested for drunken driving in the early hours of Saturday. Read more

  14. Kobus hails “extraordinary” Watson

    Kobus van der Merwe battled for superlatives to describe Luke Watson’s performance in the 73-5 downing of the Spears in Wellington on Saturday. Read more

  15. Back row brilliance stabs Spears

    The Stormers delivered a disjointed but ultimately profitable display to down the Spears 73-5 in their final Super 14 crank-up before the Super 14. Read more

  16. Double blow for Cheetahs

    The Cheetahs smashed Italian club Benetton Treviso 52-11 in Welkom on Saturday, but suffered injuries to two key players. Read more

  17. Sharks bullied in main match

    Heyneke Meyer’s first-choice Bulls side beat the Sharks 17-3 in the second warm-up match at Sun City, after leading 14-0 at half-time. Read more

  18. Spies cooks in Sun City heat

    A last-minute penalty from flyhalf Scott Spedding gave the Sharks a morale-boosting 13-10 victory against the Bulls in the battle of the second-stringers at Sun City. Read more

  19. Bok flyhalf arrested

    Andre Pretorius was arrested and charged with drunken driving early on Saturday morning. Read more

  20. Saders sack the Force

    The Crusaders wacked the Western Force 36-19 on Saturday, after leading 17-12 at the break. Read more