Expect the Boks to beat Australia in Cape Town on Saturday, but don’t expect it to be a beating. The norm between these two teams in...
Siya Kolisi is the inspiration the Women’s Springboks will take into Sunday’s World Cup opener against Brazil in England. The back-to-back World Cup-winning captain is a...
Jonah Lomu’s four-try demolition of England at my beloved Newlands in Cape Town remains one of the highlights of my rugby writing career. I was privileged...
Dan Carter played the Springboks 19 times. Mark Keohane picks his top five Carter displays against the men in green and gold. All Blacks 20-18. 2015...
Iconic All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter won 79 percent of the Test matches he played against the Springboks in an incredibly dominant international career. Mark Keohane...
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport There isn’t a heck of a lot I hate about rugby’s Six Nations. I have a lot of love for...
Mark Keohane, on IOL, lists his five sporting wishes for 2021 – and top of the list is to see the world champion Springboks play a...
Mark Keohane, on IOL, welcomes 2021 and identifies the good and bad of his 2020 sporting year. All strength to everyone in 2021 and may it...
And the world continues to be turned upside down in 2020. The original James Bond is dead and so is the aura of the All Blacks...
Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium is fast becoming Ellis Park to the All Blacks. There was a time when the All Blacks were always spooked when playing at...
For the record: The Springboks future participation in the Rugby Championship is three years (until 2023) and not 10 years as reported by Sanzaar. SA Rugby...
The All Blacks, as a collective, are some way off a top two team, but individually they still have enough genius to deliver knockout blows. Cue...
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media and IOL, writes that Richie McCaw’s mighty marines led the pack but Sam Cane’s foot soldiers are very much part of...
New coaches, many uncapped players for both squads, and over a year since the two sides last played each other. This Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup clash will...
The Springboks are the World Cup holders, ranked one in the world and currently the world champions. Deservedly so because there wasn’t a better team in...
Credit to the players for actually wanting to play in front of no-one at Newlands. The concept of the match – to honour Newlands through the...