South Africa

England coach Stuart Lancaster has recalled scrum-half Danny Care and back-row James Haskell in a new-look squad for their tour of South Africa.

The 2012 Super Rugby season has quietly popped up without many people apart from the players and coaches really noticing it - but yes indeed it does start this weekend and for many rugby fans it's just as well given it comes at the end of one of the longer off-seasons in recent times.

When I last wrote a Blog I was still in New Zealand enjoying what I can only describe as the best World Cup to have ever been played out!

Welcome to the first IRB-sanctioned Women's International Sevens tournament! The IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup will be hoisted by the winners of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens on 2-3 December 2011

England are set to face South Africa four times in 2012 with confirmation that the Springboks will visit Twickenham in November.

South Africa ran in twelve tries and shut-out Namibia in a thoroughly dominant display over their African neighbours at North Harbour Stadium on Thursday night.

Namibia are really up against it at North Harbour Stadium on Thursday night as they confront a Springbok side buoyed by their blitzing of Fiji last Saturday.

Compared to that which played against Wales, it was a different Springbok side which turned out against Fiji today, the world champions seemed to have transformed to their old efficient selves in a space of just six days

With a slightly changed line up, the world champions are going onto their second world cup battle with knowledge that the opposition has it in for them.

South Africa denied Wales what would have been a famous victory as they started the defence of the World Cup with a 17-16 win in Wellington.

Stephen Jones' injury makes him the big name absentee from Wales' opening World Cup clash with South Africa on Sunday

A player who might be surprised to be left out is the young Sharks flier Lwazi Mvovo who seemed to be on an upward curve performance wise

18 points from the boot of Morne Steyn and a tremendous defensive display saw South Africa pick up their first win of this year's Tri-Nations, over a weakened New Zealand side.

New Zealand put a second string Springbok side to the sword scoring six tries extremely one sided encounter in Wellington.

Australia banished the memories of their shock defeat to Samoa a week ago, with a dominant display against a very poor and weakened South African side in Sydney.

Patrick Lambie is one of the most talked about young players in rugby and it was his displays for the Sharks in this year's Super rugby competition that started tongue's waging

We caught up with Springboks legend Corne Krige who was a pleasure to talk to.

The end of this year's super rugby brings forth another tournament that most rugby fans in the southern will be looking at with close interest, especially because this is a world cup year

This is my prediction for South Africa's strongest World Cup starting 22. Let us know your thoughts and who would you include in your starting 22?

So as we reach to the end of the Northern Hemisphere season what is happening down under