Saracens' CEO Edward Griffiths (File) An unwise decision to dine on seafood - and not a dodgy waitress called Suzie - cost the All Blacks at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, claims a former top South African rugby official. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Almost 25 years…
Springbok assistant coach Matt Proudfoot showing the visiting players from the University of Michigan how to scrum... (Photo supplied by SA Rugby) The Covid-19 pandemic might lead to changes to the rules of rugby when the sport eventually resumes.According to The Times, World Rugby will consider a number of rule alterations specifically related to how…
Elton Jantjies (Gallo Images) Heinz Schenk - Sport24 Last month, Elton Jantjies was named Sanzaar's South African Super Rugby Player of the Decade.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021It felt like some belated form of recognition for the Lions' captain, who's been criticised as much as he's been…
Damian Willemse (Gallo Images) Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 SA Rugby remains optimistic that it will be given the green light to host domestic Super Rugby derbies as restrictions during the national lockdown are gradually lifted. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021New Zealand's Super Rugby Aotearoa, an 11-week competition that…
Bantwini Matika. Sibusiso Mjikeliso - Sport24 Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) deputy president Bantwini Matika tendered his resignation on Monday amid allegations of gross misconduct levelled at him by the union.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Matika and two other EPRU officials, vice president Eldridge "Chico" Februarie and…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…