With spectators and commercial interest flocking to schoolboy rugby, big decisions about the amateur game are imminent. The AOR team debates the best way forward. READ MORE
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Euro cap to boost SA rugby
FRESH TAKE: Talk of a cap on imports in European competitions has got MATT EVANS excited about the prospect of South Africa’s foreign legion coming home. READ MORE
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SA must conjure SBW magic
Sonny Bill Williams’ switch to rugby union featured magical offloads, DAN RETIEF wonders when SA teams will make poor passing and catching disappear so they can also saw defences in half. READ MORE
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Is Powell ready to drop Blitzboks?
SA can’t pretend a failed quest for Sevens gold at the Commonwealth Games was just a bad day at the office, BRENDEN NEL says it’s time for coach Neil Powell to wield the axe. READ MORE
Pick black Boks to beat Wales – Jake
If JAKE WHITE was in the hot seat, the Boks would far exceed transformation objectives against Wales to create competition for places and a platform to beat England in the ensuing series. READ MORE
Rassie, back the back-ups
FRESH TAKE: A second-string Blitzboks side shot the lights out in Hong Kong and DEVIN HERMANUS says Rassie Erasmus must pull the same trigger on his Springbok selections. READ MORE
Rugby from the future
Intrepid rugby explorer, AMI KAPILEVICH fired up the AOR time travel machine, zooming forward to October 21, 2035 before returning with the top headlines of the day. READ MORE
Write-offs refuse to stand down
SIMNIKIWE XABANISA highlights five SA players who, based on their current form, clearly haven’t paid any attention to what the media thinks of them. READ MORE
What to do with Rassie’s 30-cap pass?
The AOR team debates what Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus should do with SA Rugby’s new willingness to bend the 30-cap threshold that applies to the selection of overseas Springboks. READ MORE