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Boks to 'break down' Wales
Test 2 of the July Incoming Series against Wales is taking place this Saturday in Bloemfontein and Jacques Nienaber has essentially...
Jul 6, 20223 min read


A (mostly) triumphant return to the stadium
It’s three days after the Springboks’ first game in front of a home crowd in almost three years, and I’m still trying to recover my...
Jul 5, 20223 min read


Not the last we have seen of Elton.
Saturday at Loftus proved to be a rude awakening for the Bok players and management, as well as the fans both in and out of the stadium....
Jul 4, 20223 min read


Springbok firepower to overwhelm Wales?
Just days away from the opening text of the July Incoming Series and the excitement in the air is palpable. Loftus has sold out and...
Jun 30, 20223 min read


Team Announcement: 1st Bok team of the year is here.
It is finally happening! The Springboks are taking on Wales at Loftus this weekend in the first game of the three test Incoming Series. A...
Jun 28, 20221 min read


Is local the most lekker?
Jake White. Gallo Images. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas. The start of the international rugby season....
Jun 27, 20223 min read


Deon Fourie, bad omen for the All Blacks.
It has been a while since the Springboks last selected an out and out fetcher or breakdown specialist. The All Blacks wont remember that...
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Two sides: an emotional conclusion
Two Sides came to its emotional conclusion on 29 May, with a final episode that was slightly longer than the first two, given that it had...
May 30, 20223 min read


Out with the old and in with the new?
Jacques Nienaber. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. With just under two months to go until the first Springbok game of the year, it seems...
May 5, 20224 min read


Explainer: How SA will qualify for the European Rugby Champions Cup
SA is currently completing it's first full season in the United Rugby Championship and three of the four teams featuring in the...
Apr 14, 20222 min read


Wales in for a rough July if the URC is any indication
With four weeks of URC rugby under the belt on South African shores. Wales will be left with plenty to think about ahead of their tour to...
Apr 9, 20222 min read


Picking a Bok team 3 months out
On this weeks episode of our podcast, Ronnie & I undertook the difficult task of selecting a starting team to feature in the opening...
Apr 7, 20222 min read


Manie of the Match
Manie Libbok snapped up Man of the Match this weekend in the Stormers win over the Ospreys in Cape Town. It isn't only the past weekends...
Apr 7, 20222 min read


The rise and rise of Makazole Mapimpi
By now, rugby fans around the world are more than familiar with the try-scoring machine, Makazole Mapimpi. Even before he scored the...
Apr 4, 20223 min read


Peak-a-Sbu
Sbu Nkosi has been absent from the Sharks starting line up for a couple of weeks now, with debate raging about what is going on with the...
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Elrigh Louw
There is no doubt that the one position the Springboks never seem to be short of personnel in is the loose trio. South Africa seems to...
Mar 30, 20223 min read


Let's get back to the stadium
When tickets went on sale recently for this year’s Springbok home games, fans leapt at the opportunity to see our World Cup winners in...
Mar 24, 20223 min read


"I want to come home"
In an interview with Sport24, Tendai Mtawarira, also known as The Beast, who is a crucial member on the Sharks Board, explained how he...
Mar 16, 20222 min read


Reflecting on joy
When South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, I was too overwhelmed, too full of joy, to put it into words. And even now, as we draw...
Mar 4, 20225 min read


Time to get rid of the salary cap Rassie.
Rassie Erasmus needs to take a fast and hard look at removing South Africa's salary cap, if he want's to see more of his beloved Boks...
Mar 3, 20223 min read
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