04 Dec
The Stormers will play the British & Irish Lions in the first ever international rugby match at the Cape Town Stadium in 2021, writes Mark Keohane on IOL Sport.John Dobson’s Stormers will open the...
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08 Nov
The Springboks Rugby World Cup victory must be seen as a motivation to bid to host the tournament in 2027 writes Mark Keohane for IOL Sport and Independent Media.President Cyril Ramaphosa shared the podium...
01 Nov
https://youtu.be/s6OwVqAGOjoThe MoneyMan, Mark Keohane and former Springbok James Dalton sit down to discuss the upcoming Rugby World Cup final between the Springboks and England.
01 Nov
Writing for SA Rugby Magazine, former Springbok Hooker James Dalton says that in the most physical rugby clash of the year, Saturday's final will come down to a battle of the minds.In a match...
29 Oct
International rugby’s master coach Eddie Jones is locked at two-a-piece against South African novice Rassie Erasmus. Appropriately, the decider, 17 months after their first ever Test meeting, is a World Cup final, writes Mark...
28 Oct
Mark Keohane, in his Monday morning Independent Media and IOL Sport World Cup watch column, applauds a wonderful moment in Springbok World Cup history.IOL Rugby World CupTake a moment to enjoy the fact that...
21 Oct
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media and IOL Sport, applauds the Springboks World Cup quarter-final win against Japan, but suggests a more complete performance is needed to subdue Wales in Sunday's semi-finals.Job done for...
18 Oct
Mark Keohane in his Independent Media and IOL Sport Rugby World Cup daily column, is super confident the Springboks will prove too powerful for host nation Japan in Sunday's final quarter-final.There will be no...
14 Oct
Mark Keohane, for Independent Media's print publications and IOL Sport, writes that he has never experienced a Springbok team as united as the one at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.I have never experienced a...
09 Oct
Mark Keohane, in his Independent Media and IOL Sport daily World Cup column, writes that as wonderful as it was to watch the Boks destroy minnows like Namibia and Canada, the greater analysis remains...
08 Oct
Wayne Barnes and Nigel Owens are comfortably the best referees in world rugby. Yet both couldn’t make the most obvious and decisive calls when it came to thuggery over the weekend writes Mark Keohane...
02 Oct
Mark Keohane, writing in Independent Media and IOL Sport, gives Mbongeni Mbonambi's selection to start against Italy the thumbs up.I think Malcolm Marx, when on top of his game, is without comparison among world...
02 Oct
Mark Keohane, writing for Independent Media & IOL Sport believes Wales are a bigger threat to the Springboks at this World Cup than Ireland.Question: Okay, when has Scotland ever been so important to the Springboks?Answer:...
26 Sep
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media's print publications and IOL Sport, writes that six teams can win the World Cup, but only six teams make up the World Cup.You’ve got Australia versus Wales on Sunday...
26 Sep
Mark Keohane, writing in Independent Media's print publication and IOL Sport, bemoans the plight of the Pacific Islands teams at the World Cup in Japan.Of all the comments from yesterday’s Rugby World Cup, I...
24 Sep
Mark Keohane, in Independent Media's publications, writes that any Springbok bashing would be a misrepresentation because Saturday’s 23-13 defeat against the All Blacks was a fantastic game of rugby. However, Bok coach Rassie Erasmus...