‘Hands off Rassie’, says SA Rugby boss Alexander
South African Rugby Union boss Mark Alexander has told the world it is ‘hands off’ when it comes to Director of Rugby and World... Read more
Allez le bleus in Cape Town & Paris
Mark Keohane reflects on the first weekend of Super Rugby and Six Nations. My return is: four from seven in Super Rugby and three... Read more
Bok coaching change is much of nothing
Mark Keohane, on IOL, writes that while the name of the Bok coach has changed, nothing really has changed with World Cup-winning coach Rassie... Read more
Why the British & Irish Lions will roar in South Africa in 2021
Mark Keohane, on IOL, writes the British & Irish Lions in South Africa in 2021 won’t be a traditional tour but the biggest sporting... Read more
Why South Africans should be rooting for Ian Foster as All Blacks coach
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL, believes it will benefit the Springboks more if Ian Foster is appointed All Blacks coach ahead of Crusaders three-time... Read more
History-making British & Irish Lions in South Africa in 2021
The Stormers will play the British & Irish Lions in the first ever international rugby match at the Cape Town Stadium in 2021, writes... Read more
Stormers to show their #TrueColours in 2020
Stormers coach John Dobson wants his Stormers of 2020 to be true to themselves and their supporters. He wants them to always reflect their... Read more
Treat Siya’s Boks as mortals & cut them some slack
Life will never be the same for Siya Kolisi and his all-conquering World Champion Rainbow Warriors, writes Mark Keohane in his Independent Media and... Read more
Boks more brutal than brilliant in beating Japan
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media and IOL Sport, applauds the Springboks World Cup quarter-final win against Japan, but suggests a more complete performance... Read more
Bet on the Boks to beat Japan by 20 points
Mark Keohane in his Independent Media and IOL Sport Rugby World Cup daily column, is super confident the Springboks will prove too powerful for... Read more
These Springboks are unified & transformed
Mark Keohane, for Independent Media’s print publications and IOL Sport, writes that he has never experienced a Springbok team as united as the one... Read more
Bok brilliance against minnows must not mask failures against All Blacks
Mark Keohane, in his Independent Media and IOL Sport daily World Cup column, writes that as wonderful as it was to watch the Boks... Read more
Referees continue to flounder at Rugby World Cup
Wayne Barnes and Nigel Owens are comfortably the best referees in world rugby. Yet both couldn’t make the most obvious and decisive calls when... Read more
Why it makes sense for Boks to start with Bongi
Mark Keohane, writing in Independent Media and IOL Sport, gives Mbongeni Mbonambi’s selection to start against Italy the thumbs up. I think Malcolm Marx,... Read more
Wales are the real deal
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media & IOL Sport believes Wales are a bigger threat to the Springboks at this World Cup than Ireland. Question:... Read more
Why the Rugby World Cup bore will become bliss
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media’s print publications and IOL Sport, writes that six teams can win the World Cup, but only six teams make... Read more