The absence of South African teams in this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup last 16 should not be mistaken for insignificance. The handprint of South African rugby on the tournament runs deep. The ...

Wilco Louw is the most destructive tighthead prop in international rugby, but he lost out to an Irish No 3 in the URC Team of the Season. Madness. An Irishman, in Leinster’s Thomas Clarkson got the ...

URC Awards: Cameron Hanekom is the URC Next-Gen Player of the Year. Hanekom, the Bulls No 8, also made the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Elite XV, among a host of other South Africans. Hanekom, a ...

Markus Muller will play for the Springboks in 2026. Good enough is old enough, and Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has never had an issue picking a young one or an old one. Muller and SA under 20 ...

Bordeaux conquered Europe. The Hurricanes have dominated Super Rugby Pacific. I put the two match-day 23s head-to-head, position by position, to determine who would claim rugby’s unofficial world club ...