Why you can be bullish about the world champion Springboks
The absolute panic in South Africa about the state of Springbok rugby needs to be reassessed, writes Mark Keohane. The Springboks haven’t played a... Read more
Eddie Jones won’t win England a World Cup, and he knows it
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport I like Eddie Jones. He is great for the promotion of the game. He has a wonderful sense... Read more
Send Matera back to the Sin Bin!
In the first edition of ‘Fans View’, Sam Holmes, owner of the podcast “Kids Eat Toast Sometimes”, shares his views on how the process... Read more
Argentina’s All Black win was beautiful, but not the greatest of upsets
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport The rugby world labelled it one of the greatest upsets in the history of the game when the... Read more
Celebrate Jurie Roux’s service to South African rugby
Mark Keohane, writing for IOL Sport Jurie Roux turned 50 recently. There was little fanfare and he spent a few hours of the evening... Read more
Jurie Roux leads SA Rugby & Springboks into the new world
For the record: The Springboks future participation in the Rugby Championship is three years (until 2023) and not 10 years as reported by Sanzaar.... Read more
Morne Steyn is starting to roar ahead of Lions tour
Morne Steyn is still good enough to play a role in the 2021 Springboks three-Test series against the British & Irish Lions. Steyn and... Read more
Elton’s light shines bright at the Lions
Lions captain Elton Jantjies has been the standout performer in the opening fortnight of Super Rugby Unlocked. His display against the Stormers at Newlands... Read more
As SA Rugby progresses, SA Cricket regresses
As appearing in “Keo’s Corner” in the Cape Times and IOL By the time you read this, there would have been confirmation that the... Read more
“Chasing the Sun” speaks of a triumph greater than World Cup victory
As appearing in the Cape Times and IOL The Springboks’ World Cup 2019 journey has been documented in a five-part series called ‘Chasing the... Read more
Perspective for & about the Springboks, please South Africa
The Springboks are the World Cup holders, ranked one in the world and currently the world champions. Deservedly so because there wasn’t a better... Read more
Turgid to watch, terrific that it happened as Green Boks suffocate Gold Boks
Credit to the players for actually wanting to play in front of no-one at Newlands. The concept of the match – to honour Newlands... Read more
Smiling at the transformed SA Rugby landscape
As appearing in “Keo’s Corner” in the Cape Times and IOL Sport It has taken 20 years but I can finally write about a... Read more
Every Kolbe step conquers rugby’s size stigmas
As appearing in IOL Sport It is an incredible statistic that Cheslin Kolbe has started just 10 Test matches and played just 14 times... Read more
Remembering SA’s provincial pioneers who beat the British & Irish Lions in 1903
Did you know that scrumhalf Alf Larard scored the try and right wing Tom Hepburn kicked the conversion in South Africa’s first ever win... Read more
A fitting goodbye to the grand old Lady of South African rugby
.As appearing in “Keo’s corner” in the Cape Times and IOL Sport Springboks Green versus Springbok Gold – the 46 best South African-based Springbok... Read more