South African coaching triumphs ripple effect: Everitt’s Edinburgh start holds promise for Scotland
Scotland stands out with both its top rugby teams led by South African coaches, Franco Smith and Sean Everitt.
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🔒 Boardroom Talk: Scottish bid for independence kicks off in court, Cape secessionists are watching.
Nicola Sturgeon says the SNP’s strong showing in Scotland’s 2021 election was a mandate for a second independence referendum.
🔒 Premium: Stocks rise again as world starts believing SA’s Omicron experience
Investors continued to be buoyed by the prospect of Omicron’s relative mildness helping the world avoid a repeat of shocks caused by earlier variants.
T cell treatment for Covid-19 a step closer as trials begin
TC BioPharm will manufacture banks of T cells, that it is then hoped can be used to treat patients as they develop severe Covid-19 symptoms.
Erasmus praises Boks’ winning effort against Scotland
Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, praised the growing maturity of the Springboks following their hard-fought 26-20 victory win over a good very Scotland team.
Papier to start Bok Test against Scotland
Embrose Papier gets a chance to play a decent amount of time in a Test match. The Bulls scrumhalf gets his first run-on start against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Four hundred years later, self-aggrandisement is very much in fashion
Among mankind’s rich and powerful, self-aggrandisement is still very much in fashion. As is their dislike for those who call them out.
It’s official – Cheetahs and Kings to play PRO14 in Europe
Have the Cheetahs and Kings retained enough players of experience and substance to be competitive in PRO14?
It’s official: Cheetahs, Kings out of Super Rugby, look set to join Europe’s ‘Pro14’
The Cheetahs and the Kings are out of Super Rugby, and both widely expected to announce their inclusion in European rugby with the Pro12 becoming the Pro14.
Tories, Pound take a caning as Theresa May’s gamble backfires miserably
British voters have sent a strong message to their political leaders: They don’t want the “hard” Brexit proposed by Prime Minister Theresa May.