Provincial

Du Preez Departures Much like political refugees fleeing some banana republic after a failed coupe d’état, the Du Preez family are hurriedly fleeing Kwa-Zulu Natal. The first to go was...

Super Rugby Weekend Review Round Seventeen Last week was not a good one for me. I have not had a migraine attack in at least...

Shooting Youself In The Foot - WP-Style Rassie Erasmus left the employment of the Western Province Rugby Union citing the constant interference of amateur administrators in the professional...

South African Domestic Rugby 2019 SA Rugby has announced the arrangements for the 2019 domestic rugby programme. The Currie Cup SA Rugby...

Stephen Larkham sacked as Wallabies assistant coach It had to happen. The fallout after the Wallabies dismal 2017 and even worse 2018 did not end...

Reds Pay Cooper to be a Rebel Quade Cooper is one of the most divisive rugby players on the planet. Either you like him and love his unorthodox approach to the game and life in general, or you do not....

Long-Term Contract for Folau Whilst Rugby Australia itself is habitually running at a financial loss and is desperately seeking new sources of income, they continue to throw the big bucks at their star players, a system which has already caused...

How Deep Is The Talent Pool? The 2018 Rugby Championships is done and dusted. Rassie Erasmus’s first seven months in charge of the Springboks produced so much more than many had expected. Starting from a below-zero base, he hauled the...

51-Player All Black Squad, Are They Changing Their Game.   Steve Hansen has announced a strong 51-player squad for the All Black’s upcoming end-of-year tour to Japan and Europe. First up, Hansen named a 32-man squad of players who go to Yokohama...

Springbok Squad For The Final Two Fixtures of RC 2018 Rassie Erasmus has announced his Springbok squad for the final two Rugby Championship fixtures against the Wallabies and the All Blacks. The Springboks face the Wallabies next Saturday, 29 September...

Michael Hooper pens new deal with Rugby Australia A While back I wrote of the strange spending habits of Australian Rugby. I mentioned their penchant for pouring money over the top three or four players in the country while spending...

Michael Cheika Reveals His Rugby Championship Squad Michael Cheika has recalled hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau and added six uncapped rookies to his 36-man Wallabies squad for this month's Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks. Returning from a stint...

Springbok Training Squad Update Eight Sharks have been added to Rassie Erasmus’ Springbok training squad as they continue with their preparations for next month’s Rugby Championships. Two have been sent home, both Stormers. The Sharks group consists of four forwards, namely...

Kuridrani Out, Cheika's Headache! Just a week ago the Aussie Roar website were singing the praises of Tevita Kuridrani as they nicknamed him the “K-Train” and spoke of his return to form just in time to solve something of a...

Test Match Preview Saturday, 2nd June 2018 South Africa vs Wales Date: Saturday, June 2nd Venue: Robert F Kennedy Stadium, Washington DC Kick-off: 17h00 local time; 22h00 BST; 21h00 GMT; 23h00 SA Time Referee: Matthew Carley (England) Assistant referees: Alexandre Ruiz (France), Frank Murphy (Ireland) TMO: David Grashoff (England) Nobody knows quite what to...