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Lions v Stormers (Gallo Images) SA Rugby's franchise teams are from Tuesday allowed to resume full contact training.This comes after all players completed the necessary health checks and other protocol required.An announcement on the proposed competition structure for the rest of the season will be made in due course.SA Rugby on Tuesday confirmed that its…

Frans Steyn (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) The closeness of New Zealand derbies is coaxing teams there toward banging over penalty goals when on offer.Beauden Barrett is increasingly accomplished in open play with using his less familiar left boot.SA kick guru Vlok Cilliers says our placekickers still have an edge when it comes to range…

The Sharks' Sanele Nohamba during an earlier training session. (Gallo Images) While no official confirmation has been given, South Africa's rugby franchises have been told to be prepared for a July 6 date for a return-to-training.SA Rugby's delay in getting approval from government is due to the federation, rather understandably, seeking clarity on how to…

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux still in negotiations with PRO14 over further South African expansion. Super Rugby will go ahead in 2021 with South Africa's four Super Rugby franchises included, but the future beyond that is uncertain. Roux says commercial and logistical reasons will shape any decisions taken. The future of South Africa's four Super Rugby franchises…

With the future of Super Rugby as uncertain as ever, South Africa's premier rugby franchises could be set to join the PRO14. According to Hendrik Cronje in Rapport on Sunday, the Lions, Bulls, Stormers and Sharks could join the PRO14 as early as next year but by 2023 at the latest. The Cheetahs and Kings are already…