Kanko could tilt it at Loftus

Cape Town – Sport24 chief writer Rob Houwing, in the third of his regular South African-focused Super Rugby previews this year, found Saturday’s Bulls v Sharks derby perhaps his trickiest result pick of the campaign so far.

After much soul-searching he saw the Sharks just snatching it – but still gives the hosts a fighting chance as the thought of them losing three on the trot in Pretoria is almost too surreal to digest.

Instability in Lions team selection, as much as poor form, is a key reason for his belief that the Stormers will take the other all-SA conference clash in Johannesburg, whilst down in Bloemfontein he may irk some Cheetahs fans by tipping a Blues triumph in another tight one ...