Bulls sensation Cameron Hanekom's impassioned plea to the EPCR judicial committee about his eventually dismissed sanction says much about his hunger to play.
Rhulani Mokwena has borrowed a page from Pitso Mosimane's book of 'it's us against the world' during Sundowns' 2016 Champions League run when the PSL refused to ease their load.
Back running his more favoured 200m event, world 400m record holder Wayde van Niekerk is on a concerted drive to enjoy himself more in what remains of his career and take things a lot less seriously.
Stormers assistant coach Rito Hlungwani says making several changes was necessary for Saturday's URC clash against Ospreys in Cape Town.
They're being outdone by the Bulls so far this season, but the Stormers could still arrest that pattern, writes Rob Houwing.
Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt is on track to becoming one of the game's greats, writes Lloyd Burnard.
Talented backline ace Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has signed a contract extension that will see him keep paying his trade with the Stormers until at least 2027.
Sharks coach John Plumtree wasn't worried about their Challenge Cup semi-final against Clermont being in London instead of Durban on 4 May, with the Sharks having no travel issues before that game.
Liverpool crashed out of the Europa League after a 1-0 win against Atalanta that wasn't enough to overturn their quarter-final deficit, while Bayer Leverkusen's 1-1 draw at West Ham took the German champions into the last four on Thursday.
Jacques Nienaber's somewhat muted return to South Africa with Leinster has highlighted the mixed reactions between his home country and Ireland over his new gig.