Better late than never, as they say. Our selection panel was devastated by some mysterious virus... it had the name of some bovine related disease.

But we managed to scrape together enough members and here is our weekly selection.

The Free State Cheetahs' improved form is reflected in our selections, as they top the list with five players in our starting XV and another four bubbling under.

The Sharks, Western Province and Blue Bulls - all victorious in Round Six - have three each in the starting XV and the final member comes from the Lions.

Apart from the four Cheetahs, WP provide four members of our Bubbling Under squad, the Bulls three, while the Lions and Sharks have two each.

We have six members back from last week - wings Danwel Demas (Free State Cheetahs) and Gio Aplon (Western Province), centre Juan de Jongh (Western Province), flank Frans Viljoen (Free State Cheetahs), hooker Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province) and prop Coenie Oosthuizen (Free State Cheetahs).

Team of the Week - Round Six:

15 - Stefan Terblanche (Sharks): Like a good red wine, a very classy product!
Bubbling under: Hennie Daniller (Free State Cheetahs)

14 - Danwel Demas (Free State Cheetahs): Arguably the most improved wing in the competition.
Bubbling under: Gerhard van den Heever (Blue Bulls)

13 - Juan de Jongh (Western Province): The find of the season. He'll be fitting on a Bok blazer sometime in the future.
Bubbling under: Robert Ebersohn (Free State Cheetahs)

12 - JW Jonker (Free State Cheetahs): Maybe not the most consistent player, but awesome when on song.
Bubbling under: Doppies la Grange (Lions)

11 - Gio Aplon (Western Province): Maybe now WP officials will stop importing lazy, overweight wings from abroad... at great expense.
Bubbling under: Jongi Nokwe (Free State Cheetahs)

10 - Monty Dumond (Sharks): He showed exactly how to cope and dictate terms when your team has to live off scraps.
Bubbling under: Francois Brummer (Blue Bulls)

9 - Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls): The Bulls are like a sausage machine - they keep churning out quality locks and scrumhalves.
Bubbling under: Charl McLeod (Sharks)

8 - Dewald Potgieter (Blue Bulls): His return has certainly had a huge impact on how the Bulls function.
Bubbling under: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)

7 - Frans Viljoen (Free State Cheetahs): Imagine how good the Cheetahs' loose trio will be when Heinrich Brussow and Juan Smith return from Bok duty.
Bubbling under: Duane Vermeulen (Western Province)

6 - Deon Stegmann (Blue Bulls): Another player who made an impact upon his return from injury.
Bubbling under: Francois Louw (Western Province)

5 - Nico Breedt (Free State Cheetahs): Yes, it may have been the Leopards, but Breedt finally fulfilled the role expected of him by the Cheetahs.
Bubbling under: Adriaan Fondse (Western Province)

4 - Steven Sykes (Sharks): He again showed why he was a Springbok replacement.
Bubbling under: Chris Jack (Western Province)

3 - Gert Muller (Lions): Not the most celebrated prop, but he is growing into his role.
Bubbling under: WP Nel (Free State Cheetahs)

2 - Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province): You just can't keep a good man down.
Bubbling under: Derick Kuun (Blue Bulls)

1 - Coenie Oosthuizen (Free State Cheetahs): This young man is going to go places in the sport.
Bubbling under: JC Janse van Rensburg (Lions)

Previous selections:

Team of the Week - Round Five: 15 Riaan Viljoen (Griquas), 14 Danwel Demas (Free State Cheetahs), 13 Juan de Jongh (Western Province), 12 Barry Geel (Griquas), 11 Gio Aplon (Western Province), 10 Naas Olivier (Griquas), 9 Jano Vermaak (Lions), 8 Ryan Kankowski (Sharks), 7 Frans Viljoen (Free State Cheetahs), 6 Johan Wessels (Free State Cheetahs), 5 Anton van Zyl (Western Province), 4 Chris Jack (Western Province), 3 WP Nel (Free State Cheetahs), 2 Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen (Free State Cheetahs).

Team of the Week - Round Four: 15 Stefan Terblanche (Sharks), 14 Danwel Demas (Free State Cheetahs), 13 Juan de Jongh (Western Province), 12 Barry Geel (Griquas), 11 Gio Aplon (Western Province), 10 Naas Olivier (Griquas), 9 Rory Kockott (Sharks), 8 Luke Watson (Western Province), 7 Jean Deysel (Sharks), 6 Jacques Botes (Sharks), 5 Anton van Zyl (Western Province), 4 Steven Sykes (Sharks), 3 WP Nel (Cheetahs), 2 Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province), 1 Albertus Buckle (Griquas).

Team of the Week - Round Three: 15 Stefan Terblanche (Sharks), 14 Dewald Pretorius (Griquas), 13 Juan de Jongh (Western Province), 12 Stefan Watermeyer (Blue Bulls), 11 Bjorn Basson (Griquas), 10 Naas Olivier (Griquas), 9 Jano Vermaak (Lions), 8 Willem Alberts (Lions), 7 Pieter Louw (Western Province), 6 Johan Wessels (Free State Cheetahs), 5 David de Villiers (Free State Cheetahs), 4 Chris Jack (Western Province), 3 WP Nel (Free State Cheetahs), 2 Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province), 1 Deon Carstens (Sharks).

Team of the Week - Round Two: 15 Stefan Terblanche (Sharks), 14 Gerhard van den Heever (Blue Bulls), 13 Andries Strauss (Sharks), 12 Wynand Olivier (Blue Bulls), 11 Johan Jackson (Lions), 10 Francois Brummer (Blue Bulls), 9 Jano Vermaak (Lions), 8 Willem Alberts (Lions), 7 Pieter Louw (Western Province), 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (Lions), 5 Chris Jack (Western Province), 4 Anton van Zyl (Western Province), 3 Brock Harris (Western Province), 2 Tiaan Liebenberg (Western Province), 1 Wian du Preez (Cheetahs).