It feels like the World Cup all over again for Faf & the Springboks
Don’t underestimate the World Cup connection in restoring the Springboks imbalance of not having played a Test in nearly two years. World Cup winner... Read more
Benetton butcher Bulls in wake up call for South African rugby
FFS … if you can’t beat Benetton, you can’t beat the Blues. And you most certainly won’t beat the Crusaders. Forget the challenge of... Read more
It feels good to have Jake White back in South African rugby
Jake White’s return to South African rugby has made the game stronger in this country. It is good to have the 2007 World Cup-winning... Read more
The ‘forward pass’ video that has everyone up in arms
Rugby analyst and SA Rugby Magazine’s Zelim Nel’s ‘forward pass’ video has been labelled irresponsible by South African referee Stuart Berry. Nel’s insistence is... Read more
Rugby collision or a card? the pictures that show referees don’t have a clue
Someone needs to sort out what constitutes a high tackle and what is a rugby collision before the start of the Springboks three-match Test... Read more
26 years on: Lomu’s phenomenal four tries against England
Jonah Lomu’s four-try demolition of England at my beloved Newlands in Cape Town remains one of the highlights of my rugby writing career. I... Read more
26 years on: Celebrating the anomaly that was Lomu
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport, in a series reflecting on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Jonah Lomu in 1994 played his first ever... Read more
Enforcing the reality of Bakkies Botha & giving perception the red card
Bakkies Botha was the Enforcer of all things on a rugby field. The legendary Springboks, Bulls and Toulon hard man, who started his career... Read more
United in Rugby – a new dawn for South African teams
The United Rugby Championship is a great name and it will be a great competition, which kills off the stigma that Pro 14 was... Read more
Currie Cup & Rainbow Cup final clash unavoidable
South African Rugby had no alternative but to double book whoever qualified for the final of the Rainbow Cup in terms of this weekend’s... Read more
RIP Dougie Heymans – Covid takes one of rugby’s toughest
Dougie Heymans, the man Os du Randt described as the toughest prop he ever faced, has passed away. RIP. This is a tribute to... Read more
Why Kriel is critical to the Springbok cause
Jesse Kriel’s international rugby career has seen him go from a man who could never get dropped from the Springbok side, to a player... Read more
Hot Hendricks is the heartbeat of the rampant Bulls
Please everyone in South African and Bulls rugby, get those medical papers of Cornal Hendricks in order and get him into the Springboks national... Read more
Trans-Tasman torture for unbeaten Crusaders
The Crusaders scored 52 points against the Rebels, won for a fifth successive time in five matches against Australian opposition, finished with a 97... Read more
Why I want the Bulls to beat the Sharks
I want the Bulls to beat the Sharks in Durban on Saturday and qualify for the Rainbow Cup final, writes Mark Keohane. And it... Read more
Why Curwin Bosch will stay a Shark – for now
Curwin Bosch will play for the Sharks for the next year, thanks to the guidance of his agent Hilton Houghton and the support of... Read more