Rugby collision or a card? the pictures that show referees don’t have a clue
Someone needs to sort out what constitutes a high tackle and what is a rugby collision before the start of the Springboks three-match Test... 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
Enforcing the reality of Bakkies Botha & giving perception the red card
Bakkies Botha was the Enforcer of all things on a rugby field. The legendary Springboks, Bulls and Toulon hard man, who started his career... Read more
Willie le Roux is HUGE for the Springboks
Willie Le Roux, playing with one shoulder, helped win the Springboks the World Cup in 2019. Come July, now fully fit, he will be... Read more
Jasper Wiese has flipped the script with Springbok selection
Quietly leaving South Africa at the end of 2020, without registering on any international radar, Jasper Wiese has flipped the script with a Springbok... Read more
Simelane’s super Springbok Saturday
Lions centre Wandisile Simelane will be rewarded with a first Springbok squad call-up, but for those Bulls players selected it will mean they will... Read more
CJ Stander is a ‘no go’ for Bulls – or anyone
Jake White has confirmed that CJ Stander will not play professional rugby again. White wanted Stander back at the Bulls, where it all started... Read more
Iconic O’Connell speaks on Rassie’s Springboks
When the iconic and inspirational Munster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions lock forward and captain Paul O’Connell speaks rugby, you listen. Well, O’Connell,... Read more
Springboks 2nd stringers good enough to beat Lions
The Springboks 2nd stringer starting line-up we picked to beat the British & Irish Lions in a series decider has been finalised. And here’s... Read more
SA Rainbow Cup gives Springboks edge for Lions series
Mark Keohane, on IOL, writes that it works to the Springboks advantage in their preparation for the Test series against the British & Irish... Read more
Bosch butchers Province as Lions implode against Bulls
Curwin Bosch’s boot butchered Western Province in the Currie Cup semi-finals, but the home team’s lack of rugby intelligence caused as much of the... 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
Back Stormers and Cheetahs this weekend
I joined the Money Man and Ollie to preview round 2 of Super Rugby Unlocked that will see the Cheetahs host the Bulls, the... Read more
Kubota Spears snare World Cup winner Malcolm Marx
Free agent Malcolm Marx has joined Kubota Spears a few months after opting out of his contract with the Lions.
The British & Irish Lions are the greatest event in world rugby
The British & Irish Lions in South Africa in 2021 is ON. It’s official, raves Mark Keohane. The dates and venues all stay the... Read more
Reds, Crusaders and Blues triumph as hiatus looms
The Reds came from behind to beat the Bulls 41-17 and there were Super Rugby wins for the Blues and the Crusaders.