In perfect reverse motion to the intrepid voyages of those early explorers who sailed down from the frosty climes of the Northern Hemisphere seeking new lands to pillage down South, the rugby giants of the Southern Hemisphere will set off in the coming weeks to challenge our Northern brethren.
The South African squad, the Springboks, have […]

There has been a sensational response from our readers to the online rugby management game Blackout Rugby.
Over 100 teams have signed up since last week’s post telling you about this awesome game.  It’s great to see the power of the SARugby.com community and also very exciting for the players of the game in South Africa […]

Wow, that was quite a Saturday. Air New Zealand Cup final, Home and Away omnibus, ACC3022H studying, Currie Cup Final, Sharks victory, Bok Squad announcement, Earl Rose, Braai.
The ANZ Cup final was as tight as expected with Auteroa’s two best sides slugging it out in Wellington’s best attempt at Spring weather. Westpac Stadium and all […]

The title above is a direct quote from a good friend of mine whom I’d taunted during our first two years at UCT for being a mere B.Com student, as that is what he said to me the day I deregistered from my putrid attempt at a B.Bus.Sci. and took the step down to the […]

Graham Henry has stated that he can see the day in the not too distant future where kiwi’s choosing to play for Sth African and Australian S14 sides will be considered for AB’s selection.
This would have raised more than a couple of eyebrows at NZRFU hq to see “their AB’s coach” muttering those blasphemic words […]

Two of SARugby.com’s most entertaining and insightful community members have agreed to join us a community bloggers.
Burton and Kiwijoe are the first two ‘celebrity posters’ (if you like) to stick their necks out and give us their unique insights.
Kiwijoe (as his name suggests) is from NZ and has built up quite a fan base on […]

Hey guys,
I’d just like to take a few minutes to tell you about the latest craze gripping the SARugby.com HQ.
It’s called www.blackoutrugby.com and it’s easily the best, most comprehensive and TOTALLY addictive online rugby games on the market.

Basically how it works is you sign up to the site - totally free - and register to receive […]

A march to save the Springbok emblem, a potential senior player boycott over any possible inclusion of Luke Watson in the Bok team - later denied (predictably), Butana Khompela’s nonsensical utterances at the Sports portfolio indaba-whotsit, calls for eight black players in every representative starting XV, a covered up sex tape scandal - these are […]

It’s that time of the year again when us rugby journos get to play Bok selector ahead of the three Test tour to the UK.  The Bok squad will be announced after the Currie Cup final next Saturday and - as always - there will be some surprises and players unlucky to miss out.
A rather disappointing […]

UK rugby writer Stephen Jones has this to say about Luke Watson in his weekly newsletter:
Luke Watson is a very ordinary flanker. I have seen him play three times in the flesh and around five times on television and also taken the opinions of judges who I trust.
Say he joined Wasps (not that they would […]