Saru boss Alexander says Springboks will transform and win
Mark Keohane interviewed Saru president Mark Alexander on his vision for the game, the 2019 World Cup, the burning issue of transformation, and Allister Coetzee’s exit as... 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
Biting the Bullet – Episode 2
Keo is back with 1995 World Cup winning Springbok hooker James “Bullet” Dalton in episode 2 of Biting The Bullet. Dalton weighs in on... Read more
Losing xenophobic attitude a necessary step for South African rugby
John Mitchell’s immediate impact at the Bulls is testament to the necessary step that South African rugby has taken in losing their xenophobic attitude... Read more
Turn Dan Du Preez into a lock
Gavin Rich looks at the first round of Super Rugby and resolves that the answer to the sharks problems is to turn Dan Du... Read more
Backing De Allende to deliver & Carr to show his class
DHL Stormers and Springboks centre Damian de Allende is at the crossroads of his South African professional career. I’m backing him to deliver in... Read more
May double strike sinks Wales, Ireland run riot & Scots also win
Jonny May scored twice in the first 20 minutes at Twickenham but it needed the most desperate of defensive efforts in the last hour... Read more
Why I’d put a “K” on the Boks
GAVIN RICH writes Does Warren Gatland really reckon the British and Irish Lions will whitewash the Springboks in 2021? I’d love to quiz him... Read more
Venter’s advice should be heeded
Gavin Rich, writing for SuperSport: The public uncertainty over the fate of Allister Coetzee as Springbok coach has finally come to an end, but... Read more
Why the Springboks will win & England will lose
There is calm in South African rugby and there is progress. I am calling it early: The Springboks to beat England in the June... Read more
Talking Points: An action-packed rugby weekend
6 Nations kicked off, The Hamilton 7s continued in the same entertaining vein that has come to characterise the Sevens World Series and amongst... Read more
End of an error as Allister and Boks go separate ways
Allister Coetzee’s Springbok tenure is over. SA Rugby’s bosses and Coetzee reached an agreement that was finalised on Friday morning. Rassie Erasmus, as part... Read more
Fighting talk from Coetzee as he confirms his firing as Springbok coach
Allister Coetzee was on January 18th fired as the Springbok coach, but he is not going to leave quietly, accusing South African Rugby’s leadership... Read more
South Africans pivotal to who rules in Champions Cup
South African players will hugely influence who makes it to the play-offs of European Rugby’s two premier competitions, the Champions Cup and the Challenge... Read more
Duane Vermeulen’s return to SA to be celebrated
Duane Vermeulen’s pending return to South Africa in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup will be a boost to the Springboks and a... Read more
Springboks’ best world is combination of two worlds
Everything should be done to ensure the Springboks are at maximum strength for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. My Business Day Newspaper column... Read more