The Sharks were very good, but this is a Stormers side that, in the history of the club, will set the standard of excellence, writes Mark...
The point of the Stormers one point win against the Sharks was about humility, not just for Stormers supporters but for all South Africans, writes Mark...
The Stormers won, for the seventh successive time in the United Rugby Championship against the Bulls. The biggest victory was for South African rugby and the...
John Dobson’s Stormers have beaten Jake White’s Bulls six times in succession in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the transformation numbers are even more damning...
The French just hate a game that is determined by one point – and one point only. South Africans must love it. First the Springboks at...
The league standings don’t reflect it but South Africa’s challenge for the United Rugby Championship play-offs will be strong because of home ground advantage in the...
Think back to the inaugural season of the United Rugby Championship – and that first month. It was all doom and gloom as South Africa’s teams...
Handre Pollard proved that form is temporary but that class is permanent. Appreciate this guy South Africa. Love him, respect him and thank him. Just hold...
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 100-plus year...
Champions find a way to win, even when getting hammered. The Springboks were those champions in Paris on Sunday night, writes Mark Keohane. Hosts France were...
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 against Ireland...
The Bok seven forwards and a specialist scrumhalf substitutes bench to play Ireland is not a risk. Even an eight forwards split is not a risk....
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 muscle to...
France were okay and the All Blacks were awful – and the result was a 14 point French win in the 2023 RWC opener, writes Mark...
In 2007, the Springboks were crowned World Champions in Paris after seven magnificent weeks. Mark Keohane reflects on his time in France in 2007 and predicts...
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 same way,...