CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The guillotine hanging over South African Super Rugby franchises, the Cheetahs and Southern Kings, provoked different reactions on Friday as both await their culling from the southern hemisphere competition. The pair are expected to be named in June as two of the three teams dropped as Super Rugby is trimmed from 18 to 15 sides from next year. The Kings rallied in the second half to shock an error-prone Waratahs 26-24 in Sydney to pick up only their second Super Rugby win of the season. The Cheetahs play the Bulls in Pretoria in a derby on Saturday with their coach calling for more mental strength. It was announced earlier this month that two South African teams and one from Australia will be axed from the revamped 2018 Super Rugby competition.

Source: The Star April 21, 2017 18:11 UTC