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
World champion Springboks are winners because of overseas-based players
The decision to allow Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber to unconditionally select the best South African players based overseas transformed the Springboks from 2017... Read more
Du Preez brothers & Wiese to the fore as Bok No 8
Jean-Luc du Preez, his brother Dan and Jasper Wiese’s starting No 8 stocks have risen dramatically with uncertainty around first choice Duane Vermeulen’s participation... Read more
Duane goes down in craziest Bulls win of season
Bulls and Springboks No 8 Duane Vermeulen limped off after 32 minutes in the craziest Pro Rugby Rainbow Cup SA match I’ve ever seen.... Read more
Simelane’s super Springbok Saturday
Lions centre Wandisile Simelane will be rewarded with a first Springbok squad call-up, but for those Bulls players selected it will mean they will... Read more
Why the Kolisi Springboks debate is only about rugby
Siya Kolisi, to start for the Springboks or not, is simply a rugby discussion. Read the lines and don’t go looking for a racial... 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
Siya Kolisi must captain the Springboks against the Lions
Siya Kolisi must be backed unconditionally to lead the Springboks in the three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions. A month spent in... Read more
South Africa’s Kiwi Devon Conway is the lord of cricket
South African born & raised Black Cap Devon Conway arrived in New Zealand as a 26 year-old, averaging just 21.29 in 12 matches for... Read more
Bok Delight for the Du Preez brothers
Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez’s imposing form for the Sales Sharks will be rewarded with a Springboks recall when Jacques Nienaber names his first... 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
New Zealand rugby is all beauty and no beast
In a week that there is no South African Rainbow Cup and the Springboks extended squad is in an alignment camp, the focus is... Read more
Alisson & Klopp among my Premier League Heroes & Villains
Champions Manchester City were without comparison in the Premier League. Here I pick my heroes and villains from the season. A disclaimer: I am... Read more
Bulls & Lions SA’s best provincial bet against touring Lions
The Bulls and Lions will be the least affected teams for their tour matches against the British & Irish Lions. Covid protocols means those... Read more