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...
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Jun 10, 20222 min read
An Irish / South African Affair
The United Rugby Championship dished up some stellar performances in the quarter-finals which saw two South African and two Irish sides...
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 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 5, 20223 min read
With the URC Shield on ice, should the Cats be re-established?
The first season of the United Rugby Championship is coming to a close and whilst it may have been a slow start, it has turned into a...
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 28, 20223 min read
Has SA finally moved on from Super Rugby?
Although this is the 1st season of the United Rugby Championship, it has been more than two years since SA last played in Super Rugby....
Apr 26, 20222 min read
A tale of two tournaments
Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix When Leinster announced their 31-man squad ahead of their two-match tour to South Africa, much was...
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 11, 20223 min read
The Blitzboks lose their winning streak…but they’ll be back
The Blitzboks take on Fiji. Photo: Getty Images After a 10-week break, the HSBC World Sevens Series returned this weekend, with the...
Apr 8, 20223 min read
URC Final around the corner... here is how the play-off's will work
The United Rugby Championship has been bolstered by a strong crowd attendance at the South African hosted fixtures of the tournament, so...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Manie of the Match
Manie Libbok snapped up Man of the Match this weekend in the Stormers win over the Ospreys in Cape Town. It isn't only the past weekends...
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Cheaper tickets should be the norm
This week the Blue Bulls, in an attempt to fill the stands for their big clash against Irish side Ulster, reduced the price of some...
Apr 4, 20223 min read
The rise and rise of Makazole Mapimpi
By now, rugby fans around the world are more than familiar with the try-scoring machine, Makazole Mapimpi. Even before he scored the...
Mar 31, 20223 min read
No room for the weak, SARU's self created problem
Speaking to the Daily Mail again, South African Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus discussed an issue he believes the South African...
Mar 29, 20222 min read
AFFIES V PAUL ROOS
On Saturday I had the privilege of attending some school boy rugby again, for the first time since 2019. School boys around the country...
Mar 28, 20224 min read
Under pressure
Curwin Bosch. Photo: BackpagePix. After two rounds of clean sweeps for the SA sides in the URC, the Sharks were sadly the first team to...
Mar 25, 20222 min read
WILL THE REAL URC PLEASE STAND UP
Still in its first full season, the United Rugby Championship has gone through the expected teething problems as North and South struggle...
Mar 24, 20223 min read
Let's get back to the stadium
When tickets went on sale recently for this year’s Springbok home games, fans leapt at the opportunity to see our World Cup winners in...
Mar 17, 20224 min read
Seeing red…
Charlie Ewels receives a red card during the recent Six Nations game between England and Ireland. Photo: James Crombie/INPHO Few things...
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