Why Jaden deserves to start at 9
Jacques Nienaber has rewarded form over reputation in picking Jaden Hendrikse for Saturday’s series decider against Wales in Cape Town, writes Mark Keohane.
Why we must always celebrate our Bok Test Centurions
Percy Montgomery has won the World Cup but he will always be unique to Springbok rugby as the first to play 100 Tests. It... Read more
North sinks South as the summer series sizzles
July is proving just brilliant for world rugby, with the three-Test series summer internationals in South Africa, New Zealand and Australia all going down... Read more
Springboks on track for 2023 World Cup defence
The world champion Springboks are on track for a successful World Cup defence in 2023. Mark Keohane tells Ryan O'Connor why he has such... Read more
Revamped Springboks team is no insult to Wales
Jacques Nienaber has complimented his fringe Springbok players and not insulted Wales by making 14 changes to his run-on XV, writes Mark Keohane. This... Read more
Bok bomb squad blows up Wales’s shot at history
Wales could not have played with more calm and composure in the first hour and the Springboks could not have played with more catastrophe... Read more
Rennie’s Aussies strike gold & Ireland are blacked out
It was two big statement victories Down Under for the Rugby Championship with Dave Rennie’s Australia in a remarkable win against England and the... Read more
Why I am backing a big Springboks win
I am backing the Springboks to beat Wales by 20 points in the three-Test series opener at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, writes Mark Keohane.... Read more
Rampant URC star Roos misses out but his Bok chance will come
Evan Roos’s exclusion aside, there isn’t much I’d change for the Springboks’ season-opener against Wales at Loftus Versfeld, writes Mark Keohane.
Dobson whitewashes Jake as Stormers bury Bulls
John Dobson did the treble on Jake White in a stunning Vodacom United Rugby Championship final in Cape Town, writes Mark Keohane. The DHL... Read more
Raging Bull Dobson’s quest to whitewash the old Bull Jake
It is the old bull against the young bull in Cape Town on Saturday night in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final and it... Read more
#URC the ticket to the Boks – now and in the future
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship is the injection every South African rugby player needed because the URC is without doubt a ticket to the... Read more
Mania at SA rugby’s new dawn – it’s all coming to Cape Town
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship, in its first year, will be won by a South African team in Cape Town. That is just WILD,... Read more
Bulls URC stampede in Dublin is Jake White’s finest win ever
Jake White as a coach has won the World Cup with the Springboks but his victory at the helm of the Vodacom Bulls against... Read more
Why I back Stormers to win and not the Bulls
I have backed the DHL Stormers to win at home against Ulster and the Vodacom Bulls to lose in Dublin against Leinster in the... Read more
Dazzling Damian Willemse worth his pot of gold
Damian Willemse, outstanding in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, has been my DHL Stormers player of the season, writes Mark Keohane. In 2021, I... Read more