No-risk Nienaber fails Fassi
Aphelele Fassi scored his first Test try with his first touch after just 36 seconds. But the wait for more game time is proving... Read more
Five glorious moments that won South Africa the World Cup
Two years on from the Springboks’ incredible 32-12 triumph over England in Yokohama, Oliver Keohane reflects on five magnificent, match-winning moments from the Boks’... Read more
Boks to kill off Cardiff curse
The Springboks will be facing a slightly different but definitively stronger Wales side to the one that went down so easily to the All... Read more
Rassie’s final showdown
It has been over two months since Rassie Erasmus was formally charged by World Rugby for bringing the game into disrepute. By the end... Read more
SA loosies leading Leicester’s charge
The all-South African loose trio of Hanro Liebenberg, Jasper Wiese and Marco Van Staden have been at the heart of Leicester Tiger’s early dominance... Read more
SA’s best non-Boks in URC
Four rounds into the United Rugby Championship, this is what we consider the best performing combined South African starting XV, write Mark and Oliver... Read more
Thank you Morne, for the mercurial boots & magnificent Test career
Thank you Morne Steyn for inspiring this rugby-mad young boy with your blue kicking tee and mercurial boots, writes Oliver Keohane. I was a... Read more
Sonny Bill: ‘Can’t Stop the Sun from Shining’
“Be grateful, be vulnerable, but have mad work ethic – you’ll be a success in whatever you want to do” says Sonny Bill Williams... Read more
Reinach and Jantjies to revel up North
With Faf De Klerk ruled out of the end-of-year tour, Cobus Reinach and Herschel Jantjies have an extended opportunity to flourish for the Springboks, writes... Read more
South Africa will flex muscle in United Rugby Championship
Context, understanding and a bit of patience. That has to be the message to the South African rugby public when it comes to the South... Read more
Time to let these kids loose with the Boks
Phepsi Buthelezi, Evan Roos and Elrigh Louw will all play for the Springboks at some stage, and while there was for a long time... Read more
Matfield’s call for Fassi at 15
Springbok legend Victor Matfield was spot on in his calls for Aphelele Fassi to feature primarily at fullback for the Springboks come the November... Read more
South Africa’s finest on foreign shores
In light of the news that Sharks flanker Dylan Richardson has been called into the Scottish international squad, Mark and Oliver Keohane decided to... Read more
Jantjies, Steyn must get more game time in November
If the Springboks are to contend at the next two Rugby Championships and ultimately the 2023 Rugby World Cup, they need to start entrusting... Read more
Why we can’t wait to see Snyman and Goosen back in Bok jerseys
Mark Keohane and Oliver Keohane have picked Johan Goosen and RG Snyman respectively as the two players who they are most hoping to see... Read more
The stunning swan song year of the Steyns
If 2021 is to be the final year of Test rugby for Francois and Morne Steyn, the world could not have asked for an... Read more