Rassie puts the boot into Gatland on Farrell foul play
South African Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus doesn’t miss a trick. The World Cup winning coach wants to know why Owen Farrell wasn’t carded... Read more
Poite’s 2017 referee howler can’t happen again in 2021 Lions series
This British & Irish Lions three-Test series against the Springboks must be determined by the superiority of one team over the other and not... Read more
Lukanyo Am may be understated, but he is not underrated
Understated as a person, but never underrated as a player, and definitely not within the Springboks squad. Lukhanyo Am, heir apparent to Siya Kolisi,... Read more
Rassie Erasmus’s ‘waterboy’ presence worth gold for Boks
British & Irish Lions legend Scott Gibbs raved about Rassie Erasmus’s on-field presence as the team’s ‘water boy’ and said it emphasised the brilliant... Read more
Get ready for rugby’s physical war of the ages
The World Cup-winning Springboks went to war under the banner of South Africa ‘A’ and tamed the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town... Read more
A midweek Bok Test that will be the Lions ultimate test
Let’s see what the British & Irish Lions have up front. That’s the question that will be answered at the Cape Town Stadium, writes... Read more
Kolbe’s back in Cape Town for unofficial fourth Test against Lions
Yes please! We have a fourth Test and Cape Town’s favourite rugby son Cheslin Kolbe will play the British & Irish Lions on Wednesday... Read more
Please South Africa, it is an insult to applaud the Sharks mediocrity
Please don’t applaud or celebrate a team losing 71-31. To do so is to insult the Sharks. It isn’t a compliment, writes Mark Keohane. ... Read more
Botia should have seen red for brutal tackle on McKenzie
Levani Botia was shown red in the Heineken Cup final and the Fijian captain should have got his marching orders for a similar assault... Read more
Victorious All Blacks take physical beating against Fiji
The All Blacks have unmatched skill on attack, but physically the aura of the All Blacks is to be found on YouTube’s best of... Read more
FYI: The Springboks who won the World Cup will be in Cape Town
A quick note to all: The Springboks who won the World Cup will be in Cape Town to play the British and Irish Lions... Read more
Why I am still picking a Springboks series win against the Lions
The British & Irish Lions were always going to whip South Africa’s domestic teams. The only time a judgement can be made on the... Read more
Farrell in a class of his own as Lions savage Sharks
Owen Farrell was the biggest beneficiary from a Covid enforced British & Irish Lions starting XV backline reshuffle with a flyhalf performance that will... Read more
As Lions tour takes torrid Covid turn, there is no blame game to play
Any belief that the British & Irish Lions being in South Africa is about dollars is misguided. If it was only about the money... Read more
British & Irish Lions will smash Sharks
The good news is the British & Irish Lions will play the Sharks at Emirates Airline Park on Wednesday evening. The bad news for... Read more
Classy British & Irish Lions slaughter local Lions
I had the British & Irish Lions to win by 40 points. They won by 42 points and showed their class against a local... Read more