The Rugby World Cup has finally come to an end, with New Zealand emerging as winners after a tight and enthralling final. France won't care that their performance has been praised -- as American comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said, second is the number...
South Africa now knows how Wales felt at the beginning of this Rugby World Cup. The Springboks scarcely deserved to beat the Dragons, and after watching Sunday's quarter-final, the Wallabies didn't deserve a place in the semi-finals. They were "under...
In the fourth season of the American political drama The West Wing, Martin Sheen's President Bartlet is preparing for the presidential debate against James Brolin's Governor Ritchie. Apart from Brolin's southern accent and immaculate white hair, an a...
Australia haven't been able to wrestle the Bledisloe Cup from Kiwi hands for eight years, and after Saturday morning's rollicking smash-up by the All Blacks, they are going to have to try again next year.
Much noise was generated Down Under about ...
If the Springboks arrived in Scotland with any notion of superiority, they don't suffer any fools now. Murrayfield was where the grit, mongrel and resolve shown against Ireland and Wales simply wasn't enough. Those with a long view of international r...
Breaking news: Peter de Villiers, the Springbok coach, will at the conclusion of the Springbok's end-of-year tour to Europe, vacate his position as the No 1 brain with the world champions. Rumours have surfaced, via a high-level source, that De Villi...
How quickly things change in a couple of months. Before the 2010 edition of the Tri-Nations began, South Africa were seen by many as favourites. Now that the Springboks round of fixtures has thankfully come to an end, the exact opposite is true. Judg...
Its symptoms are quick, tricky to pick but all hope is not lost. After my crack squad of praat kak scientists and I dug into this terrible malaise (research actually began in earnest before the public-servants strike [who are they serving neow?] bega...
Saturday night's absorbing Test match in Soweto left the rugby heartlands of South Africa in a state of suspended animation following Richie McCaw's 78th-minute try, and most cruelly, Israel Dagg's 80th-minute effort. Was it the fair result?
John ...
1. The Stormers will win the Super 14. That is the local pre-season tourney for the top 14 clubs in the Province/Boland area.
2. Rassie will dictate on field moves via strobe lights from the top of Table Mountain.
3. The Bulls machine will rumb...
