SA’s RWC bid to bring back Bill
South Africa’s 2023 Rugby World Cup bid meets and exceeds every one of World Rugby’s primary seven bid objectives. The South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander and CE Jurie...Read More
Hougaard the Boks’ fall guy
Scrumhalf Francois Hougaard is the only Springbok to get the axe after the 57 point beating against the All Blacks in Albany. Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has retained the rest...Read More
Boks to fly in Flo Louw
Francois Louw is the obvious loose-forward replacement for the Springboks two home Castle Rugby Championship Tests after flanker Jaco Kriel was ruled out for six months. Kriel joins loose-forwards Duane...Read More
No Bok escape for Albany annihilation
There is no Springbok rugby positive to take from getting zero and conceding 57. It’s also not a result simply to be forgotten. A Kiwi mate a few years ago told...Read More
Rivalry or ridicule?
Renowned New Zealand rugby writer Marc Hinton has rightly asked just how many drubbings must the All Blacks hand out before the Springboks lose their status as this nation’s greatest rugby...Read More
Kiwi fame & SA shame
Keo.co.za rates the players in the All Blacks 57-0 record-breaking Castle Rugby Championship win against the Springboks in Albany, New Zealand. Rieko Ioane, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Sam Cane and...Read More
Black tide drowns Springboks
The All Blacks shut out the Springboks 57-0 in a record-breaking victory. The All Blacks scored eight tries after leading 31-0 at halftime. There were only two survivors from the...Read More
Springboks’ statistical shocker
The Springboks have scored one try and conceded 23 in 240 minutes of Test rugby against the All Blacks. The Boks, in Allister Coetzee’s tenure, have lost 48-13, 57-15 and...Read More
It’s all black for Boks
Statistically, it all points to an All Blacks win against the Springboks in Albany, New Zealand. I have the All Blacks to win, but not by much. My Sport24 column...Read More
Boks settled for revamped All Blacks
Allister Coetzee has again opted for consistency in selection while Steve Hansen has gone for squad rotation in making seven changes to the side that beat Argentina. The Springboks, unbeaten...Read More
