Injury and defeat big blows to Blitzboks World Series title hopes
Blitzboks captain Kyle Brown will miss the rest of the season after a weekend in which the South Africans for the first time this... Read more
Super Rugby betting preview – Bulls divide opinion as the money game
The Oracle has the Bulls to win in Pretoria as his money game. He feels the bookies have disrespected the Bulls. Keo reckons the... Read more
Kolisi needs to step it up
A month ago I motivated in a column that Rassie Erasmus’s Springbok captain in June should be Siya Kolisi, but his form in the... Read more
Midfield solution could be to play Am and Kriel in same team
Gavin Rich, for Business Day Sport Warren Whiteley is still on the injured list and so is the other captain from last year, Eben... Read more
Super Rugby Rants and Raves – Bulls locks looking like All Blacks under new coaching
In my weekly “Rants and Raves” column for Independent Media, I take a look back at the positives and negatives from the latest round... Read more
Nkosi the only similarity in Keo and Dalton’s respective backlines
Earlier in the week Keo and James Dalton got together for the 5th instalment of Biting The Bullet to chat Springbok selections, ahead of... Read more
RG Snyman deserves Springbok call up
I wrote in my Sport24 column that Bulls lock RG Snyman needs to be a definite in the Bok side come June, and I’ve named... Read more
Fleck and coaches not the problem at Stormers
Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Western Province president Thelo Wakefield held his crisis meeting with the Stormers coaches last week.... Read more
Ranting about the Blitzboks’ flop, Raving about Warrick Gelant
My rants and raves for Independent Media following the weekend’s rugby action. TOP RAVE Warrick Gelant produced that one performance needed to kick down... Read more
Biting The Bullet Episode 5 – Springbok selections
Warren Whiteley is Bullet’s Springbok captain, Keo has gone with Bulls youngster RG Snyman as his “bolter” for the upcoming June series against England... Read more
Betting Preview: Super Rugby, Pro 14, Commonwealth games
The Oracle is six from six on the Bulls this season but there’s no real money to be won on their visit to Durban.... Read more
Springbok recall for Faf De Klerk?
I wrote in my sport24 column that the Springboks have the quality to succeed in 2018 and appear to have all bases covered, aside... Read more
South Africa’s wing renaissance
South Africa’s shortage of quality outside backs appears to be coming to an end in 2018, but this is due not just to the... Read more
Super Rugby rants and raves – Jantjies a joy to watch, Du Preez monumental
Keo takes a look back at the positives and negatives of this past weekend’s Super Rugby for Independent Media, highlighting the impressive performances of Jantjies and Jean-Luc Du Preez, whilst... Read more
Super Rugby Betting Preview: Red is the colour of money in all Aussie derby
The Oracle’s most consistent phrase this week is that’s he’s low on confidence. Keo’s told him to pack away his violin and be a... Read more
Super Rugby’s reconfiguration has aided Australian competitiveness, should South Africa follow suit?
Super Rugby’s reconfiguration has helped Australian sides become more competitive this year, a similar restructuring could help the cause of the South African teams... Read more