While Ireland centre Bundee Aki grabbed the headlines on Saturday with his player of the match performance where he made the South African defence look nothing more than white and green tissue paper, there were some other interventions that were perhaps more important than his bulldozing runs. The sight of the 102kg centre bursting through […]
We all know that the Springboks have never legitimately lost a rugby match ever since William Webb Ellis first picked up a ball and ran with it 200 years ago. It is always the referee’s fault or some other reason that is conjured up after the final whistle is blown. Their loss to Ireland on […]
Given how physical the match was between Ireland and South Africa was on Saturday night at the Stade de France, it is crazy that there were no serious injuries or cards handed out by referee Ben O’Keeffe. Then again, there probably should have been. South Africa replacement loosehead prop Ox Nche can count himself very […]
It is fair to say all the questions surrounding the Springboks’ selection policy over the last month were answered yesterday against Ireland in Paris. And they weren’t good answers if you’re a Bok fan. There were questions over a lack of a world-class kicker in the initial squad and that proved to be the undoing […]
