Following in football’s footsteps, the Lions recently set a cunning trap with a last minute team change, JAKE WHITE says the ploy should be encouraged, not frowned upon. READ MORE
Elton Jantjies
Pollard on point, Jantjies still MIA on D
The 2019 Vodacom Super Rugby stats confirm that Bulls flyhalf Handre Pollard scored the most points, while Lions pivot Elton Jantjies missed the most tackles. READ MORE
Go with Steyn!
FRESH TAKE: Frans Steyn is heavy artillery and it takes a cannon to win the Rugby World Cup, writes DARYN KATZ READ MORE
Who to wrap in cotton wool?
BIG DEBATE: With long-term injuries jeopardising 2019 Rugby World Cup dreams, the AOR team debates which Springbok is so indispensable that he should immediately be pulled from Super Rugby duty. READ MORE
Shootout at the Lions Den
Elton Jantjies and Quade Cooper are synonymous with attacking rugby, but ZELIM NEL dived into the numbers and came up with place-kicks picking the winner at Ellis Park. READ MORE
It’s over, Lions fans
Three rounds into the 2019 Super Rugby season and STEPHEN NELL has seen enough to call time on the Lions’ reign as contenders. READ MORE
Toxic rugby drives Bok exodus
SA unions cannot match big-money offers made by overseas clubs, but BRENDEN NEL says it would be harder for top players to leave if our house was in order. READ MORE
2018 ends with questions, not answers
The November tour was supposed to confirm SA’s readiness for Japan 2019, but the Boks came home with a suitcase full of red flags, writes ZELIM NEL. READ MORE
Bok glass is half full
The Boks were one layer of Dubbin away from losing in Paris, but the match stats will have Rassie Erasmus sipping from a beer glass half full, writes TANK LANNING. READ MORE
Boks needed Willemse on the ball
OOM RUGBY grabs a few screenshots from Twickenham to show how the Boks wasted their opportunities by having the wrong players at first receiver. READ MORE
Boks waking from nightmare
With one year remaining before the Boks begin RWC 2019 in Japan, the world must be concerned that Rassie Erasmus is waking SA from a terrible nightmare, writes CRAIG RAY. READ MORE
What is Rassie doing?
Rassie Erasmus knows exactly what he’s doing with his flip-flopping selections. Or does he? SIMNIKIWE XABANISA isn’t sure he knows the answer to that question. READ MORE