Bulls & Lions SA’s best provincial bet against touring Lions
The Bulls and Lions will be the least affected teams for their tour matches against the British & Irish Lions. Covid protocols means those... Read more
Willemse salary saga: Some see colour; I see performance
My criticism of Stormers utility back Damian Willemse’s annual salary was based on the player’s indifferent form in the context of a professional franchise... Read more
CJ Stander is a ‘no go’ for Bulls – or anyone
Jake White has confirmed that CJ Stander will not play professional rugby again. White wanted Stander back at the Bulls, where it all started... Read more
Amateur Western Province rugby still grappling with professionalism
Take Western Province rugby’s leadership’s attempt to sugarcoat the situation of the union’s state of health from whence it comes. The turkeys don’t vote... Read more
Revealed: Stormers Damian Willemse’s R5 million annual salary bonanza
Damian Willemse, for all his potential and occasional brilliance, is not worth a WP salary of R5 million a year … certainly not right... Read more
Siya, Pieter-Steph & Duane win & lose on the same day
Siya Kolisi’s 60 minutes for the Sharks against the Stormers was the best South African rugby story of Saturday. Whoever wins the Rainbow Cup... Read more
Kolbe’s Toulouse tops in Europe as final sees red
Toulouse won. Just. But rugby, as an occasion, lost again because of an early red card. This was not the contest the 22-17 score... Read more
Reinach rocks as Montpellier’s super Springboks soar
Cobus Reinach reaffirmed the quality of South Africa’s scrumhalf options for the British & Irish Lions series in July and August. Reinach played the... Read more
Cheslin Kolbe is the best rugby player in the world
Cheslin Kolbe, right now, is the best rugby player in the world. He should also be the highest paid player in the world because... Read more
South Africa’s northern lights to shine bright at Twickenham
Handre Pollard will demand a lot of attention on Friday night at Twickenham when Montpellier play in the final of the European Challenge Cup.... Read more
National schools rugby suspension is a shocker
Two glorious Saturdays of schoolboy rugby has been halted nationally because of a #Covid cluster outbreak in Gauteng. It defies all common sense. There... Read more
Playing Springboks selector for Lions series
The strength and power of the Springboks forwards is such that Saracens strong man Vincent Koch will struggle to make the match-day 23, let... Read more
Jake on Morne Steyn: ‘He is a winner’
Bulls coach and 2007 World Cup winning Springboks coach Jake White has backed public sentiment to include veteran flyhalf Morne Steyn for the Springboks... Read more
South Africans can put a stadium roar into Lions v Springboks
There has to be a way to match the will of having some form of spectators when the world champion Springboks host the British... Read more
Jake White gives coaching masterclass
Bulls coach Jake White gave a coaching masterclass in his team’s 43-9 Rainbow Cup SA battering of the Sharks in Pretoria. He also gave... Read more
Bulls Boks foursome awesome in Loftus win
The four Bulls players in the Springboks alignment squad emphatically put one over those Sharks players also in the national equation. Springboks coach Jacques... Read more