SANZAR has announced its referee squad for the forthcoming Super Rugby season with Ben O'Keeffe and Jaco van Heerden promoted and in line for debut during 2015.
With the Super Rugby season edging ever-closer to kick-off on February 13, teams are gearing up for the year ahead with a series of friendlies across the coming weeks.
New Bulls recruits Lappies Labuschagne and Trevor Nyakane will face their former teammates in Polokwane when the two Super Rugby sides clash in a friendly at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské is keeping his flyhalf options open with Pietersen, Du Plessis and Brummer all having the opportunity to stake a claim for the 10 jersey.
NZ Rugby has announced its pre-season refereeing appointments with Chris Pollock making his return from a hip injury that sidelined him for much of 2014.
Super Rugby's expansion to 18 teams from 2016 is officially complete with SANZAR formally confirming the participation of Japan and Argentina at a meeting in London.
SANZAR has informed the Japan Rugby Football Union that it is the preferred candidate for Super Rugby's 18th team when the competition expands in 2016.
The evolution of Super Rugby is set to expand into Asia with SANZAR confirming that tenderers from Japan and Singapore will vie for the license to run a team.
SANZAR has announced that Craig Joubert and Steve Walsh have been appointed to referee this weekend's Super Rugby Qualifiers in Canberra and Durban respectively.
As we head into the Super Rugby Finals Series, here is an overview of what happens should the scores be level at full time in any of our remaining matches.