I was watching my son’s rugby team play Kasselsvlei on Saturday morning and so I missed the televised All Black/Springbok Tri-Nations clash at Westpac Park in Wellington. The night before, I had chuckled at a Facebook warning sent to a friend liv...
I am, if you have not noticed by my past articles, a rugby enthusiast. I have had the privilege of coaching this game at some very competitive and talented levels. I usally revel in the July rugby week which is the U18 Craven Week, named after SA rug...
So this weekend, as predicted by many, the Sharks did not have it in the tank to take out the Crusaders at home in Christchurch and are out of the Super 15. We're now left with only the Stormers in the competition ... oh no! How could it be that we o...
Only South Africans would, faced with the prospect of having two genuine world-class pivot prospects, seek to align among provincial lines and do their utmost to tear them down week in week out.
I am talking here of Pat Lambie of the Sharks and El...
Four weeks ago, if you had asked Bok supporters what they expected from the 2010 Grand Slam Tour given:
1. A rancid Tri-Nations;
2. An under fire coaching team;
3. Thirteen top internationals missing;
4. Key players at the end of a gruelling se...
By Langa Sigodi
From the moment that Pieter de Villiers was announced as Springbok coach in 2008, it was evident that win or lose, his tenure would be remembered for one thing, his race. After a dismal Tri-Nations, the calls have been loud for him...
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...
The 2010 Tri-Nation has been a disappointment. Some would even call it a disaster, and I would not disagree with them much.
See for me it's not that the Boks surrendered their crown to the All-Blacks. Or that we lost so heavily in the Antipodes. J...
I took history as a subject at school. There were only eight of us in the class, the more pragmatic having opted for biology or geography. The teacher's name was Van der Merwe and he tutored in a high-pitched squeaky voice. But I never regretted his ...
The Springbok performances over the last two weeks have left more questions than answers. Were the All Blacks better than the Bokke? Yes. How bad were the Boks? Not sure. How good were the All Blacks? Very good, but did they make the Boks play badly?...
