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Cane-less Kiwis no match for Bok ‘mongrels’

Once the All Blacks lost captain Sam Cane to a red card in the World Cup final, they were never going to be able to stop the brutal Springboks, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Bok bench heroic in salvaging semi-final

While England plotted one of the great World Cup upsets, holding a nine-point lead on the Boks in the final quarter of the semi-final, HARRY JONES extols the Bomb Squad for detonating the plan.

Bok coaches dodge World Cup ‘disaster’

While hailing the match-winning Handre Pollard, MARK KEOHANE says the Bok brains trust has played their ‘get out of jail’ card in the semi-final victory over England.

All Blacks mauling of Pumas ‘just wrong’

MARK KEOHANE is troubled by the 38-point differential of the All Blacks’ 44-6 win over Argentina in their World Cup semi-final, given the significance of the match.

Bok bosses set to deliver big prize

Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber are risk-takers, but their “potent” coaching combination is worth it as the Boks stand on the cusp of a fourth World Cup title, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Rassie deserves the champagne

There aren’t enough words to do justice to the drama of the epic World Cup quarter-final clash between South Africa and France in Paris on Sunday, but that hasn’t stopped HARRY JONES from trying.

Boks dragged France into the deep

The Springboks’ performance in Paris is more than a collection of successful tactical actions, it’s who they are. And they are favourites to win the World Cup because of this, writes RYAN VREDE.

World Cup is not what it seems

While many rate the first month of the 2023 World Cup as impressive, MARK KEOHANE highlights a vast disparity between perception and reality at this year’s tournament.

Rugby not ready for World Cup expansion

Tier-two rugby nations must be further developed, and provided with regular tier-one opposition, before the World Cup is expanded to 24 teams, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.