World champion Springboks are winners because of overseas-based players

The decision to allow Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber to unconditionally select the best South African players based overseas transformed the Springboks from 2017... Read more

Du Preez brothers & Wiese to the fore as Bok No 8

Jean-Luc du Preez, his brother Dan and Jasper Wiese’s starting No 8 stocks have risen dramatically with uncertainty around first choice Duane Vermeulen’s participation... Read more

Duane goes down in craziest Bulls win of season

Bulls and Springboks No 8 Duane Vermeulen limped off after 32 minutes in the craziest Pro Rugby Rainbow Cup SA match I’ve ever seen.... Read more

Simelane’s super Springbok Saturday

Lions centre Wandisile Simelane will be rewarded with a first Springbok squad call-up, but for those Bulls players selected it will mean they will... Read more

Why the Kolisi Springboks debate is only about rugby

Siya Kolisi, to start for the Springboks or not, is simply a rugby discussion. Read the lines and don’t go looking for a racial... 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

Siya Kolisi must captain the Springboks against the Lions

Siya Kolisi must be backed unconditionally to lead the Springboks in the three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions. A month spent in... Read more

Bok Delight for the Du Preez brothers

Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez’s imposing form for the Sales Sharks will be rewarded with a Springboks recall when Jacques Nienaber names his first... 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

New Zealand rugby is all beauty and no beast

In a week that there is no South African Rainbow Cup and the Springboks extended squad is in an alignment camp, the focus is... Read more

Bulls & Lions SA’s best provincial bet against touring Lions

The Bulls and Lions will be the least affected teams for their tour matches against the British & Irish Lions. Covid protocols means those... Read more

Willemse salary saga: Some see colour; I see performance

My criticism of Stormers utility back Damian Willemse’s annual salary was based on the player’s indifferent form in the context of a professional franchise... 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

CJ Stander is a ‘no go’ for Bulls – or anyone

Jake White has confirmed that CJ Stander will not play professional rugby again. White wanted Stander back at the Bulls, where it all started... Read more