Our Springbok 23 for Test 1
Test week has arrived and the Springboks are gearing up to host Wales in the first of 3 tests at Loftus next Saturday. What makes this...
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Jun 23, 20223 min read
Deon Fourie, bad omen for the All Blacks.
It has been a while since the Springboks last selected an out and out fetcher or breakdown specialist. The All Blacks wont remember that...
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Attention shifts to the Boks
With the dust settling on the 2021/2022 season of the United Rugby Championship and the Stormers players probably nursing their hangovers...
Jun 17, 20223 min read
Marcell & Elrigh v Fourie & Evan
The Springbok squad announcement by head coach Jacques Nienaber last weekend added extra spice to the United Rugby Championship final...
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Could this be the Bok loose Trio?
Its the 2nd of July and you're climbing into an Uber and heading over to Loftus to watch the 1st test of the Incoming tour against Wales....
Jun 15, 20223 min read
What A Week!
What a weekend of brilliant rugby, we as South African's are actually so privileged to be where we are today! The amount of quality rugby...
Jun 14, 20223 min read
A solid Bok squad, but some concerns remain.
Jacques Nienaber sprung a surprise on everyone on Saturday when he named a 43 man squad for the Incoming Tour against Wales in July. The...
Jun 11, 20222 min read
43 Man Springbok Squad announced.
Springbok head coach, Jacques Nienaber sprung a surprise as he named the Springbok squad for the incoming series against Wales ahead of...
May 31, 20222 min read
Is there a doping problem in SA Rugby?
This question is nothing new, accusations are always floating that the South African players are using performance enhancing substances....
May 30, 20223 min read
Two sides: an emotional conclusion
Two Sides came to its emotional conclusion on 29 May, with a final episode that was slightly longer than the first two, given that it had...
May 29, 20224 min read
Time for the South to re-establish the pecking order.
2022 so far has been a bit of a strange year if you're a fan of one of the Southern Hemisphere powerhouses. The North has been sublime in...
May 24, 20223 min read
Talking points from the Toulouse Sevens, and the spirit of the game
Photo credit: Mike Lee The French leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series took place in Toulouse over the weekend of 20-22 May, and it was...
May 23, 20224 min read
Two Sides: it’s war, both on the field and off it
Episode two of the brilliant Two Sides documentary aired on 22 May, and viewers were once again treated to unparalleled insights into...
May 19, 20222 min read
Props in abundance
I recently undertook the task of selecting a possible SA 'A' side for the July incoming tour's midweek games. For the most part, the...
May 16, 20224 min read
Two Sides: the tour that almost never was
The first episode of the new three-part docuseries, Two Sides, which deals with the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa,...
May 10, 20222 min read
Biennial World Cup on the cards from 2026?
Whilst chatter around the prospects of a global season is nothing new, the efforts to attain this goal certainly gained momentum since...
May 10, 20223 min read
A look at a possible SA 'A' side.
Wales will be arriving on South African shores for a three test series to be played across three weeks. However in a stroke of genius,...
May 5, 20224 min read
Out with the old and in with the new?
Jacques Nienaber. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. With just under two months to go until the first Springbok game of the year, it seems...
Apr 24, 20222 min read
Evan Roos: have Bok coaches seen the light?
The Stormers put a very powerful performance in on Friday night to beat Glasgow 32 - 7 and move up to 2nd on the overall URC log. Whilst...
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Los Pumas victorious in Vancouver, while Blitzboks take fifth spot
Argentina showed fantastic form to defeat Fiji in the final of the Canada Sevens, hosted in Vancouver on 16 and 17 April – their first...
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