Rassie given right to pick players from anywhere for Springboks

All overseas-based South African players are eligible for Springbok selection after SA Rugby’s Executive Leadership scrapped the 30-Test restriction. The restriction was always going... Read more

Shields and Cipriani bolster Farrell-lead England

Owen Farrell will captain an England squad to South Africa that includes a first call-up for Danny Cipriani in the Eddie Jones era. The... Read more

Super Rugby Rants and Raves Round 12 – De Allende continues impressive form

My Rants and Raves for Independent Media following round 12 of Super Rugby TOP RAVE Damian de Allende’s strength in contact has always been a... Read more

Du Preez brothers ignite inspirational Sharks

The Sharks finally put together a performance consistent with the squad talent to hammer the Highlanders 38-12 in Durban. Robert du Preez scored 18... Read more

Siya, Scarra & Stormers celebrate in style

Siya Kolisi’s 100th Super Rugby match turned out to be a beauty with the passionate Stormers captain leading his team to victory against the... Read more

Lions lose Marx and lose in Wellington

Malcolm Marx is out of the Lions Super Rugby tour of New Zealand with a groin injury. Marx lasted less than 10 minutes as... Read more

Grey College end Boshaai’s unbeaten run & Paul Roos power past Paarl Gim

Grey College and Paul Roos made claim to South Africa’s top schoolboy rugby ranking with comprehensive wins in Paarl. Grey College ended Paarl Boys... Read more

Champion Crusaders on the march in Melbourne

The Crusaders crushed the Melbourne Rebels and extended their record-breaking win of successive Super Rugby matches outside New Zealand to 11. The tournament’s 2017... Read more

History making Jaguares make it four from four on the road

The Jaguares will leave Australasia unbeaten after winning their fourth successive match on tour. The men from Argentina beat the Chiefs 23-19 for a... Read more

Trevor Nyakane must dominate Newlands

In my column for sport24 I’ve written that Saturday’s clash at Newlands will be more centred around Springbok contention than Super Rugby aspirations when the Stormers face... Read more

Super Rugby Rants and Raves: Pollard’s best so far

My top rant and top rave for Independent Media, following another action packed weekend of Super Rugby. For my full wrap of the weekend... Read more

Injury and defeat big blows to Blitzboks World Series title hopes

Blitzboks captain Kyle Brown will miss the rest of the season after a weekend in which the South Africans for the first time this... Read more

Super Sopoaga sinks Bulls with last kick of the game

Highlanders flyhalf Lima Sopoaga broke the Bulls’s hearts with a successful last penalty kick of the game. The Kiwis, thanks to the unerring boot... Read more

Fired up Reds rock limp Lions

The Reds rocked the Lions in Super Rugby action in Brisbane, winning 27-22. Malcolm Marx scored two second half tries and the Lions scored... Read more

De Allende destroys Rebels with raw power

Stormers wing JJ Engelbrecht scored twice in the Stormers 34-18 win against the Rebels. The four tries to two win was never in doubt,... Read more

Kolisi needs to step it up

A month ago I motivated in a column that Rassie Erasmus’s Springbok captain in June should be Siya Kolisi, but his form in the... Read more