Mains: Select Bok team on merit

Super Rugby in the news:

Mains: Select Bok team on merit: Former All Blacks and Cats coach Laurie Mains says the Springboks’ days of being ‘top competitors are over’ because of the quota system. Half of the Bok team will have to be made up of players of colour by 2019, according to SA Rugby’s Strategic … “Super Rugby” – BingNews

Super Rugby Team Talk: Blackadder to confirm future, Barrett’s Hot Wheels secret: On the pitch, with more poise each week Barrett continues to drive the Hurricanes towards unlikely Super Rugby glory. Off it, he may have a future behind the wheel. The low down: What a time to hold a team scoreless first time in history. The ‘Canes … “Super Rugby” – BingNews

Bath to announce New Zealander Todd Blackadder as new director of rugby this week: The former All Blacks flanker, who has prior experience of European rugby with Edinburgh, bowed out from the Crusaders on a low having failed to reach the Super Rugby semi-finals for only the second time in his reign following a 42-25 defeat to the Lions. “Super Rugby” – BingNews

South Africa U20 captain joins Sharks: The Sharks have signed Baby Bok skipper Jeremy Ward from the Kings for the next Super Rugby season. Ward will join the player exodus from the Kings in the wake of more financial woes, with the Sharks confirming the move on Twitter on Wednesday. The young … “Super Rugby” – BingNews

Super Rugby Tops The Endangered Species List: I sat down to watch the Super Rugby Quarter-Final match between the Sharks and the Hurricanes last weekend having largely ignored the competition this season. I was struck by the low attendance of spectators at a quarter final in a rugby-mad country. “Super Rugby” – BingNews