Stop over-sanitising the game
The desire of officials to prioritise player safety should be commended, but it should not come at the expense of common sense, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Silver lining to Super Rugby struggles
The Lions’ progression as possibly the only South African side to qualify for the Super Rugby playoffs could be a blessing in disguise for the Boks, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Stormers sink deeper into the mire
History may well repeat itself if the Stormers head into the 2019 Super Rugby tournament with the same coaching staff and players, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Super Rugby struggles not good enough
The underperformance of South Africa’s Super Rugby sides this year remains a cause for national concern, writes CRAIG LEWIS in SA Rugby magazine.
Away Tests loom large for battered Saffas
The South African teams’ two-from-20 tour record in the 2018 Super Rugby tournament bodes badly for the Springboks ahead of their away Tests in Australasia and Europe, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Axing Elton not the answer
Damian Willemse points to an exciting Springbok future but Elton Jantjies shouldn’t become a ghost of their past, writes former Bok scrumhalf NEIL DE KOCK.
Boks’ rebuilding process just beginning
The Springboks have laid a solid foundation on which to build during the Rugby Championship, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Duane’s departure will hit Boks hard
The Springboks will miss the leadership as well as the big-match temperament of Duane Vermeulen in the more challenging Rugby Championship clashes, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Look in the mirror
The reaction to the Ashwin Willemse incident was an indictment on all of us, writes SIMNIKIWE XABANISA in SA Rugby magazine.
Vermeulen indispensable to Boks
Duane Vermeulen is at the peak of his powers rather than the twilight of his career, writes former Bok scrumhalf NEIL DE KOCK.
