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
Brilliant Barrett brothers bury France
The Barrett brothers Beauden and Jordie Barrett inspired an All Blacks second half comeback as they smashed France at Eden Park. The All Blacks... Read more
Bismarck & Steyn out of first Test against England
Wasps-based Willie le Roux’s Test match experience and knowledge of the English opposition will see him start ahead of Warrick Gelant in Saturday’s series... Read more
Schalk Brits hailed as the most amazing player Jones has seen
Renowned British Rugby writer Stephen Jones has labelled Schalk Brits the most amazing he has ever seen play. Brits, capped 10 times for the... Read more
All Blacks blood three new caps against France
All Blacks coach Steven Hansen included three uncapped players in his All Blacks squad to play France, but there is no place for Hurricanes... Read more
