Hugo Keenan looking for bounce from Bulls and other South African sides

Hugo Keenan during a Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD. Picture: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

New Season, new title, four new teams, but old problems persist.

When South Africa’s quartet of leading franchises make their bow in the freshly-minted United Rugby Championship this weekend they will do it without a whole host of Springboks whose minds will be fixed on their Rugby Championship meeting with New Zealand.