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
Roos reminds Bok coaches of his quality
It took Evan Roos all of three minutes to remind the South African rugby coaches that he can indeed play rugby, when he ran... Read more
Ageless Steyn steps up as Marx muzzles Pumas
Another calculated Frans Steyn cameo and another mighty effort from Malcolm Marx were two of the most significant stand outs from the Springboks 34-20... Read more
‘Same again’ for Springboks is ‘right again’
A fortnight ago I picked a Springboks starting XV that, for one position, was the one that started in Sydney and hammered the Wallabies.... Read more
Universal rugby order restored for brilliant Boks and All Blacks
A change of Springboks team brought the desired result. More of the same please South Africa on a Saturday when the rugby universe seemed... Read more
Delight as Damian Willemse starts at No 10 for the Boks
I asked for 10 changes to be made to the Springboks starting line-up that bumbled its way to defeat in Adelaide. Rassie Erasmus delivered... Read more
Play Willemse at 10 & give Boks a shake-up in Sydney
Damian Willemse at No 10 would be a breath of fresh air for the embattled Springboks in Australia. It won’t happen but this is... Read more