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When Gayton McKenzie speaks about sport, subtlety is usually left somewhere outside the press conference. The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture has made no secret of his ambition to bring major sporting events back to South Africa, and rugby sits right near the top of that list. McKenzie has now come out and said he will not rest until South Africa hosts another Rugby World Cup, doubling down on the idea that the country is more than capable of staging the biggest event in

There’s something almost poetic about how often we hear the phrase “grow the game” in rugby. It gets rolled out at press conferences, stitched into strategy documents, and delivered with the kind of polished conviction that makes you think we’re on the brink of some great global awakening. And then reality taps you on the shoulder. Over the past week, Rian Oberholzer has effectively admitted what many suspected: South Africa and New Zealand are unlikely to host a Rugby World

I watched the RWC 2025 quarter final between the Springbok Women and the Black Ferns with some guys who had never watched any women’s...

With the Rugby World Cup a little over a month away, the Springbok Women are putting the finishing touches on their preparations. This...

Where were you on 24 June 1995? Can you remember what you were doing and who you were with at the incredible moment the Springboks lifted...

Balancing Legacy with the Future As the Springboks gear up for a packed 2025 season, head coach Rassie Erasmus finds himself at the helm...

It’s a World Cup year for women’s rugby, and the Springbok Women got off to the best possible start, kicking off their season with a...

Ilona Maher in action at the Paris Olympics. Michael Steele / Getty Images A recent article by the UK’s Telegraph opened up a debate...

There’s less than a year to go until the best women’s rugby teams in the world gather in England for Rugby World Cup 2025, with the hosts...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Springboks are almost there. Just 80 minutes and the All Blacks stand in their way of defending their title. Both sides have won 3...

As a devoted Springbok supporter, the excitement coursing through my veins is indescribable as we prepare for the monumental Rugby World...

The Springboks have named an unchanged side for their semi final clash against England, something that has surprised, and perhaps even...

Whilst recording this weeks episode of the Podcast 'South Strong' (which you should definitely check out here). Ronnie mentioned how...

The Springboks have done it, they defeated hosts France in an incredible quarter-final last weekend. Outside of the republic there...

The Springboks have announced their side for the quarter-final show down with Les Bleus at 9pm on Sunday evening, in Paris. It is going...

After 40 games have been played in the tournament so far, this week sees the Rugby World Cup progresses to the play-off stages. From 20...