Perth will provide Rassie with answers
History beckons for the Springboks Down Under on Saturday, yet Rassie Erasmus is using the occasion to measure rookies’ ability to handle pressure away from home, writes MARK KEOHANE.
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Siya’s Bok champs make statement
The current Wallabies outfit are as mediocre as the back-to-back world champion Springboks are mighty, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Boks wary of Aussie ‘graveyard’
The very best Springboks in the professional era have arrived in Brisbane as rugby royalty and left buried and tagged on a rugby tombstone, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Currie Cup a ‘bridge for future Boks’
The Currie Cup has reinvented itself as a feeder competition that unites the best of South Africa’s young players with seasoned campaigners, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Rugby Champs rivals have to ‘rock’
Following lukewarm July Test performances, the Springboks, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina must make a statement in the highly-anticipated 2024 Rugby Championship, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Kolisi’s Boks second to McCaw’s maestros
Siya Kolisi’s Springboks can make an argument for being the best World Cup team, but the title of the greatest professional team goes to Richie McCaw’s mighty All Blacks, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Sacha on a ‘magical carpet ride’
Fans can expect more sensational Springboks like Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to emerge under Rassie Erasmus, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Rassie knows value of Bok ‘B’ team Test
The historic clash against Portugal won’t provide Rassie Erasmus with any insight for the 2024 Rugby Championship, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Boks ‘weren’t good enough’ to beat Irish
The Springboks will always have their four World Cup titles, but Ireland came to play in Durban on Saturday and the best team won, writes MARK KEOHANE.
All Blacks must adopt Bok policy
Rassie Erasmus resurrected the world champion Springboks by having no restriction on player selections, and it’s high time that New Zealand Rugby follows suit, writes MARK KEOHANE.
