Cape Town – South African teams have a golden opportunity to cash in on a further fortnight in Super Rugby minus the need to play any New Zealand opponents.
It was probably no coincidence that teams from the local conference earned a fairly rare clean sweep over foreign foes last weekend: the losers were all Australian.
Promisingly, perhaps, both of the next two rounds in the competition see SA sides again skirting rivals from the land of the current world champions, who boast as many as four teams (Hurricanes, Chiefs, Highlanders and Crusaders) realistically vying for the finals series cut.