Revamped Springboks team is no insult to Wales
Jacques Nienaber has complimented his fringe Springbok players and not insulted Wales by making 14 changes to his run-on XV, writes Mark Keohane. This... Read more
Rampant URC star Roos misses out but his Bok chance will come
Evan Roos’s exclusion aside, there isn’t much I’d change for the Springboks’ season-opener against Wales at Loftus Versfeld, writes Mark Keohane.
#URC the ticket to the Boks – now and in the future
The Vodacom United Rugby Championship is the injection every South African rugby player needed because the URC is without doubt a ticket to the... Read more
Bullish Marcell Coetzee must be a Springboks discussion
Marcell Coetzee will not be picked for the Springboks. The current coaches just don’t rate him. Siya Kolisi will be picked. The current coaches... Read more
Fired up Fourie would be fantastic for Springboks
I would pick Deon Fourie for the Springboks this season and view him as an insurance policy for the 2023 World Cup in France,... Read more
17 Tests is a lifetime worth of prep for Springboks 2023 World Cup
You have to go back to 2018 to realise just how absurd all the talk is that there are JUST 17 Tests for the... Read more
Roos & Coetzee in stunning Bok snub
The Springbok coaches have snubbed Stormers No 8 Evan Roos and Bulls captain Marcel Coetzee. Neither are part of the first Springboks alignment camp... Read more
Fassi for Bok fullback in 2022
Aphelele Fassi is deserving of the opportunity to claim the Springbok number 15 jersey, and it is one of my sporting wishes in 2022... Read more
Don’t move on from world rugby’s prejudice, privilege & racism
Let it go with Rassie, people tell me every day. Let’s move on. We made our point. Nonsense, writes Mark Keohane. The only point... Read more
World Rugby needs a REVOLUTION
Dave Rennie said sorry for his referee rant – and life goes on without sanction. Rassie Erasmus, forced to say sorry, spends 10 months... Read more
World Rugby’s silence on Rennie’s rant stinks
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie broke World Rugby’s rules in publicly attacking the performance of the referee in his team’s defeat to Wales. In the... Read more
B-PLUS for bruising BOKS
The world champion Springboks were two minutes away from a Grade A season, but still they can take pride from an exceptional international return... Read more
Boks brace themselves for another referee shocker
The Springboks will again have to be outstanding to win because they won’t be done any favours by a referee with a history of... Read more
Siya must silence Gardner’s whistle
Stand tall Siya Kolisi. Stand your ground and silence the whistle of Australian referee Angus Gardner at Murrayfield on Saturday, writes Mark Keohane. Kolisi’s... Read more
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
Five glorious moments that won South Africa the World Cup
Two years on from the Springboks’ incredible 32-12 triumph over England in Yokohama, Oliver Keohane reflects on five magnificent, match-winning moments from the Boks’... Read more