South Africa, this Springbok win was bigger than the World Cup
The Springboks Test series win against the British & Irish Lions is a bigger achievement for this special group of players than winning the... Read more
Omission of Steyn veterans a Test Bok selection shock
This was not the Springboks match 23 I expected for the first Test and it doesn’t have the potency of the 23 that won... Read more
Gatland’s Test selections stun Lions legends
Warren Gatland has picked just four of the players who started in the British & Irish Lions 17-13 defeat against South Africa ‘A’ a... Read more
Lions Test series on red alert after O’Keeffe’s send-off shocker
New Zealand referee Ben O’Keefe should have been stood down after his send-off shocker in Brisbane. He should not be in charge of the... Read more
Pollard to add power to Springboks Lions challenge
Handre Pollard will play in the first Test against the British & Irish Lions, with veteran flyhalf Morne Steyn on the bench. Springboks captain... Read more
Lukanyo Am may be understated, but he is not underrated
Understated as a person, but never underrated as a player, and definitely not within the Springboks squad. Lukhanyo Am, heir apparent to Siya Kolisi,... Read more
Etzebeth immense as South Africa down Lions
A couple of months ago I wrote a piece entitled “Why we go to war with Eben Etzebeth”. Every notion was affirmed over an... Read more
Brave Boks & Lions battle unrelenting burden of life in bio-bubble
The British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021 is unique in that the battle is not just between the hosts and... Read more
Hamish Watson will be huge for the Lions cause
Scottish flanker Hamish Watson has the motor and mongrel to be a game changer for the British & Irish Lions come the three tests... Read more
Classy British & Irish Lions slaughter local Lions
I had the British & Irish Lions to win by 40 points. They won by 42 points and showed their class against a local... Read more
Why the bio-bubble bizarrely will be a Bok bonanza
The British & Irish Lions Test team won’t know what it feels like to be tackled until that first Bok hit in the first... Read more
Handre Pollard is the perfect player to tame the Lions
Handre Pollard has always been the player for the big occasion, be it for Paarl Gym, Western Province Schools, SA Schools, the junior Springboks,... Read more
South Africans can put a stadium roar into Lions v Springboks
There has to be a way to match the will of having some form of spectators when the world champion Springboks host the British... Read more
Rees-Zammit is the red dragon to breathe fire into Lions
Louis Rees-Zammit’s brother (Taylor) was the first beneficiary of Warren Gatland’s British & Irish Lions selection. He took away more than a thousand pounds... Read more
Why British & Irish Lions will take a beating in SA
Accusations of my Springboks arrogance are misplaced. I am simply calling it like it is. The British & Irish Lions touring squad is not... Read more
Lions lack roar for South African adventure
Lions coach Warren Gatland has entrusted the captaincy of his squad to Alun Wyn Jones. It is a mistake. These Lions will take a... Read more