Heinz Schenk

Bulls mentor Jake White is a tad disappointed yet understanding over the clash of kick-offs between his troops' meeting with Benetton and the Affies-Grey epic across the road.

Long-suffering Proteas supporters will hope Aiden Markram's relaxed captaincy style could translate into glory at the T20 World Cup in June.

The Sharks' much-maligned recruitment strategy of targeting current Springboks has been vindicated, to an extent, by their march to the Challenge Cup final.

The Pumas have overcome SA Rugby's amendment to the date of the SA Cup final in terms of their travel arrangements and will take on Griquas in Saturday's final in Kimberley.

News on Tuesday that another three Springboks have joined a growing casualty list before the high-profile Test series against Ireland in July means Rassie Erasmus and co have a few interesting selection calls to make.

Rassie van der Dussen says he has nothing to prove despite the awkward situation of being the Proteas T20 skipper for the West Indies series while not being part of the T20 World Cup squad.

The Sharks' notable run towards the European Challenge Cup final essentially holds no financial reward for the franchise.

Proteas stand-in T20 skipper Rassie van der Dussen bemoaned he and his team-mates' inability to adapt in a messy 3-0 series whitewash against the West Indies.

The Proteas are the poster boys for the incisive, perhaps even scary changes that are defining what constitutes international cricket nowadays.