If player welfare is supposedly rugby’s current big concern, it appears somebody failed in their duty to pass on the memo to the All…
If player welfare is supposedly rugby’s current big concern, it appears somebody failed in their duty to pass on the memo to the All…
This week the looming prospect of a southern hemisphere rugby landscape without South Africa got a step closer with the Springboks' withdrawal from this…
The great Jedi Master, Yoda, may well have been a rugby coach. He’d certainly have experience on his side, being well into his tenth…
The Springboks' participation in the 2020 Rugby Championship will remain up in the air for a while longer, after SANZAAR gave South Africa Rugby…
Four men walk into a bar – Whetu, Kev, Morne and Juan. They find a table down the back, away from all the action.…
While not necessarily my preference, this is my prediction of what I think the rugby landscape will look like from 2022 onwards. My purpose…
SANZAAR and the Six Nations have entered a consultation process aimed at creating an aligned global rugby calendar. The hope is to have international…
Did you know Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Canada and Argentina played alongside teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in the amateur-era rugby union…
There are two environments that present favourable conditions for the implementation of significant change. The first is to leverage momentum and a strong position…
When the South African Rugby Union voted to send their strongest franchise sides to a competition other than Super Rugby, that in itself wasn't…
When the South African Rugby Union voted to send their strongest franchise sides to a competition other than Super Rugby, that in itself wasn't…
When the South African Rugby Union voted to send their strongest franchise sides to a competition other than Super Rugby, that in itself wasn't…
So how are we all coping during this unfortunate but necessary time of complete sporting shutdown? Plenty of us are working from home, the…
So how are we all coping during this unfortunate but necessary time of complete sporting shutdown? Plenty of us are working from home, the…
So how are we all coping during this unfortunate but necessary time of complete sporting shutdown? Plenty of us are working from home, the…
It was June 2017 that I wrote my first article for this site, a piece comparing the back three defensive systems of the All…
The 2020 Super Rugby season will be suspended indefinitely after Sunday afternoon. Ongoing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, as well as the…
Here we go again, and this time it’s with feeling. Reports of South African rugby's ambitions to align its professional programs away from hemispherical…
A popular dance, the Rumba is sometimes referred to as the Latin Waltz because of its slow rhythm and sensual movements. It is also…
With all the reporting and leaking and reacting and denying going on over the weekend and late last week around the now confirmed demise…
Struggling to comprehend the decision to cut the Sunwolves from Super Rugby from 2021? Ask any musician to explain how the politics works. Think…
Well, SANZAAR have gone and done it again. Though the rumours have been doing the rounds for a little while, reports surfaced on both…
There appear to be two contrasting forces at play when looking at SANZAAR’s second-tier landscape. Firstly, there’s the requirement for pooling resources to get…
There’s a classic pick-up line in the last season of Seinfeld, where Jerry starts talking to a quite attractive woman at a party, and…
There’s a classic pick-up line in the last season of Seinfeld, where Jerry starts talking to a quite attractive woman at a party, and…
There’s a classic pick-up line in the last season of Seinfeld, where Jerry starts talking to a quite attractive woman at a party, and…
A 'Pyrrhic victory' by its definition "is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat."…
A 'Pyrrhic victory' by its definition "is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat."…
A 'Pyrrhic victory' by its definition "is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat."…
Last week SANZAAR made a right royal mess of the Super Rugby referees for the sudden-death quarterfinals. Not one of the four games had…
SANZAAR will launch a review into television match official (TMO) interventions, admitting current rules are "clearly not working" after a string of recent controversies…
Among the many unflattering quotations about committees, one stands out: ‘a committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who,…
Memo to Paul Cully: Australia's problems with the Super Rugby concept are related to poor results by the four franchises, not the tournament itself.…
The time has come for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand rugby to start working together to make this great competition better for every…
The time has come for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand rugby to start working together to make this great competition better for every…
If player welfare is supposedly rugby’s current big concern, it appears somebody failed in their duty to pass on the memo to the All…
2020
There is a risk of Noah being intimidated by the ABs. But… there’s one way to find out!