If you want to know just how much change there has been when it comes to race and rugby in 2021, go back to the Springboks...
The Springboks would not be a top five Test team if they did not pick overseas-based South African players, writes Mark Keohane. Sir Ian McGeechan’s comments...
Let it go with Rassie, people tell me every day. Let’s move on. We made our point. Nonsense, writes Mark Keohane. The only point made was...
Dave Rennie said sorry for his referee rant – and life goes on without sanction. Rassie Erasmus, forced to say sorry, spends 10 months banned from...
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie broke World Rugby’s rules in publicly attacking the performance of the referee in his team’s defeat to Wales. In the four days...
This current Springbok team is made so special by the quality of player that runs from one to 23, and their success has been based off...
The world champion Springboks were two minutes away from a Grade A season, but still they can take pride from an exceptional international return in 2021,...
The Springboks will again have to be outstanding to win because they won’t be done any favours by a referee with a history of seeing it...
A white coach stands up for his black captain against a white referee and World Rugby fines the black captain and tries to take the white...
Makazole Mapimpi’s calm character and ego-less approach to the media make it easy to forget that out on his left wing he has mastered the art...
Eddie Jones likened the world champion Springboks to a heavyweight boxing contest against George Foreman, but felt his team could do a Muhammad Ali and find...
The UK Media were unanimous in their praise for the Springboks dismantling of Scotland, describing the win as the performance expected of world champions, writes Mark...
Stand tall Siya Kolisi. Stand your ground and silence the whistle of Australian referee Angus Gardner at Murrayfield on Saturday, writes Mark Keohane. Kolisi’s Springboks have...
I believe the Springboks will beat Scotland but if they don’t it will be because of Scotland’s South African-born and raised scrum coach and former French ...
Frans Steyn was 19 years old when he won Man of the Match in his Springbok debut against Ireland in 2006, and he was 34 when...
Siya Kolisi must be named South African Rugby Player of the Year, and should be shortlisted for the World Rugby Player of the Year award too,...