Keo, Author at KEO.co.za

For 35 minutes Australia looked a word-class rugby team. For 35 minutes Australia kept New Zealand scoreless. And then the two Smiths, Ben and Aaron, combined for the first of...

Keo

06 Aug 2018

All Blacks coach says red-hot Richie’s time will come

Crusaders in-form flyhalf Richie Mo’unga was named in the All Blacks’s Rugby Championship squad but the All Blacks coach Steve Hansen was insistent that his starting flyhalf would be World...

Keo

05 Aug 2018

Siya stays Springboks captain for Rugby Championship

Siya Kolisi, originally appointed captain for the three-Test series against England, will continue to lead the Springboks in the Rugby Championship. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed a squad of 35,...

Keo

30 Jul 2018

Semi Final Rants and Raves: Lions can’t afford slow starts

My rants and raves for Independent Media’s IOL, following the Super Rugby semi-final weekend which saw wins for the Lions and Crusaders. TOP RAVE Fijian and Montpelier power wing Nemani...

Keo

28 Jul 2018

Lions do the double on Waratahs

The Lions will travel to Christchurch to play the Crusaders in a repeat of the 2017 final. It is the Lions’s third successive final. The hosts comfortably beat the Waratahs...

Keo

21 Jul 2018

Mighty Marx roars biggest as Lions win battle of the cats

Malcolm Marx was colossal for the Lions in their 40-23 Super Rugby quarter-final win against the Jaguares in Johannesburg. The Lions will host the Waratahs in the semi-final and the Crusaders...

Keo

20 Jul 2018

Perenara potent as Canes scalp Chiefs

Hurricanes scrumhalf TJ Perenara was inspirational and potent in his team’s 32-31 home quarter-final win against the Chiefs. The Hurricanes got the best possible start when winger Julian Savea scored...

Keo

16 Jul 2018

Rants & Raves – Super Rugby system sucks

Among my IOL Sport Rants is a Super Rugby structure that gives a team hosting play-off rights to the final when it actually finishes with the fourth most points. I...

Keo

14 Jul 2018

Sharks sneak into play-offs

The Sharks beat the Jaguares 20-10 in Durban to claim the eighth and final play-off position. They will play the table-topping Crusaders. The Lions, who finished second overall, will host...

Keo