Boks more brutal than brilliant in beating Japan
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media and IOL Sport, applauds the Springboks World Cup quarter-final win against Japan, but suggests a more complete performance... Read more
Bet on the Boks to beat Japan by 20 points
Mark Keohane in his Independent Media and IOL Sport Rugby World Cup daily column, is super confident the Springboks will prove too powerful for... Read more
These Springboks are unified & transformed
Mark Keohane, for Independent Media’s print publications and IOL Sport, writes that he has never experienced a Springbok team as united as the one... Read more
Bok brilliance against minnows must not mask failures against All Blacks
Mark Keohane, in his Independent Media and IOL Sport daily World Cup column, writes that as wonderful as it was to watch the Boks... Read more
Referees continue to flounder at Rugby World Cup
Wayne Barnes and Nigel Owens are comfortably the best referees in world rugby. Yet both couldn’t make the most obvious and decisive calls when... Read more
Why it makes sense for Boks to start with Bongi
Mark Keohane, writing in Independent Media and IOL Sport, gives Mbongeni Mbonambi’s selection to start against Italy the thumbs up. I think Malcolm Marx,... Read more
Wales are the real deal
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media & IOL Sport believes Wales are a bigger threat to the Springboks at this World Cup than Ireland. Question:... Read more
Why the Rugby World Cup bore will become bliss
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media’s print publications and IOL Sport, writes that six teams can win the World Cup, but only six teams make... Read more
The sadness of the Pacific Island World Cup challenge
Mark Keohane, writing in Independent Media’s print publication and IOL Sport, bemoans the plight of the Pacific Islands teams at the World Cup in... Read more
Forget the ref, Boks were beaten by better team
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media’s publications, writes that any Springbok bashing would be a misrepresentation because Saturday’s 23-13 defeat against the All Blacks was... Read more
World Cup history points to Japan winner being a four-horse race
Apologies Ireland and Wales but history is stacked against any World Cup success in Japan, writes MARK KEOHANE in is Independent Media and IOL... Read more
Super Savea could be All Blacks World Cup saviour
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media Newspapers and IOL Sport, writes that All Blacks loose-forward Ardie Savea will determine New Zealand’s fortunes in Japan. Ardie... Read more
The stars are aligning for the Springboks, as they did in 2007
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media, believes everything is starting to point to a Springboks World Cup triumph in Japan, 12 years after the... Read more
The myth of All Blacks Polynesian player poaching
Mark Keohane, in his IOL Rugby World Cup watch, rubbishes the belief that the All Blacks are the big poaches of Polynesian talent. The... Read more
Springbok coach Rassie’s first and most significant Rugby World Cup victory
Mark Keohane, in his Cape Times and IOLSPORT, weekly column says Springbok rugby is already a winner before kick-off at this year’s Rugby World... Read more
Carter’s succesful surgery
Former All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter has undergone a succesful neck surgery, that saw him unable to rejoin French club Racing 92. Carter, who... Read more
