Warren Gatland found it hard to take pleasure in his son's match-winning drop goal which saw the Highlanders snatch a 28-27 victory over the Chiefs to launch New Zealand's in-house Super Rugby tournament on Saturday.Gatland, the acclaimed British and Irish Lions coach and former Wales mentor is now steering the Chiefs who took a 27-25…
British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has hinted that Maro Itoje could captain his team when they tour South Africa next year.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021The four previous Lions tours to South Africa have all been captained by second-rowers with Willie John McBride (1974),…
the overextended transport team from the morgue has yet to arrive.The nurses on duty have too many other worries. University Hospital of Brooklyn, in the heart of the city hit hardest by a world-altering pandemic, can seem like it is falling apart. The roof leaks. The corroded pipes burst with alarming frequency. On one of…
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…