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England Whips the Boks

Written 16 November 2016 It is hard not to descend into the murky depths of the underworld of cliché and repetition when one considers this match. The only question worth...

England Whips the Boks

Written 16 November 2016 It is hard not to descend into the murky depths of the underworld of cliché and repetition when one considers this match. The only question worth...

Shamrocks Fly at The All Blacks

Written 11 November 2016 Two upsets in the last ten days: Trump beats Clinton to become president of the USA and Ireland beat the mighty All Blacks of New Zealand...

Shamrocks Fly at The All Blacks

Written 11 November 2016 Two upsets in the last ten days: Trump beats Clinton to become president of the USA and Ireland beat the mighty All Blacks of New Zealand...

Cheetahs win the 2016 Currie Cup

Currie Cup Final: Cheetahs 36 – Bulls 16 The Cheetahs won the match by starving the Bulls of ‘good ball’, not just ‘ball’. The home team were also far more...

Cheetahs win the 2016 Currie Cup

Currie Cup Final: Cheetahs 36 – Bulls 16 The Cheetahs won the match by starving the Bulls of ‘good ball’, not just ‘ball’. The home team were also far more...

Offload

This match, played last weekend on Saturday 8th October, was exhilarating for All Black supporters and a disaster for Springbok fans, analysts and followers of the game. The All Blacks...

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Offload

This match, played last weekend on Saturday 8th October, was exhilarating for All Black supporters and a disaster for Springbok fans, analysts and followers of the game. The All Blacks...

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Sharks vs Lions & Boks vs Wallabies

In the Currie Cup encounter at Ellis Park, the Golden Lions came from behind to beat the Sharks by 26 to 15. Though the Sharks played with great fire, they...

Sharks vs Lions & Boks vs Wallabies

In the Currie Cup encounter at Ellis Park, the Golden Lions came from behind to beat the Sharks by 26 to 15. Though the Sharks played with great fire, they...

Interim Comments

I still cannot believe I read in this morning’s The Times an article by Brendan Venter, a so-called analyst, who wrote a whole column on Springbok flyhalves and did not...

Interim Comments

I still cannot believe I read in this morning’s The Times an article by Brendan Venter, a so-called analyst, who wrote a whole column on Springbok flyhalves and did not...