This weekend saw the PRO14 kick off, which meant the competition’s first look at the Kings and the Cheetahs. Fair to say things didn’t go exactly according to plan.
Hosting major tournaments might do wonders for national morale, but does it make sense financially? An auditing firm crunched the numbers and here’s what they found.
We may have said our goodbyes to flyer Cheslin Kolbe, but over in France they’re about to learn why he was such a crowd favourite.
South Africa’s two oldest schools clashed over the weekend, with SACS running out narrow winners. Turns out the ref had his hands full, too.
If Victor Matfield says ‘jump’, the correct response is ‘how high?’ The Springbok legend recently put UFC champ Garreth and Afrikaans pop star Arno to the test.
Lions fans would have been disappointed to see their side lose to the Sharks, and it appears tensions boiled over after the final whistle.
Hougaard has been a regular on SuperSport’s Afrikaans weekly rugby show, but that seems to have to an end. He claims there are sinister forces at work.
There are often gross mismatches in schoolboy rugby, but I’ve never seen anything like the set of results from this particular clash. 221-0, anyone?
FNB have just been announced as a Springbok sponsor, along with MTN owning the front of the jersey. Both are paying serious cash for that honour.
It was a pretty subdued Ellis Park at the final whistle, but that didn’t stop Scott Robertson from busting out the boogie to celebrate his team’s win.
After months of battle it’s all about this weekend’s showdown at Ellis Park, which means we should also enjoy the season’s best five pointers.
He is the dream teammate and an opposition’s nightmare, steamrolling through tackles on his way to the try line. Apparently Vaka Tuitupou is a gentle giant, too.
We’re up against Ireland and France for the rights to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and Madiba’s birthday was the perfect time to drop our video. Thoughts?
Every junior school rugby team had that one oversized kid they used to bulldoze the ball over the line, and the same is true of the Craven Week teams.
If you’re a Springbok fan then 2016 was a year to forget, although it was the year that Franco Mostert broke into the Bok setup. That made this man very, very happy.
The Junior Boks ran riot against Argentina yesterday, scoring 11 tries during a 72-14 win. Also, how are we feeling ahead of the Bok test against France?
The Junior Boks enjoyed a successful second outing at the U20 World Championships, with their length of the pitch try a very classy effort.
With all the testosterone flying around it’s no surprise that schoolboy rugby matches see the odd fight, but this time around it was the parents who couldn’t help themselves.
The Blitzboks are the toast of the rugby world right now, being crowned world champs after a dominant season. Their PR team has done rather well, too.
Over in Japan the draw for the Rugby World Cup has just taken place, and it hasn’t gone all that swimmingly for the Boks. Then again, it could have been worse.
There’s a story doing the rounds about the violent death of Bryan Habana over in Paris. How dead is the winger? Well, let’s ask him ourselves.
The Jozi Cats made quite an entrance last year with their marketing campaign, and it seems their hard work is paying off in a big way.
Super Rugby is set to axe three teams from the competition next year, and two of those will come from our shores. So do they merge, or do they head overseas?
Bryan may be on the other side of 30, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of life left in those legs. Check out his try from the weekend for proof.
Rugby at Newlands is usually a good day out, even if the Lions pip the Stormers in a local derby, but 2023 could bring big changes.
Chances are you’ve seen the behind-the-magic that sealed a Stormers win over the weekend, but Dillyn Leyds has some competition for moment of the week.
It’s been a very busy week, what with the country thrown into turmoil and all that, but let’s backtrack a little and enjoy the best sporting moments of the past weekend.
Jean may have racked up more than 100 caps for the Boks during his career, but that doesn’t mean he is going to hold his tongue when it comes to the current mess.
Rugby lover Rais Frost conducted extensive interviews with players leaving SA as part of his thesis, and what he found sheds some new light on the problem.
It’s tough to muster up the energy to watch a few back to back Super Rugby matches these days, but at least here in SA we have people playing the game.