SA Rugby yesterday confirmed that neither Bismarck du Plessis nor Frans Steyn will take any part in the Series against England, starting this Saturday. […]
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Bismarck, Steyn miss entire Series
Rassie hands out 13 new Bok caps
Coach Rassie Erasmus has named his first Springbok team, which will face Wales in Washington this weekend. […]
Rassie is the new Bok coach
Yes, astounding I know, especially since this was so unexpected! SA Rugby have confirmed that newly-appointed (former) Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus will additionally act as head coach of the national side until 2023. […]
Neutral ref for Emirates Park clash
In some good news for the Sharks, up-and-coming Kiwi referee Glen Jackson has been handed the whistle for this weekend’s Super Rugby clash against the Lions. […]
SARU, Allister part ways
We all knew it would happen, it was only a matter of when – and today is the day that the parties eventually confirm that Allister Coetzee is done with the Springboks. […]
Cheers Pat (updated and official)
This has yet to be confirmed by either body, but there is strong speculation this morning that the Sharks and SA Rugby will make an announcement later regarding Pat Lambie. […]
Kings, Cheetahs to embrace other playing opportunities
The open secret had been confirmed and when SA Rugby’s Special General Meeting take place in Cape Town today, it will be announced that the Southern Kings and Cheetahs will not participate in Super Rugby from 2018. […]
Pat Lambie: Medical Update
The Sharks have released the following update regarding Pat Lambie: […]
Erasmus is back
After months of speculation, the inevitable has been confirmed by SA Rugby. Rassie Erasmus is back in the country. […]
First test non starters and doubtfuls
The Springboks kick off their test series against France on Saturday, and will start the series without Duane Vermeulen and Damian de Allende. […]
Time for a complete SA Rugby overhaul
Let’s be honest with ourselves, SA Rugby is crap at the moment. Our entire system is outdated and we need a complete overhaul if we want to compete against the Top teams like the All Blacks and England. […]
To chop or not to chop?
Well actually that is not the question anymore since SANZAAR already decided three teams should be chopped. The question now is, who must be chopped? […]
Fresh transfer rumours – and why I’m not too worried about them
Tongues are wagging after a number of weekend news outlets reported that Northampton are keen to acquire the services of not only Cobus Reinach, but also Pat Lambie. While I view these reports as little more than speculation at this stage, I’d like to try and put some of this to bed in the interests of focusing on this week’s REAL news – the start of Super Rugby. […]
Allister – no news is, well, no news
Despite plenty of unsubstantiated rumours form dodgy sources, the truth is that there is no official word yet on the future of the Bok coaching team under Allister Coetzee. […]
SA Rugby GenCo ratifies sweeping changes
Yes, this headline is somewhat less inspiring than the alternate version I had in mind, “Turkeys vote for Christmas”, but the net effect is roughly equivalent. Credit must go to new SA Rugby President Mark Alexander for finding a way to drive through a raft of rather significant changes to the governance models of the game. […]