Why it’s not just a SUPER Rugby problem
Hardly a week goes by without a commentator or scribe somewhere questioning the future of Super Rugby, but is it the competition that is... Read more
The Lions need belief
The Lions need belief to take it a step further this year from competition finalists to competition winners writes Gavin Rich for Business Day... Read more
Straeuli has done the time to make him the ideal CEO
Gavin Rich for Business Day Sport When Brian van Zyl started to near the end of his long stint as CEO of the Sharks,... Read more
Midfield solution could be to play Am and Kriel in same team
Gavin Rich, for Business Day Sport Warren Whiteley is still on the injured list and so is the other captain from last year, Eben... Read more
Fleck and coaches not the problem at Stormers
Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Western Province president Thelo Wakefield held his crisis meeting with the Stormers coaches last week.... Read more
South Africa’s wing renaissance
South Africa’s shortage of quality outside backs appears to be coming to an end in 2018, but this is due not just to the... 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
Imagine how much Damian Willemse could grow with some Kiwi mentoring
As former All Black Tony Brown greatly influenced Butch James’ development at the Sharks in 2006, similar Kiwi influence could only be beneficial for... Read more
We’re still coming second but there are signs of progress for SA against Kiwi teams
My job dictates that I spend a lot of time in front of the television and after watching 240 minutes so far this season... Read more
Why style has become as important as winning
Gavin Rich writing for Business Day Entertaining and retaining an audience at games is no longer about the result, but about the style of... Read more
When young starts becoming old – The proliferation of teens being blooded in Super Rugby
The selection of 19-year-old Salmaan Moerat to the Stormers match day squad for their match against the Highlanders in Dunedin would have elicited much... Read more
Understanding is needed around method behind Rassie’s six year contract
Gavin Rich, writing for Business Day An understanding of the method behind the six-year contract awarded to new Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus might diminish... Read more
Why this John Mitchell story will have a better ending
John Mitchell’s personal growth in the last few years promises ultimately a greater success with his current franchise, the Bulls, than previous wrong-goings in... 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
New Super Rugby far from perfect
Gavin Rich, writing for Business Day Another new incarnation of the southern hemisphere Super Rugby competition was swept in at the weekend, but the... Read more