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Don’t Do It, Boks: Not This Test, Not This Place.

Why the Springboks Should Think Twice Before Taking a Test to the USA Reports have been suggesting that the Springboks and All Blacks are “close to an agreement” to play the final match of the Greatest Rugby Rivalry series in the United States later this year. On the surface, staging such a fixture in a new market might seem exciting, but for a team that stands for inclusion, unity, and being a symbol of pride for all South Africans, doing so in the current geopolitical envir

Nicholas Halsey

Jan 223 min read

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A year of promise and possibility

It may seem a little tardy to only be previewing 2026 and drawing up my rugby wish list now, what with the first month of the year almost in our rearview mirrors already. But let’s be honest, January is kind of like a free trial month anyway, when we’re all just feeling the new year out and deciding whether it’s worth the subscription. That’s my excuse anyway (and possibly why I haven’t taken my Christmas decorations down yet either…). It’s also possible that I should spend m

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Stormers Fans Won’t Like This, But That Loss Could Win Them the URC

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Varsity Cup’s Latest Law Innovation: Entertaining? Yes. Necessary? Maybe Not.

If there’s one competition in world rugby that has never been afraid to experiment, it’s the Varsity Cup. Over the years it has been a genuine testing ground for law variations, quicker play, and ideas that later filtered into the professional game. Some have worked. Others… not so much. For 2026, the tournament has unveiled its boldest innovation yet: a new post-try scoring option that allows teams to either kick a standard two-point conversion or tap and chase an additional

Nicholas Halsey

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Don’t Do It, Boks: Not This Test, Not This Place.

Why the Springboks Should Think Twice Before Taking a Test to the USA Reports have been suggesting that the Springboks and All Blacks are “close to an agreement” to play the final match of the Greatest Rugby Rivalry series in the United States later this year. On the surface, staging such a fixture in a new market might seem exciting, but for a team that stands for inclusion, unity, and being a symbol of pride for all South Africans, doing so in the current geopolitical envir

Nicholas Halsey

Jan 223 min read

Rugby Wrapped: The 2025 Edition

As I write this, we’re in that weird no man’s land week between Christmas and New Year. A time when no one really knows what day it is, and people are primarily subsisting on left over roast potatoes, cheese, and Quality Streets (if you can find them in SA – those things have become as rare as a French TV camera angle showing the home side’s wrongdoing…). None of the South African sides were in action in the URC over the weekend, so we really are in the lull. It seems like a

Belinda Glenn

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