Rants and Raves: Damian Willemse the Stormers’ best back
Mark Keohane’s Independent Media Rants and Raves following Super Rugby 2019’s seventh round. TOP RAVE Damian Willemse glowed at No 15 for the Stormers... Read more
Super Rugby Rants and Raves: Lauding Leyds
Mark Keohane’s Independent Media Rants and Raves following round 6 of Super Rugby. TOP RAVE Dillyn Leyds remains one of my favourite South African... Read more
Lions sweat over Kwagga’s fitness
The Lions, missing back row combination of Warren Whiteley and Cyle Brink, now worry over the fitness of star loose forward Kwagga Smith. The... Read more
Stormers pepare for strengthened Jaguares as weekend teams named
Super Rugby weekend teams for round 5. The Stormers prepare for a physical encounter with the Jaguares, as the Argentinians are bolstered with the... Read more
Dobson “delighted” if Fleck stays
John Dobson, replacing Robbie Fleck as Stormers head coach for 2020, has expressed that he would like for Fleck to stay on within the... Read more
Handre Pollard remains South Africa’s most complete flyhalf
Mark Keohane’s Independent Media Rants and Raves following a weekend of Super Rugby, Sevens and Six Nations. TOP RAVE: Handre Pollard remains South Africa’s... Read more
Back to basics for “Beaten up” Sharks
Sharks coach Robert Du Preez speaks of his team being “beaten up” in the Bulls’ 37-14 drubbing of them over the weekend. The Bulls... Read more
Saturday’s Super Rugby – Lions and Sharks victorious
Follow all the weekend’s Super Rugby matches live on Keo.co.za Live Match Centre. There were wins for the Hurricanes, Rebels, Crusaders, Blues, Waratahs, Lions... Read more
John Dobson replaces Robbie Fleck as Stormers coach
The Stormers confirmed late on Tuesday evening that John Dobson will be taking over the reins from Robbie Fleck as head of the Cape... Read more
Bulls hopeful that Springboks will remain post RWC
The Bulls boast a Springbok-laden Super Rugby side this year, ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, but are hopeful that they will retain... Read more
Pieter-Steph Du Toit is currently the best forward in world rugby
Mark Keohane’s Rants and Raves of the weekend for Independent Media are centred around the phenomenon that is Pieter-Steph Du Toit and the refreshing enthusiasm... Read more
Lions and Sharks to win
Can the Stormers do a dramatic turnaround and beat the Lions at Newlands? Can the Bulls win in Buenos Aires and can the Sharks... Read more
Fleck’s flops and Pollard’s polish in week one of Super Rugby
With the 2019 Super Rugby season finally underway, Mark Keohane, on IOL Sport, shares his Rants and Raves after the first weekend’s action. Rants... Read more
Van Zyl doesn’t believe Mitchell’s departure to be a disruption
Springbok and Bulls number 9 Ivan Van Zyl believes that a third head coach in as many as three years will not in fact... Read more
Bulls bolstered by return of key players
The Bulls have welcomed back some key players from injury, ahead of their 2019 Super Rugby season. Flanker Roelof Smit returns from a serious knee... Read more
Erasmus to be involved in Bulls’ coach selection process
It has been confirmed by the Bulls that SA Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus will be a part of the process in selecting a... Read more