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 ...
So the Springboks have an end of season Grand Slam tour scheduled. Very tempting to knock over Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England -- (throw in a game against the Barbarians for good measure) -- on consecutive weekends after a full Tri Nations and a...
The Bulls: Take probably the best provincial/regional team ever assembled, lose probably the best winger of the last five years, add two returning heroes, plus Heyneke Meyer back pulling the backroom strings and what do you get? A very likely repeat....
Wian du Preez 7 -- Good, solid if unspectacular debut. Welcome onboard son. Good to have a sound alternative to Beast.
Adriaan Strauss 7 -- Again. Solid, no fireworks, but not much wrong either. Also handy to have when Bismarck needs a rest. They ...
When de-colonisation was sweeping across Africa, the leaders that took charge of the newly created democracies on this continent were often given the title of "Big Men". It describes those individuals who were directly responsible for their countries...
The British and Irish Lions got it wrong.
South Africa may have played a terrible 70 minutes in the second Test on Saturday, but they proved they are worthy world champions by coming from the depths of defeat to overcome tough opposition.
Gran...
Comeback Of The Year
Adi Jacobs was one of the most contentious selections in PdV’s first squad. Long written off as a lightweight show pony impact player not suited to the grind of Test rugby by those who had forgotten how he made Etienne Botha...
So after a great Currie Cup (always amazing to witness the transformation in the great cup when the Bokkies return) spirits are high in Bokland. And so too as -- you’d expect -- are expectations. After all, when it finally came together at the Fizz...
Two recent newspaper headlines “Grant turns down R10 million” and “Springbok captain John Smit released for club duty”, provide plenty food for thought. They once again raise questions about the expediency or necessity of allowing foreign-bas...
Being at Loftus on Saturday afternoon, one realised that the Springbok Team and Peter de Villiers' management are being turned into some gaudy Vaudeville act, and it will lead to the demise of the performance of the Springboks.
The emphasis on cre...
