Round 2 is a distant memory, the players are back in training and media watch is keeping a close eye on all the developments from around the Guinness PRO14.

There is big praise for the Toyota Cheetahs’ start to the season (and why not!) as well as news of some injury replacements in Ireland.

But let us start withthe Cheetahs. Two bonus-point wins from two, both against play-off teams a year ago, and 111 points on the board. It could not have gone any better.

And while South Africa have all but booked their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, SA rugby Magazine have not forgotten about thebig story that is developing back home.

The Cheetahs lead the way in Conference A, and this weekend will face the Conference B leadersMunster, who got the better of the Isuzu Southern Kings last week. That win came at a cost, with former Kings back-rowerChris Cloete ruled out of the remainder of the tour, meaning thatJack O’Sullivan has flown out to join up with the squad.

Elsewhere,Ronan Kelleher is still getting big raps for his remarkable hat-trick forLeinster against the Ospreys. The young hooker has seized his opportunity while the World Cup contingent are away, and will certainly have a big role to play when everyone is back.