Bok Delight for the Du Preez brothers
Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez’s imposing form for the Sales Sharks will be rewarded with a Springboks recall when Jacques Nienaber names his first... Read more
New Zealand rugby is all beauty and no beast
In a week that there is no South African Rainbow Cup and the Springboks extended squad is in an alignment camp, the focus is... Read more
Willemse salary saga: Some see colour; I see performance
My criticism of Stormers utility back Damian Willemse’s annual salary was based on the player’s indifferent form in the context of a professional franchise... Read more
Siya, Pieter-Steph & Duane win & lose on the same day
Siya Kolisi’s 60 minutes for the Sharks against the Stormers was the best South African rugby story of Saturday. Whoever wins the Rainbow Cup... Read more
Cheslin Kolbe is the best rugby player in the world
Cheslin Kolbe, right now, is the best rugby player in the world. He should also be the highest paid player in the world because... Read more
Playing Springboks selector for Lions series
The strength and power of the Springboks forwards is such that Saracens strong man Vincent Koch will struggle to make the match-day 23, let... Read more
Jake on Morne Steyn: ‘He is a winner’
Bulls coach and 2007 World Cup winning Springboks coach Jake White has backed public sentiment to include veteran flyhalf Morne Steyn for the 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
Jake White gives coaching masterclass
Bulls coach Jake White gave a coaching masterclass in his team’s 43-9 Rainbow Cup SA battering of the Sharks in Pretoria. He also gave... 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
Shunned champion Bulls have a national point to prove
You could call them the shunned Bulls, but several in Jake White’s squad will want to make another statement to the Springbok coaching leadership... 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
Etzebeth’s return another boost for Springboks
Another piece of the Springboks puzzle presented itself with the successful return to competitive rugby of the influential and imposing giant Eben Etzebeth, who... 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
South Africa’s giants will tower over Gatland’s hobbits
No Billy Vunipola and no CJ Stander. But a thumbs up to Sam Simmonds and Hamish Watson. Mark Keohane believes that British & Irish... Read more