Siya Kolisi (captain) of the Stormers challenged by Andre Warner of the Lions during the SuperFan Saturday match between Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on September 26, 2020 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images) Power trumped guile as the Stormers kept the Lions at bay to record a…
RG Snyman (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) Springbok lock RG Snyman is set for a mentoring role at his new club Munster.Snyman has been ruled out for six month after suffering a knee injury in his first match for the Irish club.Hooker Niall Scannell says he's been impressed by Snyman's positive attitude after…
Leaving loved ones in a still virus-afflicted SA will be hard for the Bok players later in the year, warns Jacques Nienaber.The Bok coach will only sit in front of a full squad for the first time in his new capacity at the Rugby Championship.He says "rugby capacity" takes some six to eight weeks to…
Johan Goosen scores a try against Australia in 2016. PHOTO: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Former Springbok rugby player Johan Goosen is being sued for damages following a shooting accident in 2017. A claim of R9 million has been instituted against Goosen by his friend and former employee, Armandt Stoman. Stoman was shot in the leg and…
Springbok fullback Willie le Roux in action in the Rugby World Cup final against England in Tokyo on 2 November 2019 Wessel Oosthuizen/Gallo Images Springbok fullback Willie le Roux underwent an appendectomy last week after being rushed to hospital.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Le Roux told Sunday…
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…