Stubborn Rassie stalls Boks
The Springboks will win in Sydney next week but that will do nothing to hide the fact that the world champions have stagnated, writes ZELIM NEL.
Boks need to take note of important squad system
When the Bomb Squad misfires the Boks lose their edge, our Afrikaans columnist KAPTEIN KORTBROEK investigates another squad system and gives his take on what the Springbok management team is likely to do to regain momentum.
Boks baffle with bench shakeup for Adelaide assault
The decision to drop insurance policy player Willie le Roux for two seniors with a combined 40 minutes of Test rugby this year could bite the Springboks as they look for a historic win in Adelaide, writes DYLAN JACK.
Bok bubble bursts in time to bounce Wallabies
There’s nothing like a record victory over the All Blacks to give a team a big head, and the Springboks paid a heavy price for their complacency at Ellis Park, writes our Afrikaans columnist KAPTEIN KORTBROEK.
Boks must change to go back to back
The Springboks are having a hard time transitioning from 2019 world champions into a unit that will retain the Webb Ellis Cup in 2023, writes ZELIM NEL.
Boks outfoxed by Fozzie
One week after Ian Foster’s credibility as All Blacks head coach was in tatters at Mbombela Stadium, he checkmated the Springboks at Ellis Park, writes ZELIM NEL.
Finally, bliksem die Bokke hulle
In his debut column on sarugbymag.co.za, KAPTEIN KORTBROEK celebrates the brute that is Malcolm Marx, Damian Willemse’s world-class tackle and kicking the All Blacks in their “klokke”…
Bok challenge is to be bold, not brash
The Springboks lived up to their world champion status with a compelling win over the All Blacks in Nelspruit, and in the Ellis Park rematch the challenge will be to keep a lid on their confidence, writes ZELIM NEL.
Rugby right to protect women’s game
Women’s rugby should not be sacrificed at the altar of ‘inclusivity’, writes Simon Borchardt.
Raging Marx to feast on wounded All Blacks
Night sweats and a gnawing desire for redemption will feed Malcolm Marx’s rage when he tears into the limping All Blacks at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday, writes ZELIM NEL.
