With more trophies beckoning, South African rugby is in a good place, writes Andy Capostagno.

South Africa will play France in a Test match on June 12 in Cape Town, dispelling doubts over a clash in scheduling with Soccer World Cup.

An independent arbitrator will decide which new team will join the expanded Super 15 after SANZAR failed to reach an agreement on Wednesday.

South Africa's most popular sports are on a warpath with the Department of Sport and Recreation over new legislation that was sent out in December.

Reports that Springbok players were going to boycott their end-of-year tour should Luke Watson be selected were "completely untrue", SA Rugby says.

SA Rugby on Friday confirmed the departure of Jonathan Stones and Mpumelelo Tshume from the board of directors.

Argentina will play South Africa in Johannesburg on August 9 in the first move to include the World Cup semifinalists in southern hemisphere competition, SA Rugby said in a statement on Wednesday. A full-strength Pumas side will travel for the World Cup semifinal rematch against the champions in between the away and home legs of the Springboks' Tri-Nations campaign.

Springbok World Cup lock Bakkies Botha has called the Blue Bulls "tyrannical and autocratic" in court papers presented to the Labour Court this week. Botha filed the court papers in a bid to have his contracts with SA Rugby and the Bulls be declared null and void.

Newly appointed Springbok coach Peter de Villiers finally signed his contract on Friday after weeks of refusing to sign over contractual disagreements. "The agreement between De Villiers and SA Rugby was signed at our headquarters in Newlands earlier today [Friday]," said SA Rugby in a statement.

South Africa is considering bidding for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. South Africa has sent a letter to the International Rugby Board (IRB) tails on the tender process, which is expected to end next year. SA Rugby managing director Jonathan Stones said the IRB was thinking of staging every "two out of three" World Cups in European time zones.