Springbok Tour Squad: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Northern Tour. Bok coach Allister Coetzee has announced his 34-man squad for the November tour, and there are some interesting and not so interesting permutations. Let’s have a gander at...
Author: Louis van Schalkwyk
The Rugby Championship 2017 In Retrospect
Another Rugby Championship done, another trophy to New Zealand. As anticipated the overall run of the competition was very much like watching a Jean-Claude van Damme flick – the outcome...
Springboks’ Second Attempt Up The Mountain
This weekend sees a Springbok side in relative disarray taking another shot at their arch-rivals, the sublime rugby nation which is New Zealand. Reports coming from the Bok camp suggest...
Cheetahs To Pull A Rabbit From The Hat?
The much anticipated Pro14 tournament reaches round 4 this weekend and from a South African perspective it’s a huge occasion, especially for the men from Bloemfontein. The Free State Rugby...
Springboks Shot Down In Flames
A massacre. For those who managed to catch only the first fifteen minutes of the test match between New Zealand and South Africa and woke up to the ensuing headlines...
Resurgent Springboks Face Ultimate Litmus Test
Old foes. Following the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final between South Africa and New Zealand, there appears to be a hatchet between these two rugby nations that refuses to stay...
Who Are The Southern Kings? – A Closer Look At Leinster’s Opponents This Weekend
Kings landing, albeit head-first. When the Southern Kings were formed in 2009, most rugby fans in South Africa found the name rather presumptuous. However their short history reads somewhere between...
The Springboks And Wallabies Shared More Than Pain In Perth
There’s nothing worse than a draw. The sensation of it is somewhere between surprise, confusion and the taste left in your mouth after being forced to kiss someone else’s baby....
