All Blacks Archives

Sonny Bill: ‘Can’t Stop the Sun from Shining’

“Be grateful, be vulnerable, but have mad work ethic – you’ll be a success in whatever you want to do” says Sonny Bill Williams... Read more

The NZ media’s reaction to Springboks win against All Blacks

New Zealand’s leading rugby writers were unanimous in their applause of the Springboks and in the reality check for the All Blacks in a... Read more

The stunning swan song year of the Steyns

If 2021 is to be the final year of Test rugby for Francois and Morne Steyn, the world could not have asked for an... Read more

Springboks win felt like World Cup final all over again

The Springboks win against the All Blacks on Australia’s Gold Coast was right up there with the 2019 World Cup final win against England,... Read more

Springboks by 5 – and it won’t be pretty

No referee can dictate how the Springboks play, but be guaranteed on Saturday that Siya Kolisi’s Boks won’t get away with slowing down the... Read more

A Springboks victory greater than beating the All Blacks

It is a massive moment to be able to write about the rugby qualities of a transformed Springboks starting XV, which includes seven black... Read more

Why I think Bok coaches got it wrong – win or lose against All Blacks

No Fassi, Jantjies or Willemse … Saturday is a missed opportunity for the Boks, writes Mark Keohane. There is no doubt the Springboks team... Read more

SA v NZL is a rugby rivalry that flourishes on player respect

Annelee Murray was in the Springboks change room for 43 Test matches over the past 20 years against the All Blacks. In her book,... Read more

Why I am backing battle-weary Boks to beat the All Blacks

I am backing the Springboks to win against the All Blacks in Townsville on Saturday – and this is why, writes Mark Keohane. I... Read more

Big Brodie versus Eben gets the heart pumping

In the same way that the South African forwards rally around Eben Etzebeth, New Zealand’s pack elevates in the presence of Brodie Retallick. The... Read more

The War Room: Bok backlash is one for the ages!

Join Mark Keohane in the War Room to share in the electric anticipation of the milestone 100th Test between the Springboks and All Blacks.

Mains’s mind blacks out in his blast of Boks

Former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains is 75 years-old and his ramblings earlier this week about the Springboks sound like that of an old... Read more

Frans Steyn’s super boot a boost for Springboks

Morne Steyn rolled back the years against the British & Irish Lions & Frans Steyn now gets to do the double against the All... Read more

Bring back the brutal – and winning – Boks

The Boks, as much as the rugby world may hate it, need to revert to what works for this team and if they do,... Read more

Lood looms large for battling Boks

Lood de Jager’s presence is a MUST if the Springboks having any chance of upstaging the All Blacks in Townsville, writes Mark Keohane. The... Read more