Herbst: What they don’t want you to know. Quotas, John Jeffery and the UN.
The UN rejected the pretext upon which Fikile Mbalula is seeking to prevent SA from hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the ANC would rather you did not know that.
Rugby
Ben Karpinski: Why rugby needs the Currie Cup now more than ever
Ben Karpinski says the Currie Cup may be overshadowed by other rugby spectacles, but it’s still got a lot to teach us about making the most of the bounce.
Coetzee cleans out his backline for Aussie Test
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has included Francois Hougaard, Juan de Jongh and Jesse Kriel in a revamped backline for the Rugby Championship Test against the Wallabies.
Why women’s rugby is growing in leaps, bounds, scrums, & kicks
It’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and yet, women’s rugby has almost no media presence and is seen by many otherwise fervent rugby supporters as a mere curiosity.
Why now, Adriaan Strauss? The strange saga of the Bok captaincy.
Predictably, there has been a swift and varied reaction to the news that Adriaan Strauss has decided to quit international rugby at the end of the year.
Adriaan Strauss to call time on his Test career
Just as the clamour for Adriaan Strauss to be sacked was getting louder, the Springbok captain dropped a bombshell by announcing he’s quittingTest rugby at the end of the season.
Coetzee rolls the dice. Mvovo and Hougaard return to Springbok squad
Lwazi Mvovo and Francois Hougaard were both included in the 28-man Springbok squad for the two away Rugby Championship Tests against Australia and New Zealand.
Bok captain Strauss under fire – but he might survive.
Springboks captain Adriaan Strauss is currently feeling the heat, but Rob Houwing reckons speculation about his demise might be premature.
How the Boks fared – it’s not pretty reading.
Allister Coetzee needs to act swiftly and decisively to revive his now-tottering Boks, victims of a first ever away defeat to Argentina in Salta on Saturday.
Super Rugby 2018 – back to 16 teams?
Australia and South Africa could each lose a Super Rugby team under a new 16-team model presented to the Australian Rugby Union board last week.