World Cup-winning Springboks Cheslin Kolbe and Handre Pollard will lead a 21-strong South African contingent in May’s top two respective European Cup and Shield finals. It...
The Springboks have three months before the series opener against British & Irish Lions – and it is looking good for South Africa. As a reminder,...
The Sharks sneaked a three-point win against the Stormers in the inaugural Rainbow Cup South Africa match, but bigger than the result was Pieter-Steph du Toit...
Scotland’s South African-born and raised winger Duhan van der Merwe could be the bolter in Warren Gatland’s 2021 British & Irish Lions touring squad to South...
The strength of a national team is just how many would make a World XV. What makes the Springboks so good is that half the side...
Mark Keohane, on IOL, writes that it works to the Springboks advantage in their preparation for the Test series against the British & Irish Lions having...
Rugby’s “The War Room” is back for Episode 2, and Mark Keohane and Zelim Nel are discussing the wing and centre options that exist for the...
It is a Springboks insurance policy that will age like a good wine, writes Mark Keohane, in assessing the squad he would select to tame the...
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 the usual...
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 love for...
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 bleeding. Ditto...
Criticism of the standard of play in the Currie Cup is valid but in these crazy Covid times, the players must be cut some slack for...
Mark Keohane, on IOL, lists his five sporting wishes for 2021 – and top of the list is to see the world champion Springboks play a...
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...
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...
I joined the Money Man and Ollie to preview round 2 of Super Rugby Unlocked that will see the Cheetahs host the Bulls, the Stormers take...