By the time you read this, the Springboks would probably have landed in Johannesburg and would be holding a press conference at the OR Tambo Intercontinental Hotel. A press conference where they will face a baying media contingent on what went wrong ...
About a week ago I submitted an opinion piece to this website and have been asking myself what I believe is a very pertinent question which can easily be asked all over the world. When does sport transcend rationality to become hatred and violence. H...
SuperSport is purportedly one of the best and largest sports broadcasters in the world. Seven channels, slick production value, a 24-hour news channel no longer reliant on foreign broadcasters and an infrastructure as big as any other major sports br...
Dan Carter was to have captained the All Blacks for the first time on Sunday. An honour bestowed on him as a Kiwi legend akin to that of teammate Richie McCaw who had to withdraw because of his injury. "Twang" went Carter's groin muscle during kickin...
I'm currently in Cape Town, and after getting through the frequent stop and goes along the N1, the town of Colesburg (home of an awesome Wimpy breakfast and many a speed camera) was where I and a friend spent the night. Whenever travelling through th...
A big congratulations to All Black captain Richie McCaw on reaching 100 caps for the All Blacks.I was really taken aback at the lack of pomp and ceremony around this milestone and was filled with questions as to why the captain was not showered with ...
There is no doubt that the whole of New Zealand is praying twice a day, if not more, that their All Blacks finally overcome the hurdle of winning their second RWC and matching up with their Sanzar partners. Those that can't pray are having dreams abo...
So now that we know Richie McCaw plays the bagpipes, and has Scottish heritage, the Rugby World Cup organisers are being put under pressure from all quarters to lift the ban on bagpipes.
The Scottish media, traditionalists and rugby aficionados wa...
A lot has been said about the RWC, dangerously, people have been splurging predictions ... we should know better than that by now. I have maintained for all time (well my time anyhow) that the tournament is a temporary and jaded measurement of world ...
So as we have become accustomed, there is always upsets in a sports show piece, at the Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup Brazil and Argentina's exit stumped the entire watching and betting community, it happens. It needs to remain part and parcel of the tou...
