The race is in its centenary year after the first race was staged on 4 May in 1921, with this year's event set for 13 June.

Chippa have managed just one win in eight games so far in the DStv Premiership.

The Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers will join 12 clubs from Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy in the competition.

The Warriors’ Glenton Stuurman has received his maiden international call-up. He and the rest of the named squad will be eligible for selection for both series. The 28-year-old from Oudtshoorn has 10 franchise matches to his name, with 35 wickets under his belt.

Having played no football for most of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic, signs of rustiness showed on both sides but it was the home side that played most of the football throughout the 90 minutes.

The international season begins with a three-match T20 International series and three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against England in Cape Town and Paarl.

The decision was taken as part of prescribed precautions advised by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to limit the risk of further infection in the rugby community.

This relationship will assist Safa with its referee programme, which is focused on improving the quality of football officiating and feeding the talent pipeline in a fully inclusive manner.

The tour will be limited to the Western Cape with two ODI matches and two T20 matches to played at Newlands Stadium, and one ODI and one T20 match at Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl.

Mamelodi Sundowns's Themba Zwane and Gaston Sirino are up against Highlands Park's Peter Shalulile and Samir Nurkovic for the PSL Footballer of the Season award.

Modiba joined the club in the 2016/17 season and played a crucial role in helping Matsatsantsa to lift the MTN 8 twice and Nedbank Cup trophy.

The DStv Premiership will start on 24 October and will not be played in the bio bubble.

According to the Amsterdam-based club, the ambitions and results in Amsterdam were in too great a contrast to the development of the football market in South Africa.

The competition went into lockdown with the rest of South Africa at the end of March but returns with three added teams and a chase to a unique finale in November.

The two squads boast 13 members of the Rugby World Cup-winning squad from last year in Japan, as well as some exciting young players who will get to rub shoulders with established internationals for the eagerly awaited clash at DHL Newlands on 3 October.

The deal would run for five years and see the league referred to the DStv Premiership.

Proteas head coach mark Boucher outlined what the goals are for the team once the season does get underway.

Following the Super Fan Saturday matches in Pretoria (26 September) and the Springbok Showdown in Cape Town (3 October), the seven provincial teams will head into a double round of local action over 16 weekends with two trophies up for grabs, the Super Rugby Unlocked title and the Currie Cup.