URC: Relax South Africa, everything is going to be okay
Think back to the inaugural season of the United Rugby Championship – and that first month. It was all doom and gloom as South... Read more
Perfect Pollard makes a point
Handre Pollard proved that form is temporary but that class is permanent. Appreciate this guy South Africa. Love him, respect him and thank him.... Read more
Springboks v All Blacks: A rivalry like no other in world rugby
The Springboks and All Blacks have each won three World Cup titles and Saturday’s World Cup finalists have enjoyed a remarkable revival of their... Read more
Battered, but not beaten, Boks subdue ferocious French
Champions find a way to win, even when getting hammered. The Springboks were those champions in Paris on Sunday night, writes Mark Keohane. Hosts... Read more
Pollard’s power play a Bok play-off statement
Handre Pollard must start South Africa's quarter-final in a fortnight. Manie Libbok must be in the 23-strong match-day squad, writes Mark Keohane.
The joke that is the World Cup Pool matches & the All Blacks coach
All Blacks coach Ian Foster must have hated Fiji’s 17-12 win against Georgia and absolutely loved Scotland’s B team winning 84-0 against Romania. Cringe... Read more
Pollard the biggest winner as Boks left kicking themselves
Handre Pollard will start against Tonga. If he gets through an hour, he will start at No 10 in the play-offs. The Boks lost... Read more
Kaboom: Lock, stock & two smoking Bok bomb packs
The Bok seven forwards and a specialist scrumhalf substitutes bench to play Ireland is not a risk. Even an eight forwards split is not... Read more
#RWC2023 – Du Toit’s mongrel adds to his mojo
Pieter-Steph du Toit made the biggest individual statement on the opening weekend of the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the Springboks flexed their defensive... Read more
It is all black for fall blacks in Paris
France were okay and the All Blacks were awful – and the result was a 14 point French win in the 2023 RWC opener,... Read more
Champions of the World! – 7 magnificent weeks
In 2007, the Springboks were crowned World Champions in Paris after seven magnificent weeks. Mark Keohane reflects on his time in France in 2007... Read more
Boks to rock France like Class of ‘07
Sixteen years ago, the Rugby World Cup in France ended with it being about the world-champion Springboks, and the 2023 edition will finish the... Read more
The future of WP Rugby shines brights as clubs see the equity light
A club majority secured a YES vote on the Red Disa majority share equity deal in Western Province rugby. It is a monumental moment... Read more
D-Day is ‘do or die’ for WP Rugby
A ‘No’ vote on the proposed Western Province professional rugby equity deal will kill community rugby in the province. Wednesday night’s vote has to... Read more
Mark Keohane picks his Rugby World Cup finalists & his World Cup winner
Having watched every Test match in 2023, it is time to front and call the #RWC2023 winner before kick-off. Have a read of who... Read more
Boks turn the brutal into the beautiful in bashing the All Blacks
This was the statement performance of a world champion not ready to surrender the title. The Springboks at Twickenham were sensational in dismantling the... Read more
