The famous rock group Queen had a hit song called ‘Let me entertain you’. A few other artists – including British pop megastar Robbie Williams – had songs with the same title, but few could entertain like Queen.
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The famous rock group Queen had a hit song called ‘Let me entertain you’. A few other artists – including British pop megastar Robbie Williams – had songs with the same title, but few could entertain like Queen.
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Hopefully Springbok skipper Johann Muller was not being too literal when he said at a press conference that the great thing about Saturday’s clash with the Barbarians at Twickenham is that it is a rare opportunity for the players to have fun.
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Jerry Collins may be one of rugby’s star attractions but the big-hitting All Black is determined to stay in touch with his amateur roots.
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Bok skipper our greatest ambassador.
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Quite a few South Africans who were there have remarked on how well the Springboks were received in Cardiff in the buildup to and during last weekend’s clash with Wales.
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South Africa are the narrow favourites to retain their Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens title when the action gets underway today, but the last event to be staged at the Dubai Exiles is far from clear cut with several sides equipped to take honours.
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Veteran Springbok lock Johan Ackermann has received a consolation prize after missing out on the rugby World Cup tournament in France.
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World rugby will bid Jake White goodbye this weekend – if only for the time being. He deserves every accolade that comes his way at Twickenham on Saturday when the Springboks run out against the Barbarians.
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Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu is confident that his side are prepared to defend their Dubai title this coming weekend. The Springbok Sevens team completed their preparation with a comfortable win over the USA and they are already benefiting from extra time to prepare in Dubai.
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Is it only me or does anyone else agree that 99% of this players playing overseas nonsense and Province vs. Country battle be solved in one swift move.
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India’s Test captain Anil Kumble supported Gary Kirsten’s candidature as national coach to succeed Greg Chappell on Thursday.
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Why is it that we can continually embarrass ourselves as a rugby nation?
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Jake White was found somewhere in London and they managed to get the team for Saturday from him.
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Springbok captain John Smit seems to have nothing to be concerned about if Peter de Villiers becomes coach of the national rugby team next year.
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The Springboks are the World Cup champions but South Africa’s rugby administration is nowhere near the same level.
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It is good to know that even in the professional age of sport, money (and lots of it) cannot buy some player’s passion to wear the Green and Gold.
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Western Force rugby officials have reactivated their investigation into claims a number of players mistreated quokkas on Rottnest Island last weekend, after more allegations of animal cruelty surfaced.
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Confusion rules the day as Bok coach Jake White is AWOL.
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Just as he has done for most of his successful reign as Springbok coach, Jake White should be expected to stick with the tried and trusted when he names his team on Wednesday for Saturday’s match against the Barbarians.
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Saying thank you to his mentor, Springbok captain John Smit, is higher on Bismarck du Plessis’ list of rugby priorities than a duel with Schalk Brits.
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Two of Springbok coach Jake White’s requests have been turned down by SA Rugby this week. The Springbok team to play the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday will not be regarded as a Springbok XV, despite White’s request earlier this week.
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Mike Stofile won’t say whether he will stand against Oregan Hoskins for the presidency of the South African Rugby Union early next year. Under the election process, there was still a long way to go on that front, he said, dismissing it airily. But over a dinner in Cape Town last week, Mike Stofile...
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Saturday’s final Springbok match of the year at Twickenham this weekend looks set to be marred by a railway company’s decision which stands to cost the benefactors R13-million.
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I have an image I have always carried with me. For a while the photograph held its place in my scrapbook. It was of three men – R. H. Williams, Alun Thomas and Cliff Morgan. They looked straight at the camera in their shorts and blazers and, because it was fashionable in those days,...
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Western Province Schalk Brits will join the Boks in England. Years ago, coach Jake White didn’t react kindly to Brits’ threat to leave South Africa because he wasn’t selected.
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The IRB is hosting a conference in Woking at the end of this month for what they say is to map the way forward for rugby, but reading between the lines it seems more like an attempt to continue to undermine the real strength of rugby as a global brand or to become a...
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The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) Board have short-listed four coaches for the All Blacks coaching position.
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The deputy president of the South African Rugby Union, Mike Stofile, has accused Springbok coach Jake White for disappointing the top brass and the public on the issue of transformation
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