Pollard to add power to Springboks Lions challenge
Handre Pollard will play in the first Test against the British & Irish Lions, with veteran flyhalf Morne Steyn on the bench. Springboks captain... Read more
Rassie puts the boot into Gatland on Farrell foul play
South African Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus doesn’t miss a trick. The World Cup winning coach wants to know why Owen Farrell wasn’t carded... Read more
Poite’s 2017 referee howler can’t happen again in 2021 Lions series
This British & Irish Lions three-Test series against the Springboks must be determined by the superiority of one team over the other and not... Read more
Lukanyo Am may be understated, but he is not underrated
Understated as a person, but never underrated as a player, and definitely not within the Springboks squad. Lukhanyo Am, heir apparent to Siya Kolisi,... Read more
Jake White’s Bulls show up gulf in class between Boks and SA ‘A’
This was the SA ‘A’ the Lions expected to trounce in Cape Town and this SA ‘A’ was nothing compared to the Springboks who... Read more
Jasper Wiese must start at No 8 for the Test series
Jasper Wiese did enough in his second international outing, as South Africa ‘A’ downed the British & Irish Lions 17-13, to show that he... Read more
Rassie Erasmus’s ‘waterboy’ presence worth gold for Boks
British & Irish Lions legend Scott Gibbs raved about Rassie Erasmus’s on-field presence as the team’s ‘water boy’ and said it emphasised the brilliant... Read more
Etzebeth immense as South Africa down Lions
A couple of months ago I wrote a piece entitled “Why we go to war with Eben Etzebeth”. Every notion was affirmed over an... Read more
Get ready for rugby’s physical war of the ages
The World Cup-winning Springboks went to war under the banner of South Africa ‘A’ and tamed the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town... Read more
A midweek Bok Test that will be the Lions ultimate test
Let’s see what the British & Irish Lions have up front. That’s the question that will be answered at the Cape Town Stadium, writes... Read more
Kolbe’s back in Cape Town for unofficial fourth Test against Lions
Yes please! We have a fourth Test and Cape Town’s favourite rugby son Cheslin Kolbe will play the British & Irish Lions on Wednesday... Read more
Please South Africa, it is an insult to applaud the Sharks mediocrity
Please don’t applaud or celebrate a team losing 71-31. To do so is to insult the Sharks. It isn’t a compliment, writes Mark Keohane. ... Read more
Botia should have seen red for brutal tackle on McKenzie
Levani Botia was shown red in the Heineken Cup final and the Fijian captain should have got his marching orders for a similar assault... Read more
Victorious All Blacks take physical beating against Fiji
The All Blacks have unmatched skill on attack, but physically the aura of the All Blacks is to be found on YouTube’s best of... Read more
FYI: The Springboks who won the World Cup will be in Cape Town
A quick note to all: The Springboks who won the World Cup will be in Cape Town to play the British and Irish Lions... Read more
Why I am still picking a Springboks series win against the Lions
The British & Irish Lions were always going to whip South Africa’s domestic teams. The only time a judgement can be made on the... Read more
