Super Rugby Rants and Raves – Bulls locks looking like All Blacks under new coaching
In my weekly “Rants and Raves” column for Independent Media, I take a look back at the positives and negatives from the latest round... Read more
Lambie’s Racing 92 lash Munster to make Champions Cup final
South Africa’s Pat Lambie started at flyhalf in Racing 92’s 27-22 Champions Cup semi-final win against Munster in Bordeaux. Racing will play Leinster in... Read more
Paul Roos, Monument & Boland Landbou in stunning wins
All of Paul Roos, Monument and Boland Landbou produced stunning performances in Saturday’s national school’s rugby. Monument advanced to the final of the Tuks... Read more
Strauss stars as Rebels no match for rejuvenated Bulls
The Bulls scored two early tries and were always in command in getting a 28-10 try-scoring bonus point win against the Rebels in Pretoria.... Read more
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