Of captains and Indabas
Protea Captaincy The inevitable withdrawal of our world class cricketer, AB de Villiers, due to injury following his sustained presence in all formats in the game, may be a blessing in disguise. We […]
Protea Captaincy The inevitable withdrawal of our world class cricketer, AB de Villiers, due to injury following his sustained presence in all formats in the game, may be a blessing in disguise. We […]
All eyes and ears of rugby lovers were focused on Newlands this week as the cream of South African rugby converged to plot and plan the resurrection of the ailing patient. Perhaps I […]
Posing with Faf du Plessis at the start of the tournament is as close as Steve Smith got to the trophy. Photo: Gallo Image I was chatting to my colleague Billy Seyffert this […]
Last night’s victory over the team we most love to beat will be remembered for a long time. We did not really expect any great cricket in the series, but yesterday’s match was […]
As jy nie sterk is nie, moet jy slim wees, sê ons in Afrikaans. In die Aussie weergawe hiervan moet jy “slim” met “slinks” vervang. Die Aussie breier se nuutjie, om sy plaasvervangerbank […]
Die spreekwoord sê dinge kan nie doller as kopaf raak nie, maar as ek so na SA politiek en sport kyk, smaak dit my ons gaan die idioom herskryf. Dit wat nou by […]
The terrifying prospect of facing the All Blacks due to what we have seen in the last couple of months from Alistair and his charges, have lots of Bok fans planning alternative activities […]
Humour me for a moment please, as we look at Saturday’s team of 23: A fly half playing full back, a left wing playing right wing, a scrumhalf playing left wing, a full […]
Steyn was the leading wicket-taker in the two-match Test series against New Zealand with 10 scalps at 10.20 and claimed his 26th five-for in Centurion to end questions over whether he could regain […]
Alister Coetzee se besluit om nie te torring aan sy span van verlede week nie, behalwe waar beserings dit noodsaak, sal waarskynlik kritiek uitlok. In die kort tydjie wat hy in die stoel […]
It has been a while since I last had goose bumps at the start of a rugby series. While the Rugby Championship is far from ideal, it is a great deal more exciting […]
The issue of transformation appears to attract more attention these days than the performance of our national sides, and cricket in particular. If we ignore the politicians for a moment, difficult as that […]
The panel of New Zealand rugby experts in last night’s discussion on the final of the 2016 Super Rugby displayed a lot of respect for the Lions, but were unanimous in their view […]
At this stage of the Super Rugby competition, the words of the Don Schlitz song, made famous by Kenny Rogers, come to mind: You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when […]
The quarter finals are here at long last. I thought you may find it interesting to hear the views from rugby writers in New Zealand, as all three our matches are against Kiwi […]
Baie mense in Suid-Afrika raak warm onder die kraag as van hul landsgenote die All Blacks ondersteun wanneer hulle teen die Springbokke speel. Dieselfde geld vir my as ek sien hoe kollegas wat […]
Finally the penny dropped – the senior Proteas are so exhausted by the time they get around to playing for their country that they cannot perform. Or, should I say, someone finally had […]