South Africa surges as Irish provincial giants sink
South Africa has double the amount of teams in the Champions Cup quarter-finals than Ireland. The tide is turning, with Ireland’s provincial dominance put... Read more
Full-strength Stormers a sign of respect for Irish giants Leinster
DHL Stormers coach John Dobson has paid Leinster the ultimate compliment in sending his strongest available squad for Friday's top of the table Vodacom... Read more
Dobbo’s DHL Stormers simply South Africa’s best
It is no April fool’s joke: John Dobson’s DHL Stormers are the best team in South Africa and on the 1st April they get... Read more
Bulls supporters see red & rage at match officials
A Bulls perspective, by way of a video, states that they were victims of match official bias/incompetence in the Stormers’ victory at Loftus in... Read more
Stormers sizzle; match officials suck in URC thriller
The Stormers won for a fifth successive time against the Vodacom Bulls. They won because they are a better team, but they won, despite the... Read more
When romance and not robots ruled rugby
Gareth Edwards’s try for the Barbarians against the All Blacks is considered rugby union’s try of the century, yet it would never have been... Read more
Rassie, show us your genius, and hire Eddie
Rassie Erasmus is a super rugby strategist. To bring in sacked England coach Eddie Jones as a Springboks hired gun for the 2023 World... Read more
How our World Rugby Team of the Year looks
SA Rugby Magazine editor Zelim Nel and myself picked our 2022 Rugby Team of the Year – and it looks decidedly different to the... Read more
Snubbing Etzebeth and Savea cheapens World Rugby’s Player of the Year award
World Rugby for the second year in a row have released a nomination list for World Rugby Player of the Year that screams oversight... Read more
Rassie’s rotten referee rants deserve to be ridiculed
The romance of Rassie Erasmus has quickly turned to ridicule, and his refusal to take a defeat on the chin is alienating him from... Read more
Why Williams is the way forward at scrumhalf
On a disappointing night in Cork, after a dire display from South Africa’s “A” side, there was one shining light in Sharks scrumhalf Grant... Read more
Winners & losers of Bok squad
Jason Jenkins is the biggest winner in the Springboks end of year touring squad and Jordan Hendrikse the biggest loser, writes Mark Keohane. Lock Jenkins,... Read more
Jantjies must be supported & not ostracized
Springboks flyhalf Elton Jantjies must be applauded and supported for fronting his issues with substance abuse, writes Mark Keohane.
Keo’s 5 Bok bolters
Mark Keohane picks his five newbies for the Springboks’ November tour. If not, the Boks, then PLEASE the SA XV for the midweek matches.
Keo’s 5 Bok bolters
Mark Keohane picks his five newbies for the Springboks’ November tour. If not, the Boks, then PLEASE the SA XV for the midweek matches.... Read more
Willemse the golden key to Stormers
Damian Willemse is worth every cent of investment – and more. His value has been made possible because of the vision of DHL Stormers coach John... Read more