Saffas can thrive away from SA spotlight
Dillyn Leyds and Raymond Rhule were made in South Africa, but given the freedom to flourish in France, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Dillyn Leyds and Raymond Rhule were made in South Africa, but given the freedom to flourish in France, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
The Boks can’t control their destiny at the 2023 RWC as France and Ireland will eliminate one of the southern giants by sending the defending champs into a quarter-final clash against the All Blacks.
The Sharks and Vodacom Bulls are making early moves as they gun to take the South African conference title away from the Stormers, writes DYLAN JACK.
Thanks to the wonders of artificial intelligence, we can now go beyond the grave, and the obvious choice was to ask Mr Rugby himself, the late Doc Craven, what he thinks of the game in 2023.
Manie Libbok couldn’t have picked a better time to rediscover his magical touch as the stars align for the DHL Stormers to defend their Vodacom United Rugby Championship title, writes DYLAN JACK.
An insurance policy goal-kicker is a must for any World Cup campaign and the Springboks need to buy shares in the boot of Sanele Nohamba, writes DYLAN JACK.
Johan Ackermann would bring expertise and gravitas to the Springbok head coach role, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
The farcical red-carding of England fullback Freddie Steward in Dublin on Saturday showed again that rugby’s bid to make the game safer has changed the game for the worse, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Manie Libbok became the 931st Springbok last year, but SIMON BORCHARDT argues we’ve already gone well past the 1,000 mark.
SIMON BORCHARDT says rugby must keep standing up to the safety police.