Lethal Lions shut out Waratahs in bonus point win
The Lions were brilliant in a 29-0 win against the Waratahs in Sydney. The visitors led 7-0 at halftime and will take huge confidence... Read more
Super hot Highlanders blow away Blues
The Highlanders hammered the Blues 34-16 in Auckland as the New Zealand derby curse continued for the hosts. The Highlanders, who scored five tries... Read more
It’s all black in the Commonwealth as Blitsboks blow it
New Zealand’s Men and Women won gold at the Commonwealth Games and South Africa’s World Series Champion Blitsboks crashed to a fourth place. The... Read more
Three-try Gelant golden as brutal Bulls gore Sharks
Warrick Gelant scored two early tries from which the Sharks never recovered and completed his hattrick in the final minutes as the Bulls won... Read more
Schools Rugby: Paul Roos power past SACS; Boshaai & Landbou, Grey & Gim also strong
Paul Roos were destructive in smashing SACS in Stellenbosch, scoring five tries in the last 15 minutes to complete a crushing 70-21 triumph. Paarl... Read more
Record try-scoring Lions’s Swys de Bruin gets Bok ‘attack’ coaching job
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will invest in the skills and mind of Lions coach Swys de Bruin for the four June internationals against Wales... Read more
Springbok recall for Faf De Klerk?
I wrote in my sport24 column that the Springboks have the quality to succeed in 2018 and appear to have all bases covered, aside... Read more
Super Rugby rants and raves – Jantjies a joy to watch, Du Preez monumental
Keo takes a look back at the positives and negatives of this past weekend’s Super Rugby for Independent Media, highlighting the impressive performances of Jantjies and Jean-Luc Du Preez, whilst... Read more
Terrific Tambwe’s four tries torture Stormers
Young winger Madosh Tambwe scored three tries within the opening 13 minutes and added a fourth in the second half as the Lions passed... Read more
Boland Landbou nail New Zealand’s Napier High
Try-fest on opening day of the Oakland World Schools Festival PAARL, 3 April 2018 – The South African teams dominated matters on the first day of... Read more
Raving about Jean-Luc & Ranting about Pieter-Steph
The Sharks’ Du Preez brothers were the big winners in last weekend’s Super Rugby and Pieter-Steph du Toit and the Lions were the big... Read more
Record-breaking Crusaders show champion qualities to down Lions
The Lions produced their best defensive effort of the season but it wasn’t enough to beat the champion Crusaders who repeated their 2017 Super... Read more
Saru boss Alexander says Springboks will transform and win
Mark Keohane interviewed Saru president Mark Alexander on his vision for the game, the 2019 World Cup, the burning issue of transformation, and Allister Coetzee’s exit as... Read more
Adriaan Strauss celebrates with three tries and a Bulls win
Adriaan Strauss did the unthinkable in scoring three tries in his record-breaking 149th Super Rugby match and his Bulls also surprised friend and foe... Read more
SACS tops but Grey High’s heavies grill the rest in Ruggo’s set piece statistics
SACS have been victorious and one of the best teams on show at the St Stithians Schools Festival but their set piece efficiency ranked... Read more
Du Preez brothers delight in crushing Super Sharks win
Jean-Luc du Preez was sensational against the Blues and older brother Robert was equally impressive in scoring 38 points in a crushing 63-40 win... Read more