John Dobson (Gallo Images) Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 Stormers coach John Dobson struggles to see how South African rugby can host a domestic version of Super Rugby as well as the Currie Cup in 2020. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021As the nation-wide lockdown in the fight against…
Aspirant first-time Springboks and others wishing to firmly re-establish their Test credentials will be getting increasingly restless about the deepening absence of frontline rugby in 2020.SIGN UP | Click to receive Rob Houwing's weekly 'Rucking with Rob' newsletter!Not only is this season's Super Rugby - not yet officially scuttled but seemingly on the brink - highly…
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…