Conor Murray’s captaincy is a brilliant appointment
Warren Gatland’s appointment of Conor Murray as the British & Irish Lions captain sees one of the best brains in world rugby take over... Read more
Frail All Black forwards will continue to struggle internationally
The All Blacks have announced their 36-man squad and new captain for their upcoming Test series against Fiji and Tonga, and the obvious weakness... Read more
26 Years on: My experience of the 1995 World Cup Final
Mark Keohane, who was in the press box at Ellis Park when the Springboks the All Blacks in the 1995 World Cup final, revisits... Read more
In Kolbe’s absence, Sbu Nkosi simply has to start
Sbu Nkosi is a weapon, and he is a weapon that remains relatively unused in the Springbok arsenal due to the lucky fact (for... Read more
Handre Pollard is the perfect player to tame the Lions
Handre Pollard has always been the player for the big occasion, be it for Paarl Gym, Western Province Schools, SA Schools, the junior Springboks,... Read more
26 years on: Lomu’s phenomenal four tries against England
Jonah Lomu’s four-try demolition of England at my beloved Newlands in Cape Town remains one of the highlights of my rugby writing career. I... Read more
26 years on: Celebrating the anomaly that was Lomu
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport, in a series reflecting on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Jonah Lomu in 1994 played his first ever... Read more
Why Kriel is critical to the Springbok cause
Jesse Kriel’s international rugby career has seen him go from a man who could never get dropped from the Springbok side, to a player... Read more
Racist Robinson a manifestation of white privilege
England cricketer Ollie Robinson is as much a racist today as he was nine years ago when he tweeted the most offensive racist and... Read more
Why Curwin Bosch will stay a Shark – for now
Curwin Bosch will play for the Sharks for the next year, thanks to the guidance of his agent Hilton Houghton and the support of... Read more
Willie le Roux is HUGE for the Springboks
Willie Le Roux, playing with one shoulder, helped win the Springboks the World Cup in 2019. Come July, now fully fit, he will be... Read more
Jasper Wiese has flipped the script with Springbok selection
Quietly leaving South Africa at the end of 2020, without registering on any international radar, Jasper Wiese has flipped the script with a Springbok... Read more
Bulls to bash Stormers in must-win encounter
A Bulls side boasting perhaps their most lethal offering of newly signed players since Jake White took over will be too strong and too... Read more
Why we go to war with Eben Etzebeth
After battling injury and illness this year, Eben Etzebeth will be back in time to stare down the British & Irish Lions and to... Read more
Clapping in Kitshoff’s natural coming of age
Steven Kitshoff will start for the Springboks this year, with an undeniable claim to the number 1 jersey. He will, in spectacular fashion, step... Read more
Biggest weekend for Bulls, Stormers & Sharks in Rainbow Cup SA
The fifth week of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup SA is the biggest in the context of the Bulls and the rest of the South... Read more