The South African teams will have to overcome a full-scale attack if they’re to continue their undefeated streak against European sides on home soil in the United Rugby Championship this weekend.

The local teams are a perfect eight from eight against their foreign foes at home, however, the return of top stars from Six Nations duty will see business pick up in a big way.

The Lions are up first against the Ospreys on Friday night, while Saturday’s jam-packed schedule includes the rest of the South African franchises in action.

The Stormers face a stern test against Ulster, the Sharks have their work cut out for them against Edinburgh, and the Bulls battle the Dragons.

Rugby punter Neal Hoogwerf has selected his best for SUper Rugby Pacific this week.

The action kicks off in Auckland with the Moana Pasifika taking on the Hurricanes on Friday, also the Rebels and Western Force are out for revenge and redemption when they host the Fijian Drua and Brumbies respectively on Friday.

There is another triple-header on Saturday, the Highlanders go in search of their first win when they meet Blues. Thereafter, a Crusaders-Chiefs Aotearoa Final rematch should =keep the heart rate up before we finish with a big Australian derby between Reds and Waratahs.

The 2021/22 UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw has been made, with holders Chelsea set to meet 13-time winners Real Madrid amongst three other exciting fixtures. 

We have Zach Lowy to discuss and predict the winners of each quarter-final and the eventual UCL winners.

Quarter-finals

First legs 

Tuesday 5 April

Benfica vs Liverpool

Manchester City vs Atlético

Wednesday 6 April

Villarreal vs Bayern

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

Second legs

Tuesday 12 April

Bayern vs Villarreal

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Wednesday 13 April

Liverpool vs Benfica

Atlético vs Manchester City

We chat with Motorsport journalist Sean Parker as we review a pulsating Bahrain Grand Prix. With lights out at the Bahrain International Circuit, the first race of the calendar year saw both the Ferrari drivers dominate on Sunday, in what was a very exciting race. 

Charles Leclerc won the Grand Prix followed by his teammate Carlos Sainz taking up the second podium and Lewis Hamilton getting a lucky third place after Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez of Red Bull had major fuel pump issues that cost them dearly.

We discuss every single talking point from the weekend.

Coach and analyst Grant de Smidt selects his best XI we dissect the squad.

Hugo Broos announced his Bafana Bafana squad for the international friendlies against France and Guinea, and as usual, generated some controversy with his selections.

Bafana have been an improved outfit under Broos since he replaced Molefi Ntseki last year, albeit not quite good enough to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar with some dubious refereeing decisions going against them.

Broos has continued to make surprising selections, but even if Bafana fans do not always agree with him, the Belgian mentor has surely built up credit with solid performances so far.

The world’s leading mixed martial arts promotion returns to the United Kingdom after a three-year wait with local favourite Tom Aspinall looking to seize the moment when he battles Alexander Volkov in a headlining heavyweight showdown at UFC London on Saturday night.

Rugby punter provides the best handicap bets for the final round of the Six Nations, Super Rugby Pacific and the United Rugby Championship.

The fourth and final leg of the Florida swing will begin on Thursday with the 2022 Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor. The tournament is returning to its regular March date after being played at the end of April last year. Scoring conditions are not friendly at Innisbrook's Copperhead Course, with only six holes yielding a birdie-or-better rate.

Golf punter Wade Pretorius has some strong fancies for the Valspar Championship.

Fresh from Pecanwood we head into Steyn City, and while they share plenty in common, there are also some key differences that hopefully extend to scoring. Both boast of generous fairways, but where Pecanwood was flat, Steyn City provides more of those trademark Jack Nicklaus elevation changes.

Golf expert Wade Pretorius provides a comprehensive betting preview in which he has some strong fancies for the Steyn City Championship