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The Boks will beat the All Blacks in 2018 Rugby’s greatest rivalry in the last decade has turned into a one-sided romp for New Zealand, but...
In my weekly rants and raves for Independent Media’s IOL, my focus is on Eben Etzebeth’s immediate and enormous impact in his 80 minute return to...
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is refusing to give up on Elton Jantjies with the Lions flyhalf set to start against Argentina this weekend. Jantjies has played...
For 35 minutes Australia looked a word-class rugby team. For 35 minutes Australia kept New Zealand scoreless. And then the two Smiths, Ben and Aaron, combined...
Crusaders in-form flyhalf Richie Mo’unga was named in the All Blacks’s Rugby Championship squad but the All Blacks coach Steve Hansen was insistent that his starting...
Siya Kolisi, originally appointed captain for the three-Test series against England, will continue to lead the Springboks in the Rugby Championship. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed...
My rants and raves for Independent Media’s IOL, following the Super Rugby semi-final weekend which saw wins for the Lions and Crusaders. TOP RAVE Fijian and...
The Lions will travel to Christchurch to play the Crusaders in a repeat of the 2017 final. It is the Lions’s third successive final. The hosts...
Malcolm Marx was colossal for the Lions in their 40-23 Super Rugby quarter-final win against the Jaguares in Johannesburg. The Lions will host the Waratahs in the...
Hurricanes scrumhalf TJ Perenara was inspirational and potent in his team’s 32-31 home quarter-final win against the Chiefs. The Hurricanes got the best possible start when...
Among my IOL Sport Rants is a Super Rugby structure that gives a team hosting play-off rights to the final when it actually finishes with the...
The Sharks beat the Jaguares 20-10 in Durban to claim the eighth and final play-off position. They will play the table-topping Crusaders. The Lions, who finished...
The Lions saved their best for the last 40 against the Bulls to secure top billing in the South African Conference and also second place overall....
Hosts Western Province were supreme in the Coca Cola Craven and Academy Week final day, being crowned unofficial champions in both festivals. South Africa’s premier schools...
The Crusaders scored four converted tries in the last 20 minutes to put 50 points past the battered Blues and the Highlanders edged the Rebels in...
This weekend, my Independent Media’s Rants and Raves (for IOL), focuses on the positive impact that the series-winning Bok players had on their respective Super Rugby...
