DAN RETIEF compares schedules to get a bead on the 2019 Rugby World Cup contenders. READ MORE
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World League: Yes or No?
News of a proposed World League sparked a frenzy in the global rugby community. The AOR team wades in to debate the pros and cons. READ MORE
SA doesn’t need World League – Jake
JAKE WHITE would like to see the top nations revive epic tours rather than administer an overdose of matches against Aussies and Kiwis in the World League. READ MORE
Ready for World League?
Rugby as you know it is coming to the end of its shelf life. The game’s top brass will meet in Los Angeles this week to discuss repackaging the game for global distribution. READ MORE
Has North overtaken South?
FRESH TAKE: Rugby in the Northern Hemisphere is like a world heavyweight title fight while the game down south has the gravitas of a WWE bout, according to BRENDON SHIELDS. READ MORE
Saffas fill up on Bok dreams
FRESH TAKE: DEVIN HERMANUS sets the scene as Springbok fans take a break from harsh economic realities to relish the thrilling prospect of successive wins against the All Blacks. READ MORE
Bok tweaks to beat All Blacks
We’re a few sleeps away from the biggest Test of the year, and the AOR pundits each name the Bok side they think can clinch back-to-back wins against the All Blacks for the first time since 2009. READ MORE
SA rolls away from Kitshoff model
Test-calibre scrum juggernauts such as Steven Kitshoff won’t keep coming off the production line if SA Rugby persists with rolling substitutions in the Currie Cup, writes SIMNIKIWE XABANISA READ MORE
Currie Cup weakens Boks
FRESH TAKE: DAWIE BOONZAAIER’s worst fears are realised in a comparison of the current quality of Currie Cup defence to the standard delivered when the Boks were world champions. READ MORE
Nothing wrong with Bok rugby – Jake
Test matches between top teams are won without the ball and South Africans love to tackle, JAKE WHITE says it’s time to stop being shy about playing to our strengths. READ MORE
Black day beckons for Boks
The All Blacks are especially lethal after a halftime puff, and that doesn’t bode well for a physically and mentally susceptible Springbok side, writes JON CARDINELLI. READ MORE
Play time over, win at all costs
MIKE GREENAWAY wants Rassie Erasmus to stop coaching like he’s chasing butterflies and focus on the single-minded objective he had as a Springbok player – winning. READ MORE