World Rugby to defuse Boks’ Bomb Squad?
There’s good and bad (for the Boks) in World Rugby’s latest laws initiative, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Simon Borchardt
World Rugby mouthguards not so smart
Rugby is trying to fix a problem that may not exist, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Rugby must make call on TMOs
Match officials have been let down by World Rugby’s TMO protocol, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Ellis Park’s days are numbered
It’s a matter of when, not if, the Lions leave Ellis Park for a smaller stadium in a safer area, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Boks must play ball with franchises
The Boks more than earned a break after defending their World Cup title in France, but some should have been back on the field for their franchises sooner than others, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Boks must drive home dominance
The Springboks need to be consistently great over the next four years, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
When big Jonah had a Small problem
In an extract from No Rules – The James Small Story, former Springbok centre Japie Mulder explains how they stopped All Blacks wing Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup final.
On this day: All Blacks leave it to Beaver
On 23 October 2011, replacement flyhalf Stephen Donald kicked a match-defining penalty as New Zealand beat France to win the World Cup for the first time in 24 years.
When James Small told Ackers to f-off
In an extract from No Rules – The James Small Story, Japie Mulder recalls his verbal battles with the winger, and what happened when Small swore at Bok teammate Johan Ackermann.
2023-24 URC preview: Stormers
While the Stormers have been South Africa’s flag-bearers in the first two editions of the Vodacom URC, they can expect a sterner challenge for the SA Shield in the 2023-24 season.
