Investing in experience over youth will win Boks the Lions series
It is a Springboks insurance policy that will age like a good wine, writes Mark Keohane, in assessing the squad he would select to... Read more
Backing Temba Bavuma
Viva Temba. If you don’t agree, don’t bother reading any further because you will be offended, writes Mark Keohane on IOL. To hell with... Read more
What I love and hate about the Six Nations
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport There isn’t a heck of a lot I hate about rugby’s Six Nations. I have a lot of... Read more
Bosch butchers Province as Lions implode against Bulls
Curwin Bosch’s boot butchered Western Province in the Currie Cup semi-finals, but the home team’s lack of rugby intelligence caused as much of the... Read more
Cutting the Currie Cup players slack
Criticism of the standard of play in the Currie Cup is valid but in these crazy Covid times, the players must be cut some... Read more
Mark Keohane’s 5 sporting wishes for 2021
Mark Keohane, on IOL, lists his five sporting wishes for 2021 – and top of the list is to see the world champion Springboks... Read more
Super Sanchez sinks All Blacks in history-making Pumas win
And the world continues to be turned upside down in 2020. The original James Bond is dead and so is the aura of the... Read more
All Blacks sensation Caleb Clarke kills off Wallabies
The All Blacks, as a collective, are some way off a top two team, but individually they still have enough genius to deliver knockout... Read more
Back Stormers and Cheetahs this weekend
I joined the Money Man and Ollie to preview round 2 of Super Rugby Unlocked that will see the Cheetahs host the Bulls, the... Read more
Perspective for & about the Springboks, please South Africa
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... Read more
Why the British & Irish Lions will roar in South Africa in 2021
Mark Keohane, on IOL, writes the British & Irish Lions in South Africa in 2021 won’t be a traditional tour but the biggest sporting... Read more
SARU boss: ‘Rassie is the man to take Boks to World Cup’
South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander endorsed Rassie Erasmus’s appointment as the coach to take the Springboks to the 2019 World Cup. Erasmus... Read more
Racism rife at SuperSport say black rugby presenters
Four black rugby commentators, including former Springboks Owen Nkumane and Gcobani Bobo, have accused SuperSport’s management of racism. The Independent Media, Sunday Times and... Read more
Fantastic Farrell finishes off Springboks
The Springboks won the series but England deservedly won the third and final Test 25-10 at Newlands. England led 6-3 at halftime. England were... Read more
Super Springboks soar to third in world
Siya Kolisi’s inspired Springboks beat England 23-12 in Bloemfontein to go two-nil up in the three-Test series. The win means the Springboks, seventh in... Read more
The future of Rassie’s Rainbow Boks rocks
Rassie Erasmus, in 10 days, did more to change the course of Springbok rugby history than any coach has done since unification in 1992.... Read more
