South Africa

South Africa Team Selection - Brawn Or Pace?

South Africa have made five changes from their starting side that faced the Pumas in Argentina two weeks ago.
4 September 2013

The Rugby Championship Round 2 Review - Who Will Beat The All Blacks?

After another action packed round of rugby in the 2013 Rugby Championship, it is the All Blacks and Springboks who sit at the top of the table.
27 August 2013

Rugby Championship Round One Review - Why So Many Points?

The Rugby Championship Round 1 was exciting with two really high scoring matches. Why were so many points scored?
18 August 2013

Meyer Proud Of South African Performance

South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer and his Argentine counterpart Santiago Phelan give their reaction to the Springboks thrashing the Pumas 73-13.
17 August 2013

Meyer Promises Attacking Mindset

South Africa coach Heynke Meyer says his side will go out with an attacking mindset when they take on Argentina in their opening game of the Rugby Championship 2013.
14 August 2013

The Rugby Championship 2013 Preview

The All Blacks are the hot favourites to win the Rugby Championship in 2013. Can anyone beat them?
11 August 2013

Rugby World XV Team of 2012 - Do You Agree?

It is almost the end of 2012 and I thought that I would name a World Rugby Team of 2012 to encourage debate
29 January 2013

RWC 2015 Draw

The draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup has been made
3 December 2012

Northern Hemisphere Rugby: Might Trumps Flight

Rugby in the northern hemisphere is power based. Fear of defeat outweighs ambition. This has been starkly proved in the Autumn Series.
20 November 2012

Autumn Test Match International Review - New Zealand Perspective

Here is my Autumn International Test Rugby Review following the weekend, from a New Zealand perspective.
19 November 2012

The Rugby Championship Round 5 - Number Tens!

The Rugby Championship 2012 is pretty much decided with the All Blacks hot favourites to win
23 October 2012

The Ultimate SANZAR Alliance

For the last few months rumours have been circulating that next year the All Blacks, South Africa and Australia could come together to create a SANZAR team.
6 August 2012

Northern vs Southern Hemisphere Teams - Who Would You Pick?

The June International Matches leaves me wondering if there should be a Northern vs Southern Hemisphere rugby series at the end of the year, so some players who are injured now would still be available.
3 July 2012

Four things we learned down under: Part 2

New Zealand, Australia and South Africa each recorded their second wins of the summer against northern hemisphere tourists.
20 June 2012

Boks teach England a harsh lesson in Jo'burg

A powerful 50 minutes from South Africa was enough to seal a series victory over a spirited England side who were physically dominated at Ellis Park.
20 June 2012

June International Test Rugby - Team of Week One

Here is my June International Rugby tests Team of Week One.
15 June 2012

Boks overpower England in Durban

Stuart Lancaster and his England entered the first test in Durban quietly confident of upsetting an 'undercooked' South Africa and taking a 1-0 series lead to Johannesburg.
12 June 2012

June Internationals Closer Than Expected - Who Will Win?

The June International test matches between Southern and Northern Hemisphere teams looks set to be closer than expected in 2012.
8 June 2012

South Africa v England 1st Test: Five Key Battles

After a tremendous Six Nations campaign Stuart Lancaster's England side make their first appearance against Southern Hemisphere opposition...
7 June 2012

London Sevens - Five Stars from a record breaking weekend

After eight previous stops, in five continents, over six months; the 13th World Sevens Series reached its final destination at the home of English rugby.
18 May 2012