JAKE WHITE says the foundation of the All Blacks’ sustained success is no secret to SA rugby – it’s right in our back yard and on TV every Monday night. READ MORE
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Blitzboks gamble on Super success
FRESH TAKE: Though code-hopping Blitzboks will boost SA’s Super Rugby cause, KEBA MOTHOAGAE wonders whether they’ll make it stick. READ MORE
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Pro rugby must revolt or die
The only way pro rugby survives in South Africa is if a big-time benefactor bankrolls a breakaway league with five squads of top talent, writes CRAIG RAY. READ MORE
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Best buy, biggest loss
With the Super Rugby season about to kick off, the AOR team names the best new signing in the SA Conference, and which departed player is the biggest loss. READ MORE
Koppestamp isn’t rugby
Rugby has become ugly and almost unwatchable, DAN RETIEF blames chronic off-sides for choking what is meant to be a free-flowing spectacle. READ MORE
England mimic Bok thumpers
FRESH TAKE: DAWIE BOONZAAIER says England copied a Springbok recipe to begin the Six Nations with a win against the defending champs. READ MORE
WP implosion a great thing?
GAVIN RICH believes that the crisis threatening to push Western Province back towards amateurism may turn out to be the best thing to ever happen to rugby in South Africa. READ MORE
Kwagga to dominate CHOC stats?
With R100 being donated to the Childhood Cancer Foundation (CHOC) for every tackle made in 2019, all eyes will be on 2018 tackle toppers, Kwagga Smith and his Lions team mates. READ MORE
Mitchell gives England a rush
OOM RUGBY shows how former Bulls coach John Mitchell armed England’s defence with the tools to dictate terms against Ireland in Dublin. READ MORE