13 Sep
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media, believes everything is starting to point to a Springboks World Cup triumph in Japan, 12 years after the last win in Paris, France.
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13 Sep
Chester
Williams will get a colossal send-off at Newlands on Saturday, but there
couldn’t have been a more applicable and poignant celebration of the man and
the rugby player than Wednesday’s memorial at the University...
13 Sep
Mark Keohane, in his IOL Rugby World Cup watch, rubbishes the belief that the All Blacks are the big poaches of Polynesian talent.The All Blacks at this year’s...
30 Aug
Mark Keohane, in his Cape Times and IOLSPORT, weekly column says Springbok rugby is already a winner before kick-off at this year's Rugby World Cup in Japan.This week was a representation of when Springbok...
09 Mar
Follow all the weekend's Super Rugby matches live on Keo.co.za Live Match Centre. There were wins for the Hurricanes, Rebels, Crusaders, Blues, Waratahs, Lions and Bulls. Rieko Ioane, with four tries, has been the...
22 Feb
Can the Stormers do a dramatic turnaround and beat the Lions at Newlands? Can the Bulls win in Buenos Aires and can the Sharks embarrass the bookies who installed the Blues as favourites to...
19 Feb
With the 2019 Super Rugby season finally underway, Mark Keohane, on IOL Sport, shares his Rants and Raves after the first weekend's action.Rants1. Robbie Fleck’s four-year plan with the Stormers is a week into...
19 Feb
The lie is that rugby is transforming at schools level when you consider the statistical return of Springboks among the country’s elite rugby schools.The Rapport newspaper’s report on the effects of professionalism on schools...
03 Nov
Australian referee Angus Gardener should never again referee an international match.His decision not to card Owen Farrell for an obvious shoulder charge on Andre Esterhuizen was among the most disgraceful home bias decisions. It...
01 Nov
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will start Duane Vermeulen at No 7 against England, with the form No 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit switching to lock. Warren Whiteley plays No 8.Vermeulen's inaugural selection as a test...
06 Oct
The Springboks host the All Blacks in Pretoria. Kick-off is 17.05. Follow the Rugby Championship match live on the Opta Powered Keo Live Match Centre.Teams:South Africa15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse...
30 Sep
World Champions New Zealand defended their Rugby Championship title with an emphatic 35-17 win against the Pumas in Argentina.The All Blacks, who led 21-3 at halftime, scored five tries to two to claim the...
29 Sep
The Springboks beat Australia with another powerful defensive effort.The Boks were comfortable at 14-0 after a strong start but it took a particularly determined and brave second half defensive effort to deny the Wallabies...
17 Sep
The past weekend saw a historic win for the Springboks over the World Champion All Blacks. This week's Rants and Raves is of the Boks' courage and finesse in the fantastic test.TOP RAVENo one,...
15 Sep
Siya Kolisi’s Springboks stunned world champions New Zealand 36-34 in Wellington.The Springboks made 226 tackles & won with just 30 percent of the ball.The All Blacks scores six tries to South Africa’s five but...
12 Sep
South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander endorsed Rassie Erasmus’s appointment as the coach to take the Springboks to the 2019 World Cup.Erasmus this past week has been vocal about the lack of results...