Incoming Australia coach Robbie Deans wants to see the Tri-Nations played under the Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) used in the Super 14.
As expected, Sharks coach Dick Muir and Stormers assistant Gary Gold were confirmed as the new Springbok assistant coaches on Friday.
The three SANZAR partners - South Africa, New Zealand and Australia - will meet to select an ELVs package for this year's Tri-Nations series.
Blues and All Black winger Joe Rokocoko is facing up to the prospect of missing the rest of the season through injury.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry is worried about the depth of talent available at lock as he looks ahead to the international rugby season.
Springbok lock Victor Matfield will be available for the Springboks when Wales tour South Africa in June.
World Cup-winning lock Victor Matfield has admitted he is interested in returning to South Africa, with the lure of playing for the Springboks weighing heavy on his mind.
The committee appointed to search for assistants to Springbok coach Pieter de Villiers has started interviewing candidates at the South African Rugby Union (SARU) headquarters in Cape Town.
Argentina will have to wait another four years, at least, before joining a major annual international tournament, probably the Tri-Nations, an International Rugby Board (IRB) official said on Wednesday.
NZRU chief executive Steve Tew has defended the national team after Wales coach Warren Gatland accused the All Blacks of failing to do enough homework on their opponents.
Australia and New Zealand are to stage a Bledisloe Cup match in Hong Kong in 2008
The International Rugby Board will press ahead with the drafting of detailed plans for an inter-hemisphere series.
Former England international Brian Moore has claimed plans to stage a one-off match between the Six Nations and Tri-Nations champions would only serve to "devalue" existing international clashes.
The International Rugby Board will discuss plans to stage a one-off match between the Six Nations and Tri-Nations champions when the governing body meets with rugby union's leading nations in Hong Kong on Sunday.
Argentina have received a Test match invite to face South Africa to mark former president Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, the Argentine union revealed on Tuesday.