Hands off the World Cup-winning Springboks oldies
Blood the new in 2022. There is plenty of time to refresh, rejuvenate and reinvigorate the Springboks for their 2023 World Cup defence, writes... 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
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
The NZ media’s reaction to Springboks win against All Blacks
New Zealand’s leading rugby writers were unanimous in their applause of the Springboks and in the reality check for the All Blacks in a... 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
Give us back our freedom and our sports stadiums
Someone with authority and influence in South Africa, please end the madness and get us back into our sports stadiums and the freedom to... Read more
How Siya’s champion Boks stars aligned with Smitty’s champion Boks
But for two final-minute heart-breaking defeats, Siya Kolisi’s world champions would have been a carbon copy of John Smit’s world champion Springboks. The results... 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
Springboks win felt like World Cup final all over again
The Springboks win against the All Blacks on Australia’s Gold Coast was right up there with the 2019 World Cup final win against England,... Read more
Back transformed Boks to beat All Blacks
I am backing the Boks to claim a narrow win over the All Blacks on Saturday… Here’s why:
Springboks by 5 – and it won’t be pretty
No referee can dictate how the Springboks play, but be guaranteed on Saturday that Siya Kolisi’s Boks won’t get away with slowing down the... Read more
A Springboks victory greater than beating the All Blacks
It is a massive moment to be able to write about the rugby qualities of a transformed Springboks starting XV, which includes seven black... Read more
Why I think Bok coaches got it wrong – win or lose against All Blacks
No Fassi, Jantjies or Willemse … Saturday is a missed opportunity for the Boks, writes Mark Keohane. There is no doubt the Springboks team... Read more
Perspective people, the Springboks did South Africa proud
The Springboks were two minutes away from the most heroic victory against an All Blacks team unbeaten in nine Tests and averaging six tries... Read more
Why I am backing battle-weary Boks to beat the All Blacks
I am backing the Springboks to win against the All Blacks in Townsville on Saturday – and this is why, writes Mark Keohane. I... Read more