The Springboks have officially begun their three-day alignment camp in Cape Town.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen said he does not know how the opening Grand Prix of the season will play out under sweeping new regulations, but he "got goosebumps" when he first saw the new Red Bull car.

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad on Wednesday made no excuses and called his team's nine-wicket defeat by New Zealand in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup a "walloping".

New Zealand trounced the Proteas by nine wickets in a semi-final encounter.

Kyle Steyn believes players and fans alike are in for an entertaining encounter when his Scotland side face tournament leaders France in Saturday's much-anticipated Six Nations clash in Edinburgh.