Rassie Erasmus’s ‘waterboy’ presence worth gold for Boks
British & Irish Lions legend Scott Gibbs raved about Rassie Erasmus’s on-field presence as the team’s ‘water boy’ and said it emphasised the brilliant... Read more
Get ready for rugby’s physical war of the ages
The World Cup-winning Springboks went to war under the banner of South Africa ‘A’ and tamed the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town... Read more
A midweek Bok Test that will be the Lions ultimate test
Let’s see what the British & Irish Lions have up front. That’s the question that will be answered at the Cape Town Stadium, writes... Read more
Kolbe’s back in Cape Town for unofficial fourth Test against Lions
Yes please! We have a fourth Test and Cape Town’s favourite rugby son Cheslin Kolbe will play the British & Irish Lions on Wednesday... Read more
FYI: The Springboks who won the World Cup will be in Cape Town
A quick note to all: The Springboks who won the World Cup will be in Cape Town to play the British and Irish Lions... Read more
Why I am still picking a Springboks series win against the Lions
The British & Irish Lions were always going to whip South Africa’s domestic teams. The only time a judgement can be made on the... Read more
As Lions tour takes torrid Covid turn, there is no blame game to play
Any belief that the British & Irish Lions being in South Africa is about dollars is misguided. If it was only about the money... Read more
Frans Malherbe puts the right shoulder into Georgia
Frans Malherbe may take a few blows on social media because of his build, but no one lands a blow to him at scrum... Read more
And on this ‘good’ Friday the Springboks play again!
Crowd or no crowds, the rugby will be special and while we can bemoan the lack of a stadium audience, we still have the... Read more
Specman’s Bok selection another win for the little guys
Rosko Specman will become a Springbok when South Africa play Georgia this Friday for their first test since the Rugby World Cup final. Specman... Read more
Damn the South African Duhan haters. Show our boy some love
Damn the South African online haters of Duhan van der Merwe. Show the British & Irish Lions big winner some love because while he... Read more
King Kolbe drops in for the French double with cracker of a kick
Springbok Cheslin Kolbe kicked a 50 metre drop goal in Toulouse’s Top 14 final win against La Rochelle, showing there is nothing he can’t... Read more
Duhan looks right at home in the winning Lions den
Duhan van der Merwe scored a try and looked as if he had been in a British & Irish Lions jersey all his career.... 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
26 Years on: My experience of the 1995 World Cup Final
Mark Keohane, who was in the press box at Ellis Park when the Springboks the All Blacks in the 1995 World Cup final, revisits... Read more
It feels like the World Cup all over again for Faf & the Springboks
Don’t underestimate the World Cup connection in restoring the Springboks imbalance of not having played a Test in nearly two years. World Cup winner... Read more