Springboks failed to respect occasion and took a beating
For all the pre-match purple prose, the Springboks did not respect the occasion on Sunday because if they did they would not have given... Read more
Boks play like chumps as Wallabies win like champs
There may still be victory in Sunday’s defeat for the Springboks – but it won’t feel like it for the next 24 hours. For... Read more
Morne Steyn’s shares soar after Sunday’s Springboks shocker
Handre Pollard’s hazardous outing off the tee on Sunday afternoon cost the Springboks eight points and stood in stark contrast to Wallabies counterpart Quade... Read more
Joy for Jake the coaching giant and his brilliant Bulls
Saturday in Pretoria belonged to Jake White and his Bulls. This was a history-making day for the coach as the Bulls crushed the Sharks,... Read more
Rugby Championship stars are aligned for Siya’s Springboks
Back the Boks against the Wallabies – not because of patriotism but because they are the best team in the world. The expectation must... Read more
Rassie latest: World Rugby silent as Eddie Jones moans
Eddie Jones’s comments about Rassie Erasmus are as big a joke as his England team was in the 2019 World Cup final, writes Mark... Read more
Duane to dominate on return to Test rugby
Duane Vermeulen’s return to Test rugby this coming weekend will be colossal for the Springboks Rugby Championship campaign, because he was built for the... Read more
There is beauty in this beast of a Boks team
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has entrusted his Lion-taming Boks to deal with the challenge of the Wallabies. He has respected the occasion of the... Read more
World Champion Boks will wallop Wallabies wimps
These Wallabies are wimps. Siya Kolisi’s world champion Springboks will wallop them, writes Mark Keohane. It will be champ up against chump and the... Read more
In defence of the Currie Cup
The Currie Cup still has significance and prestige to every South African rugby player and there is a defence to be made for the... Read more
Here’s to Hooper, the Wallabies one-man-band
Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is among the best players on the field every week, regardless of result or opposition . But his efforts have... Read more
Quade Cooper has to be trusted to combat Springboks
Quade Cooper is the obvious choice to start at flyhalf against the Springboks, writes Oliver Keohane. The 21 year-old Noah Lolesio is not yet the... Read more
Buckle in for the Boks Rugby Championship extravaganza
This is the the month of international rugby that couldn’t come soon enough because it means the world champion Springboks play the All Blacks,... Read more
Akira Ioane’s coming of age bodes well for the All Blacks
Akira Ioane’s recent performances for the All Blacks in the number 6 jersey suggest that a special talent is finally coming of age in... Read more
Kolbe, Aplon & Paulse a triumph of skill over size
Cheslin Kolbe’s record-breaking transfer from Toulouse to Toulon is a triumph for skill in a game obsessed with physicality and size, writes Mark Keohane.... Read more
Rugby is high risk. Stop trying to sanitize the sport
Rugby union is being compromised in the name of player safety. It is nonsense, writes Mark Keohane. Professional rugby is a risk sport and... Read more
