South African rugby wins on night soulful Stormers bash belligerent Bulls
The Stormers won, for the seventh successive time in the United Rugby Championship against the Bulls. The biggest victory was for South African rugby... Read more
Dobson’s transformed Stormers bury White’s Bulls 12-6
John Dobson’s Stormers have beaten Jake White’s Bulls six times in succession in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, but the transformation numbers are even... Read more
Stormers win POINTS to the changing of the guard.
The French just hate a game that is determined by one point – and one point only. South Africans must love it. First the... Read more
URC state of play favours South Africa
The league standings don’t reflect it but South Africa’s challenge for the United Rugby Championship play-offs will be strong because of home ground advantage... Read more
URC is the new ABC of world club rugby
Forget those sad souls up north who bemoan the Vodacom United Rugby Championship. It is the new ABC for professional club rugby, writes Mark... Read more
Stormers sizzle; match officials suck in URC thriller
The Stormers won for a fifth successive time against the Vodacom Bulls. They won because they are a better team, but they won, despite the... Read more
Willemse the golden key to Stormers
Damian Willemse is worth every cent of investment – and more. His value has been made possible because of the vision of DHL Stormers coach John... Read more
Fired up Fourie would be fantastic for Springboks
I would pick Deon Fourie for the Springboks this season and view him as an insurance policy for the 2023 World Cup in France,... Read more
Roos & Coetzee in stunning Bok snub
The Springbok coaches have snubbed Stormers No 8 Evan Roos and Bulls captain Marcel Coetzee. Neither are part of the first Springboks alignment camp... Read more
What it meant to be back in the stands
On Saturday I went with a few mates to watch the Stormers take apart the Ospreys at Cape Town stadium. It was the first... Read more
Stormers soar and France fry Ireland as I get it all wrong
This was a first. I called every game wrong. Congratulations Dobbo’s Stormers. Equally the French who silenced the Irish, writes Mark Keohane. To every... Read more
Mr President: Where is the science in the sporting number 2000?
President Ramaphosa this week spoke of there being no science to ban travel from South Africa, but Mr President where is the science... Read more
Duane goes down in craziest Bulls win of season
Bulls and Springboks No 8 Duane Vermeulen limped off after 32 minutes in the craziest Pro Rugby Rainbow Cup SA match I’ve ever seen.... Read more
Biggest weekend for Bulls, Stormers & Sharks in Rainbow Cup SA
The fifth week of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup SA is the biggest in the context of the Bulls and the rest of the South... 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
Revealed: Stormers Damian Willemse’s R5 million annual salary bonanza
Damian Willemse, for all his potential and occasional brilliance, is not worth a WP salary of R5 million a year … certainly not right... Read more