Champions Cup - Action packed weekend ahead.
This weekend’s Investec Champions Cup promises hard-hitting rugby action, with the Bulls and the Stormers at leading the South African...
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May 22, 20233 min read
Salary Cap relief gives SA Franchises a fighting chance.
South African sides the Sharks, Lions, Bulls and Stormers have had two full seasons in Europe, enjoying varied success along the way....
May 11, 202311 min read
SA Stadium Review: Best place to watch the Boks.
For two years, we were not able to watch our beloved Springboks live, due to the various lockdown restrictions. When the 2022...
May 11, 20234 min read
Green Point Stadium, why it is SA's best.
In 2022 Ronnie and I were lucky enough to attend all the Springbok home games. It took us around the country and we had a blast. What it...
Apr 23, 20232 min read
3 SA sides make the play-off's
Just like that, two regular seasons of the United Rugby Championship are under the belt. There are still a number of logistical things...
Apr 11, 20234 min read
Bowing out of Europe
As the long weekend and my chocolate stash disappeared, so too did the South African teams’ hopes of progressing beyond the...
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
Morne Steyn, Brok Harris & Deon Fourie meet again, 12 years later.
The last time that the Bulls and the Stormers met in a final was in the 2010 Super Rugby season. The final took place at the Orlando...
Jun 16, 20223 min read
Stormers v Bulls, who are the favorites?
The United Rugby Championship final is just two days away now and the excitement in South Africa is at an all time high. Two of our home...
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 12, 20222 min read
South Africa's time to shine.
Sitting here on a Sunday morning, having a coffee and writing this, puts a big smile on my face. Things looked glum when the South...
Jun 11, 20223 min read
Match Preview: Stormers v Ulster
The second of the United Rugby Championship semi-finals kicks off this afternoon as the DHL Stormers host Ulster at the Cape Town...
Jun 11, 20223 min read
Bulls soar into the URC Final
I will be the first to eat my words here, after predicting a Leinster win in last nights semi-final, however I couldn't be happier to see...
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...
Jun 3, 20224 min read
Super Rugby v URC, what do the stats say?
The last full season of Super Rugby as we knew it, took place in 2019 prior to the Rugby World Cup. At that time all of the current URC...
Jun 2, 20223 min read
URC Quarter-finals, one SA team is guaranteed a spot in the semi's but what of the others?
The United Rugby Championship has reached the business end of the competition in emphatic style. Whilst there were teething issues in the...
May 17, 20223 min read
Stormers are still their own worst enemy.
The Storms have achieved remarkable results in the United Rugby Championship, despite the financial chaos going on behind the scenes....
May 13, 20223 min read
Munster Champions Cup exit spells trouble for SA URC hopes.
In an incredible display of rugby last weekend, Munster hosted Toulouse in the Champions Cup quarter final in a packed stadium. The game...
May 12, 20222 min read
International acclaim for Siya Kolisi’s autobiography
Siya Kolisi’s inspirational autobiography, Rise (written in conjunction with Boris Starling), has been shortlisted for a prestigious...
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....
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