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Picture it. Ellis Park, 13 August 2022. 1pm. The devoted drinkers were already starting to convene in the beer garden, preparing for the...

The Springboks may have walked away with a narrow 31-27 point win over the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday, but it was hardly the...

Rugby’s greatest rivalry took centre stage again as the Springboks hosted the All Blacks at Ellis Park this past Saturday, with the Bokke...

Ah, August in the rugby-loving southern hemisphere. The peaks and valleys of the July Tests are firmly in the rearview mirror (though I...

I didn’t grow up in a rugby household, so I discovered the game relatively late by South African standards. I think I was in Grade 8 or 9...

The World Cup winning Springboks are set to name their side to face Ireland in the first of their two-test series tour tomorrow. We got a...

The regular season of the URC has drawn to a close and only eight sides remain for the play-off stages. From a South African perspective,...

Earlier in March, World Rugby announced a number of law variations, trials and studies aimed 'at making the game safer'. Some of the...

2020 saw Springbok fans robbed of their chance to see their championship side in action, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the...

Let’s be honest (your boss isn’t reading this) – Monday morning productivity was at an all time low in South Africa this week, and not...

There is no longer any denying it, the Sharks are in a dire situation and fans are tired of waiting weekend after weekend to see if their...

Benjamin Franklin once said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. I’d like to add a third – rugby fans complaining about...

Whilst the Northern Hemisphere is gearing up for the Guinness 6 Nations kicking off at the end of the month, all of us down South have a...

This weekend’s Investec Champions Cup promises hard-hitting rugby action, with the Bulls and the Stormers at leading the South African...

There’s a lot of negative talk about the Sharks at the moment, and I’m loathe to add to it. I don’t believe it’s particularly helpful....

I, as I'm sure many of you are, am still suffering from Rugby World Cup withdrawal symptoms. It has been a good six weeks or so since the...

By Clicking on this article you must be thinking I am going to offer some sage advice about how the Springboks can overcome the hurdle...

With the end of every World Cup cycle, comes the sad departure of some legends of the game. It happens with every international side and...

Duane Vermeulen this week announced his retirement from rugby after an incredible career for both club and country. The 76 capped...

In the last ten minutes of the Rugby World Cup final between the Springboks and the All Blacks, I was in tears. Not just the kind of...