The South African Scot who can beat the Springboks
I believe the Springboks will beat Scotland but if they don’t it will be because of Scotland’s South African-born and raised scrum coach and... Read more
Watch: Frans Steyn’s Man of the Match performances, 15 years apart
Frans Steyn was 19 years old when he won Man of the Match in his Springbok debut against Ireland in 2006, and he was... Read more
Kolisi must be crowned SA Rugby Player of the Year
Siya Kolisi must be named South African Rugby Player of the Year, and should be shortlisted for the World Rugby Player of the Year... Read more
‘Frans Steyn is the modern day Craven’
Jake White has labelled Frans Steyn the modern-day Danie Craven and said it is a travesty that Steyn has not played 100 Tests for... Read more
Battered British media react to Bok win
The haunted UK rugby media remain tortured that the Springboks beat the vaunted British & Irish Lions in the three-Test series earlier this year... Read more
Kwagga’s Test-match trajectory only points up
In the absence of Pieter-Steph Du Toit, Kwagga Smith has stepped in and stepped up, and began to redefine the role of an archetypical... Read more
Fantastic Frans Steyn fires up Boks
Frans Steyn, for a second successive Test, turned back the clock to remind the rugby world of his greatness, writes Mark Keohane. Steyn, introduced... Read more
Concussion, dementia and rugby’s moral dilemma
I fear stories of players with dementia and brain illness will be written, rewritten and written again over time, but that very little will... Read more
Bok bench critical to success in Cardiff
The Springboks face an improved Wales side to the one that lost to the All Blacks last weekend, but the expectation must still be... Read more
No-risk Nienaber fails Fassi
Aphelele Fassi scored his first Test try with his first touch after just 36 seconds. But the wait for more game time is proving... Read more
Boks to kill off Cardiff curse
The Springboks will be facing a slightly different but definitively stronger Wales side to the one that went down so easily to the All... Read more
Rassie latest: Nic Berry should be in the dock
The wrong person is under cross examination from World Rugby this weekend. Australian referee Nic Berry is the one who should be in the... Read more
Rassie’s final showdown
It has been over two months since Rassie Erasmus was formally charged by World Rugby for bringing the game into disrepute. By the end... Read more
SA loosies leading Leicester’s charge
The all-South African loose trio of Hanro Liebenberg, Jasper Wiese and Marco Van Staden have been at the heart of Leicester Tiger’s early dominance... Read more
Springboks ‘special edition’ jersey shocker
The Springboks limited edition jersey, to be worn in one of the Tests in November, is a SHOCKER, writes Mark Keohane. Please, SA Rugby... Read more
SA’s best non-Boks in URC
Four rounds into the United Rugby Championship, this is what we consider the best performing combined South African starting XV, write Mark and Oliver... Read more