26 years on: Lomu’s phenomenal four tries against England
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... Read more
26 years on: Celebrating the anomaly that was Lomu
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport, in a series reflecting on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Jonah Lomu in 1994 played his first ever... Read more
Why Kriel is critical to the Springbok cause
Jesse Kriel’s international rugby career has seen him go from a man who could never get dropped from the Springbok side, to a player... Read more
Racist Robinson a manifestation of white privilege
England cricketer Ollie Robinson is as much a racist today as he was nine years ago when he tweeted the most offensive racist and... Read more
Why Curwin Bosch will stay a Shark – for now
Curwin Bosch will play for the Sharks for the next year, thanks to the guidance of his agent Hilton Houghton and the support of... Read more
Willie le Roux is HUGE for the Springboks
Willie Le Roux, playing with one shoulder, helped win the Springboks the World Cup in 2019. Come July, now fully fit, he will be... Read more
Jasper Wiese has flipped the script with Springbok selection
Quietly leaving South Africa at the end of 2020, without registering on any international radar, Jasper Wiese has flipped the script with a Springbok... Read more
Bulls to bash Stormers in must-win encounter
A Bulls side boasting perhaps their most lethal offering of newly signed players since Jake White took over will be too strong and too... Read more
Why we go to war with Eben Etzebeth
After battling injury and illness this year, Eben Etzebeth will be back in time to stare down the British & Irish Lions and to... Read more
Clapping in Kitshoff’s natural coming of age
Steven Kitshoff will start for the Springboks this year, with an undeniable claim to the number 1 jersey. He will, in spectacular fashion, step... Read more
Biggest weekend for Bulls, Stormers & Sharks in Rainbow Cup SA
The fifth week of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup SA is the biggest in the context of the Bulls and the rest of the South... Read more
Why the forgotten man of Springbok rugby has a serious spot to fill
Jan Serfontein appears to be the forgotten man of Springbok rugby, since taking up residency in France in 2017 as Damian De Allende rose... Read more
Do it Jake: Sign CJ Stander for the Bulls
CJ Stander says he still has seven years of rugby in him. Sign him Jake. White has made several brilliant signings since taking charge... Read more
A reminder of the magic that is Makazole Mapimpi
World Cup winning Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi has made his way back to his home team, the Sharks, after a season spent successfully in... Read more
Closed stadiums are absurd
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport and the Cape Times details the ridiculous, contradictory nature of Covid restrictions, which will see the British &... Read more
Expect brutal battle between Bulls and Stormers
When the Stormers take on the Bulls in the second week of the Rainbow Cup SA, the game will be a battle of the... Read more
