When romance and not robots ruled rugby
Gareth Edwards’s try for the Barbarians against the All Blacks is considered rugby union’s try of the century, yet it would never have been... Read more
Rassie, show us your genius, and hire Eddie
Rassie Erasmus is a super rugby strategist. To bring in sacked England coach Eddie Jones as a Springboks hired gun for the 2023 World... Read more
Snubbing Etzebeth and Savea cheapens World Rugby’s Player of the Year award
World Rugby for the second year in a row have released a nomination list for World Rugby Player of the Year that screams oversight... Read more
Rassie’s rotten referee rants deserve to be ridiculed
The romance of Rassie Erasmus has quickly turned to ridicule, and his refusal to take a defeat on the chin is alienating him from... Read more
Why Williams is the way forward at scrumhalf
On a disappointing night in Cork, after a dire display from South Africa’s “A” side, there was one shining light in Sharks scrumhalf Grant... Read more
Willemse the golden key to Stormers
Damian Willemse is worth every cent of investment – and more. His value has been made possible because of the vision of DHL Stormers coach John... Read more
Roos reminds Bok coaches of his quality
It took Evan Roos all of three minutes to remind the South African rugby coaches that he can indeed play rugby, when he ran... Read more
Pollard the potion to Springbok success in Australia
Handre Pollard kicked the pressure kick against Wales to take the Springboks into the 2019 World Cup final. He then scored 22 points in... Read more
Bok coaches have backed the right horses for All Black opener
For their opening Test against the All Blacks, the Springboks need the experienced halfback pairing of Faf De Klerk and Handre Pollard to fire,... Read more
Louw and Roos alone worth entrance fee in super-Saturday showdown
The Stormers URC super-Saturday clash against the Bulls is shaping up to be the match of the tournament. Mark Keohane and SA Rugby Mag... Read more
What it meant to be back in the stands
On Saturday I went with a few mates to watch the Stormers take apart the Ospreys at Cape Town stadium. It was the first... Read more
Scott Gibbs: South Africa the greatest place in the world to play rugby
SA Rugby Editor Zelim Nel and I spoke with legendary Welsh and British & Irish Lions centre Scott Gibbs about the United Rugby Championship,... Read more
Hendrikse to handle Ospreys, Roos to revel in Ulster clash
Expect something special from Lions flyhalf Jordan Henrikse in the United Rugby Championships this weekend.
Frans Steyn remains best back-up to Damian de Allende – and more
Damian De Allende wears the crown worldwide at inside centre, but there has been seemingly little investment in a back up plan for the... Read more
Pieter de Villiers: France are the real deal
Former Springbok scrum coach and current Scotland scrum coach, Pieter de Villiers, believes that this French team is a winning generation, who have the... Read more
Lukhanyo Am; World’s best 13 and SA’s best player
Find me a 13 in world rugby better than Lukhanyo Am , and find me a player better than him in South Africa at... Read more