Marc Lievremont hailed his side's pragmatism after they ground out a gritty win over England to seal a Six Nations Grand Slam.
The defending champion Bulls have clung onto their unbeaten record and a one-point lead in rugby's Super 14 log
France resisted a brave England fight to do just enough to a win bruising encounter 12-10, and their first Grand Slam since 2004.
Wales finished fourth for the second straight year in Six Nations rugby after a morale-boosting 33-10 win over Italy on Saturday.
It's North versus the two favourite South teams when the semi-finals of the FNB Varsity Cup take place in the Western Cape.
Ireland's faint hopes of retaining the Six Nations title and the Triple Crown evaporated with a 23-20 defeat to Scotland.
There was no repeat of last week's try-scoring bonanza as the NSW Waratahs edged past the Western Force 14-10 in the Super 14.
The Blitzbokke were beaten by the All Blacks in the Plate final, while Samoa totally out-gunned USA in the IRB Adelaide Sevens final.
The Stormers maintained their challenge in the Super 14 with a bruising 21-8 win over the Cheetahs, scoring two tries.
The SWD Eagles beat the Sharks XV 16-10 (halftime 16-10) in a tense Vodacom Cup match played in front of a crowd of 6,000.
WP picked up their third win in four matches in the Vodacom Cup when they laboured to a 29-0 (halftime 17-0) win over Border.
The Sharks beat the Highlanders 30-16 to record their first victory in this year's Super 14 competition in Dunedin.
Mark Alexander has pulled out of the race for the SARU presidency, leaving Oregan Hoskins to stand as president.
The Bulls will create history if they qualify for the Super 14 semifinals and finals this year by playing in Orlando Stadium.
Bulls coach, Frans Ludeke, has named 25 players to tour Australia and New Zealand on the away leg of their Super 14 commitments.
Cecil Afrika kicked a last second conversion to earn his side a 12-12 draw with Samoa in their last pool game in Adelaide.
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Super 14 - Stormers v Cheetahs Highlights of the Super 14 match between the Stormers and the Cheetahs.
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Super 14 - Crusaders v Lions Highlights of the Super 14 match between the Crusaders and the Lions.
They're a disgrace, kick them out, bring in the Southern Spears
Have patience, Dick Muir will turn things around given time
Don't care about the Lions, but can't wait to see what the Crusaders do to them next weekend!
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25% They're a disgrace, kick them out, bring in the Southern Spears
54% Have patience, Dick Muir will turn things around given time
21% Don't care about the Lions, but can't wait to see what the Crusaders do to them next weekend!
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Well what we saw on a fine Friday night at Fort Loftus was the pure class of a championship team led by an amazing captain, says Brigadier
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