Duane Vermeulen’s return to SA to be celebrated
Duane Vermeulen’s pending return to South Africa in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup will be a boost to the Springboks and a... Read more
Springboks set for historic clash against Wales in USA
Wales will provide the Springboks with a one-off preparation for the three-Test series against Eddie Jones’s England. But the Test against Wales will be... Read more
Springboks’ best world is combination of two worlds
Everything should be done to ensure the Springboks are at maximum strength for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. My Business Day Newspaper column... Read more
Rassie Erasmus is new rugby boss of Springboks
Media reports that Allister Coetzee has survived the axe and will continue as Bok coach until the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan are... Read more
Allister’s awful Bok record demands he gets the bullet
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee’s number is up and South African Rugby’s leadership review will confirm his 11 wins in 25 Tests is not worthy... Read more
Bye Bye Allister as Boks blitzed & beaten in Cardiff
Wales scored 14 points in the first five minutes and then finished strongly to beat the Springboks 24-22 in the season’s final international. The... Read more
Coetzee’s terrible two-year tenure to end in Cardiff
Allister Coetzee’s two year tenure as Springbok coach must end in Cardiff this weekend, regardless of the result. Wales in Cardiff will bring an... Read more
Super Siya & Mighty Marx back to boost Boks
Siya Kolisi and Malcolm Marx, among South Africa’s two best forwards all year, will lead the Springboks’ challenge against Wales in Cardiff. There is... Read more
Bongi scores in Boks’ five-try beating of Italy
Bongi Mbonambi, in his first Test start, scored South Africa’s opening try as the Boks cruised to a 35-6 win against Italy. The Boks... Read more
Injury muzzles Marx but it’s same old for Coetzee’s Boks
Allister Coetzee’s only changes to the Springboks starting XV have been enforced through injury to Malcolm Marx and the unavailability of Siya Kolisi, who... Read more
Victory over feeble French like a side order of fries
Take the win South Africa but temper the euphoria. Saturday’s win against France was the equal of being served French fries as the main... Read more
Boks win by a point but fail to prove a point
The Springboks got a one point win against France in Paris but they didn’t make a point that they’ve got the arsenal to beat... Read more
Pollard at 10 as Boks show 10 changes
Handre Pollard starts at flyhalf for the Springboks and Duane Vermeulen is No 8. But still Damien de Allende still makes the match 23.... Read more
Dublin the death of Coetzee as Springbok coach
Allister Coetzee’s two year horror show as Springbok coach must – and will – be ended. His results haven’t been good enough. The progress... Read more
Inspired Irish savage sorry Springboks in Dublin
Ireland rewrote the history books in slaughtering the Springboks 38-3 in Dublin. It is the biggest ever Irish win against the Springboks. The hosts... Read more
