Bye Bye Allister as Boks blitzed & beaten in Cardiff
Wales scored 14 points in the first five minutes and then finished strongly to beat the Springboks 24-22 in the season’s final international. The... Read more
Coetzee’s terrible two-year tenure to end in Cardiff
Allister Coetzee’s two year tenure as Springbok coach must end in Cardiff this weekend, regardless of the result. Wales in Cardiff will bring an... Read more
Super Siya & Mighty Marx back to boost Boks
Siya Kolisi and Malcolm Marx, among South Africa’s two best forwards all year, will lead the Springboks’ challenge against Wales in Cardiff. There is... Read more
Barrett is world’s best as Rieko is rugby’s rookie of year
Beauden Barrett was judged the best men’s player in the sport for the second successive year and Rieko Ioane the young pnnnlayer of the... Read more
Rampant Rieko keeps All Blacks on top of the world
Rieko Ioane scored twice in the second half as the All Blacks beat Wales for the 30th successive time and ended the season as... Read more
South African inspires Scots to record win against Wallabies
South African Byron McGuigan, schooled at Milnerton High in Cape Town and a product of Western Province’s Rugby Academy, scored two tries in Scotland’s... Read more
Bongi scores in Boks’ five-try beating of Italy
Bongi Mbonambi, in his first Test start, scored South Africa’s opening try as the Boks cruised to a 35-6 win against Italy. The Boks... Read more
Injury muzzles Marx but it’s same old for Coetzee’s Boks
Allister Coetzee’s only changes to the Springboks starting XV have been enforced through injury to Malcolm Marx and the unavailability of Siya Kolisi, who... Read more
Victory over feeble French like a side order of fries
Take the win South Africa but temper the euphoria. Saturday’s win against France was the equal of being served French fries as the main... Read more
Boks win by a point but fail to prove a point
The Springboks got a one point win against France in Paris but they didn’t make a point that they’ve got the arsenal to beat... Read more
Sonny Bill’s brilliance sinks feisty Scots
It took the attacking brilliance of Sonny Bill Williams to ensure New Zealand avoided a first ever defeat to Scotland. Williams’s attacking game is... Read more
Eddie’s England in final flourish to wallop Wallabies
Eddie Jones’s England produced a powerful finish to beat England 30-6 at Twickenham. England flyhalf Owen Farrell kicked 10 points. The scoreline doesn’t tell... Read more
Pollard at 10 as Boks show 10 changes
Handre Pollard starts at flyhalf for the Springboks and Duane Vermeulen is No 8. But still Damien de Allende still makes the match 23.... Read more
World Rugby celebrates the scam that was the 2023 bid
World Rugby’s 2023 Rugby World Cup bidding process was a scam but the men behind the scam celebrated in London with absolute disregard for... Read more
France to host 2023 as Council votes against South Africa
World Rugby’s General Council voted against the recommendation of South Africa as 2023 hosts and handed France the World Cup. France hosted the World... Read more
Dublin the death of Coetzee as Springbok coach
Allister Coetzee’s two year horror show as Springbok coach must – and will – be ended. His results haven’t been good enough. The progress... Read more
