Tag: Springboks
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How the Big Indaba Can Save SA Rugby From Itself
Were I in the room, I would not be wasting time trying to change the things that cannot be changed by the people attending.
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Why the Boks Really Need to Start Boxing Smarter
The nature of the Springbok win against the Wallabies at Loftus Versfeld confirmed the lack of long-term planning within the Springbok team over the years.
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Bok Legend Schalk Burger Jr on Overcoming Illness & Learning to Love Rugby
In this not-to-be-missed podcast with David O’Sullivan, rugby legend Schalk Burger Jr shares what he learned about life from rugby, and about rugby from life.
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It’s Time to Change the Way we Play Rugby to Win
The Boks recently beat Ireland in a Test series, but the win felt almost hollow, as they were just hanging in there for a great deal of the series, trying to tackle everything that moved while hoping to get a penalty within kicking range of the posts.
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The Day the Rugby Won My Irish Heart
My parents, both Irish passport holders as well as proud South African citizens, were too settled in their suburban lives during Apartheid to bother getting me that passport that would enable to me roam the world in my later life.
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Will the New Bok Coach be a Game-Changer?
It’s official. Allister Coetzee is the new Springbok coach, replacing Heyneke Meyer. Coetzee could not have taken over at a more difficult time. A string of disappointing results, and inability to beat the All Blacks, suggest the Springboks are in decline.
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Why You Won’t See Me in the Kitchen during a Stormers Match
The Stormers Bug bit me when, by virtue of my job, I started to be invited to watch rugby at the Newlands box with a client. What started out as a ‘nice day out’ with my husband has ended as passionate love for rugby and what it stands for.
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Siya Kolisi, a Gentle Giant With the Soul of a Stormer
Fresh from his home in the ramshackle Township of Zwide in the Eastern Cape, Siya Kolisi wanted to make a big splash as a sportsman in his new primary school. He jumped right in, and almost drowned. It was only the third time he had been in a swimming pool.