Bismarck & Steyn out of first Test against England
Wasps-based Willie le Roux’s Test match experience and knowledge of the English opposition will see him start ahead of Warrick Gelant in Saturday’s series... Read more
Esterhuizen and Kitshoff tops as many Boks flop
Sharks centre Andre Esterhuizen was the pick of an ordinary Springboks’s performance against Wales in Washington DC. Marvin Orie also showed X-factor when introduced... Read more
Disaster for Rassie’s Boks in DC as Du Preez fluffs his lines
Robert du Preez’s Test debut turned to torture with a horror final few minutes costing the Springboks victory against Wales in Washington DC. Springbok... Read more
New look Springboks see 7 debutants start against Wales
Pieter-Steph Du Toit will captain a young and inexperienced, yet exciting Springbok outfit against Wales in Washington this Saturday. The starting lineup includes seven... Read more
Raving about sensational Schalk Brits & ranting about incompetent referees
In my Independent Media Rants and Raves, I rave about Schalk Brits’s colossal contribution to Saracens over the last decade and take issue with... Read more
Sports Minister wants Nick & Naas suspended
Supersport is investigating Ashwin Willemse’s on air walk out in protest against fellow rugby analysts Nick Mallett and Naas Botha, but in the interim... Read more
Rassie given right to pick players from anywhere for Springboks
All overseas-based South African players are eligible for Springbok selection after SA Rugby’s Executive Leadership scrapped the 30-Test restriction. The restriction was always going... Read more
Who will start at hooker for the Boks in Marx’s absence?
Malcolm Marx may only be available for the last test against England in June after suffering a high grade hamstring tear, but what does this... Read more
Record try-scoring Lions’s Swys de Bruin gets Bok ‘attack’ coaching job
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will invest in the skills and mind of Lions coach Swys de Bruin for the four June internationals against Wales... Read more
Springbok recall for Faf De Klerk?
I wrote in my sport24 column that the Springboks have the quality to succeed in 2018 and appear to have all bases covered, aside... Read more
Saru boss Alexander says Springboks will transform and win
Mark Keohane interviewed Saru president Mark Alexander on his vision for the game, the 2019 World Cup, the burning issue of transformation, and Allister Coetzee’s exit as... Read more
Biting the Bullet: Podcast
Biting the Bullet now available for free podcast streaming. In this week’s Biting The Bullet, Keo and Dalton touch on Bismarck du Plessis’ brawl... Read more
Bok coach Rassie Erasmus lauds Warren Whiteley’s leadership
Warren Whiteley is not guaranteed the Springbok captaincy against England but the Lions leader will definitely be part of new Bok coach Rassie Erasmus’s... Read more
It’s finally official as Rassie gets Bok job nod
South Africa’s National Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus was officially confirmed as being in charge of the Springboks until the 2019 World Cup is... Read more
How Rassie could pave way for Mitch
John Mitchell could be earmarked for Rassie Erasmus’ future plans for the Springboks writes Gavin Rich for Business Day Newspaper It may not happen... Read more
Lambie & nine overseas based Saffas a big part of Rassie’s Bok plans
Rassie Erasmus believes in the squad value of Pat Lambie’s skill and experience and the former Sharks captain is one of 10 overseas-based players... Read more