Rants and Raves from the second tests
Raving about Captain Kolisi and ranting about the South African fans for Independent Media’s IOL following the Boks’ series win against England. TOP RAVE Big players make big plays and...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 the world before kick off, are...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. It is my view that the...Read More
Celebrating Mtawarira’s magical Springbok milestone
Tendai Mtawarira will play his 100th Test for the Springboks. The story I wrote for Independent Media’s weekend newspapers, in association with ASICS (SA) is tribute to the passion and...Read More
Rants and Raves: Internationals
In this week’s column for Independent Media’s IOL I’m saluting Springbok Faf De Klerk following his man of the match performance on Saturday but equally bemoaning England for their cowardly ploy to target the scrum half with...Read More
Brilliant Brits back in the Bok mix
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has shown his willingness to do the unconventional in enticing Schalk Brits to put his retirement off for one more year to be part of the...Read More
Sensational Springboks fight back for sensational win against England
The Springboks fought back from 24-3 down after 15 minutes to beat England 42-39 in a sensational Test at Ellis Park. Duane Vermeulen was colossal in a team of Rainbow...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 won 52-11 after trailing 11-8 at...Read More
Duane, Siya & Jean-Luc will inspire Boks to victory
The Springboks loose-trio is one of physical presence, menace and potency. They’ll be influential and inspiring in what will be a home victory in the first of three Tests against...Read More
Boks’ best good enough to beat England
Mark Keohane for Sport24 What the Welsh Test showed emphatically is that South Africa’s current Test player pool is closer to 25 than 42. However those 25 are still strong...Read More
