Kolbe’s Toulouse tops in Europe as final sees red
Toulouse won. Just. But rugby, as an occasion, lost again because of an early red card. This was not the contest the 22-17 score... Read more
Reinach rocks as Montpellier’s super Springboks soar
Cobus Reinach reaffirmed the quality of South Africa’s scrumhalf options for the British & Irish Lions series in July and August. Reinach played the... Read more
Cheslin Kolbe is the best rugby player in the world
Cheslin Kolbe, right now, is the best rugby player in the world. He should also be the highest paid player in the world because... Read more
Springbok hooker pairing the strongest in world rugby
The Springboks have the privilege of boasting the best pair of hookers in world rugby, and a game-plan perfectly suited to rotating the two... Read more
Stormers to flip the script in second Sharks encounter
The Stormers travel up to a rainy Durban this Saturday to face the Sharks in the second meeting of the two sides in the... Read more
South Africa’s northern lights to shine bright at Twickenham
Handre Pollard will demand a lot of attention on Friday night at Twickenham when Montpellier play in the final of the European Challenge Cup.... Read more
National schools rugby suspension is a shocker
Two glorious Saturdays of schoolboy rugby has been halted nationally because of a #Covid cluster outbreak in Gauteng. It defies all common sense. There... Read more
Playing Springboks selector for Lions series
The strength and power of the Springboks forwards is such that Saracens strong man Vincent Koch will struggle to make the match-day 23, let... Read more
A reminder of the magic that is Makazole Mapimpi
World Cup winning Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi has made his way back to his home team, the Sharks, after a season spent successfully in... Read more
Jake on Morne Steyn: ‘He is a winner’
Bulls coach and 2007 World Cup winning Springboks coach Jake White has backed public sentiment to include veteran flyhalf Morne Steyn for the Springboks... Read more
South Africans can put a stadium roar into Lions v Springboks
There has to be a way to match the will of having some form of spectators when the world champion Springboks host the British... Read more
Jake White gives coaching masterclass
Bulls coach Jake White gave a coaching masterclass in his team’s 43-9 Rainbow Cup SA battering of the Sharks in Pretoria. He also gave... Read more
Bulls Boks foursome awesome in Loftus win
The four Bulls players in the Springboks alignment squad emphatically put one over those Sharks players also in the national equation. Springboks coach Jacques... Read more
Schoolboy rugby capture is real in South Africa
Schoolboy rugby in South Africa has lost the plot and Allan Miles believes everything is wrong with schoolboy rugby being determined by which schools... Read more
Stormers beast Augustus in search of redemption at Saints
When I think of Juarno Augustus, I think of a wasted rugby talent. But I am not necessarily right because as a mate so... Read more
Rees-Zammit is the red dragon to breathe fire into Lions
Louis Rees-Zammit’s brother (Taylor) was the first beneficiary of Warren Gatland’s British & Irish Lions selection. He took away more than a thousand pounds... Read more