Bloemfontein rugby lovers are geared up for an exciting Currie Cup semi-final match this weekend. The Toyota Cheetahs host the Cell C Sharks in a much anticipated semi-final game on Saturday. Cheetah’s coach Franco Smith will not solely be relying on home ground advantage but admitted that hosting the game could play to their advantage.

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus reiterated that embattled Springboks winger Aphiwe Dyantjie would not have made the Rugby World Cup squad irrespective of his recent shock of a positive urine test sample for banned substances. Dyantjie, who dominated headlines ahead of Monday's World Cup squad announcement, reportedly failed his A sample and has since asked for a B sample test.

Lamontville Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela has warned that Orlando Pirates will be at their most dangerous levels when the two meet in Soweto on Tuesday night. The Buccaneers have been through an horror few weeks, which started with a CAF Champions League defeat, followed by Milutin Sredojevic resigning as coach and then the club losing in the MTN8 as well as being dumped out of the top continental competition. With Rulani Mokwena now at the helm, Pirates will be desperate to end a five-match winless streak and Komphela knows exactly what to expect from their Absa Premiership encounter.

Cycling has been contributing to Team SA’s much needed medals tally at the All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco. Team SA is a close second to Egypt in the medals table of the 2019 Rabat games currently underway. This past weekend both the SA men and women time-trial teams won gold, adding to the individual medals won by Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Tiffany Keep and Ryan Gibbons. The women’s squad that won gold consisted of Tiffany Keep, Maroesjka Matthee, Carla Oberholzer and Zanri Rossouw who completed a 35km team time-trial in 48 mins 43 sec. Here’s Rossouw after the women’s team trial victory.

Orlando Pirates' exit in the CAF Champions League this past weekend should not be seen as a reason enough for caretaker coach Rhulani Mokwena to be ruled out from getting the coaching job on permanent basis. This was Mokwena’s response when Pirates were knocked out by Zambian side Green Eagles FC 2-1 in the 2nd leg of the preliminary stages at Orlando stadium this past Saturday.

The Proteas Women wrapped up a week-long training camp in Pietermaritzburg on Monday as they put the final touches on preparations for next month’s tour to India. Opener Laura Wolvaardt says it has been a productive week in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.

AmaZulu coach Cavin Johnson believes luck has evaded his team in the opening three matches of the Absa Premiership season, but at the same time he urges his players to ‘pull up their socks’ as they bid to reverse their fortunes. Usuthu will be hosted by Highlands Park tonight and Johnson is hopeful of a better performance from his charges.

Springboks loose forward and team captain Siyamthanda Kolisi is set to lead the side at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan following his steady recovery from a knee injury which saw him miss a chunk of their victorious Rugby Championships campaign. Kolisi believes that the Springboks have put themselves in the right place to contest for the trophy.

There were no major surprises as Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus named a strong 31-men 2019 Rugby World Cup Japan squad on Monday. Erasmus says he is also nervous ahead of the tournament largely due to the hype that the Springboks have created in the country over the last few months.

Newly-promoted Stellenbosch Football Club are still looking for their first win in the Absa Premiership, after two draws and a narrow loss in their first three games.