The Australians continue to talk ahead of their Tri Nations opener against SA at Newlands on Saturday. Today it was the turn of Stirling Mortlock to weigh in with his opinion of the current Springbok side and the apparent improvement in the state of SA rugby (on the field, of course). (more…)

South African Rugby Union deputy president Mike Stofile revealed tonight that “We are completing a letter in which we inform Jake that there will be no meeting with President Mbeki. We cannot allow this to happen. We are also writing to the minister of sport. All the presidents of the provincial unions feel the meeting  should be cancelled. Jake is undermining our authority.” (more…)