Saru affair causes ruckus among rugby writers
Last week, when the All Blacks were in town, rugby dominated the news. Even the manner in which the rugby was reported became news, writes Archie Henderson.
Another black Bok snubbed in Super 12 rugby
Blue Bulls flanker Tim Dlulane has been excluded from the South African Super 12 team.
MPs' bid support is not unconditional
The soon to be reconstituted South African Rugby Union will need to pull up their socks and scatter their indifferences if it wants to stage the country's second ...
SA's vulnerable middle-order need a quick fix
South Africa's dramatic batting collapse inside two sessions at the Wanderers has left coach Ray Jennings with a lot of questions about his middle-order line-up ...
Double headache puts SA skipper in a spin
The state of play in the high-profile relationship between Graeme Smith and Minki van der Westhuizen is uncertain, but there will be no hanky-panky for a while: ...
Kallis: from puny kid to king
When Jacques Kallis was dropped from the Western Province under-15 team because he was too small and too unfit, he vowed to make a comeback - and he did so with ...
SA helped save Zim cricket tour
South African cricket played a key role in behind-the-scenes negotiations to save the England tour of Zimbabwe.
Boks take a step forward in transformation
Springbok rugby has made transformation its priority with the selection of five black African players in its 33-man touring team to Europe and Argentina.
There are a few places left in Jake's team...
Springbok coach Jake White still has a few places left in his team - and some of this season's Currie Cup stars look bright enough for selection, writes Archie Henderson. ...
Downpour and errors wash away WP final hopes
It rained on Western Province's parade at Newlands. The team's hopes of playing in yet another Currie Cup final were washed away in a spring shower that turned into ...
WP for Currie Cup, says departing Krige
Western Province need to win at least five of their last seven matches in the Currie Cup to be sure of making it to the play-offs. And the way they played in beating ...
SA rugby back in the war zone
After several quiet weeks on the rugby front, South African rugby is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons - and not for the first time, the controversy ...
The man who gave the Boks hell...
A former police taskforce commander, known as "007" to the players, has emerged as the man who put the Boks through hell before the Rugby World Cup in the controversial ...
'Straeuli and Sam should resign now'
For the sake of Springbok rugby, coach Rudolf Straeuli and team manager Gideon Sam should resign. They are not indispensable and their presence at the Rugby World ...
Skinstad injured in club match
Bobby Skinstad's World Cup comeback appears to have suffered a setback. Skinstad, who is playing for the University of Cape Town in an attempt to convince the selectors ...
Deans delivers 'kiss of death' for SA rugby
You know you're in trouble when a Kiwi coach starts telling you how good you are. That was the case this week with South African rugby and Robbie Deans, coach of ...
A new Bok team is born
A new Springbok rugby team has been forged in the crucible of Newlands. With three Springboks making their debut in the Test against Wales, five playing in only ...
The fool Monty
Western Province fullback Percy Montgomery's decision to quit the game in South Africa because he feared that quotas would cost him his place in the Springbok team ...
Good news for Bob, bad news for Rassie
Springbok captain Bob Skinstad makes his long-awaited return for Western Province next week and his chances of playing some Super 12 rugby have improved too. The ...
'Bulls didn't need state's OK to drop Jacobs'
SA Rugby chief Rian Oberholzer has described Bulls coach Heyneke Meyer's decision to seek government approval before demoting black centre Adrian Jacobs to the bench ...
Warning bells ringing for SA rubgy
Saturday's defeat of the Boks by what was no more than a novice French side, has rung warning bells for South Africa rugby. Heed them, or the famous green and gold ...
Bok delayed to save Cats' codes
Laurie Mains, the Cats' New Zealand coach who provoked a storm of controversy for refusing to include black Springbok prop Lawrence Sephaka in his Super 12 squad, ...
Windies and Woods make for a year of gatvol
Archie Henderson is gatvol with the West Indies - who are just so bad - and Tiger Woods - who is just too good - for making cricket and golf in 2000 about as exciting ...
Barbarian game papered over the cracks
Archie Henderson can't share the enthusiasm of most commentators for the Boks' display against the Barbarians last Sunday: the lack of midfield defence was still ...
Cronje: 'twixt the devil and the UCB
Hansie Cronje's attorney, Clem Druker, says the pressures on his client "would be enough to destroy a weaker man", and that Cronje has been subjected to "vituperation, ...