Don’t underestimate the World Cup connection in restoring the Springboks imbalance of not having played a Test in nearly two years. World Cup winner Faf de...
The Crusaders scored 52 points against the Rebels, won for a fifth successive time in five matches against Australian opposition, finished with a 97 points tournament...
In a week that there is no South African Rainbow Cup and the Springboks extended squad is in an alignment camp, the focus is on the...
To mark what would have been Jonah Lomu's 45th birthday, we take a look back at some of the highlights of his incredible career.
Oliver Keohane celebrates the career of Sonny Bill Williams, and his impact as a rugby player and sporting superstar. “Hold the ball with two f*cking hands,...
Mark Keohane, on IOL, writes Clive Woodward must have taken a few knocks during his playing days. How else does one explain his choice of Jonny...
Dan Carter played the Springboks 19 times. Mark Keohane picks his top five Carter displays against the men in green and gold. All Blacks 20-18. 2015...
Iconic All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter won 79 percent of the Test matches he played against the Springboks in an incredibly dominant international career. Mark Keohane...
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport The rugby world labelled it one of the greatest upsets in the history of the game when the Pumas beat...
And the world continues to be turned upside down in 2020. The original James Bond is dead and so is the aura of the All Blacks...
Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium is fast becoming Ellis Park to the All Blacks. There was a time when the All Blacks were always spooked when playing at...
For the record: The Springboks future participation in the Rugby Championship is three years (until 2023) and not 10 years as reported by Sanzaar. SA Rugby...
The All Blacks seized their 18th straight Bledisloe Cup, with a record breaking 43-5 win against Australia. But the significance of the win was as much...
The All Blacks, as a collective, are some way off a top two team, but individually they still have enough genius to deliver knockout blows. Cue...
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media and IOL, writes that Richie McCaw’s mighty marines led the pack but Sam Cane’s foot soldiers are very much part of...
The Springboks are the World Cup holders, ranked one in the world and currently the world champions. Deservedly so because there wasn’t a better team in...