We might have beaten them at Ellis Park in the last match of this year’s Rugby Championship, but who will forget that moment in the previous test between the two sides in New Zealand when the scales of fortune tilted and broke millions of South African hearts yet again? With the Bok defence spread […]
Spare a thought this week for Teboho Mohoje. The Springbok flanker just can’t get any game time it seems, because Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer refuses to back him on the field. Mohoje’s case is not unique; many black South African rugby players have suffered the same fate. They excel at provincial rugby, rise up […]
Transformation, that old “enemy of rugby”, has been roused from its hibernation. Last week Minister Fikile Mbalula announced after a meeting with provincial sports MECs that transformation targets had been moved to 60% black players for South African national teams. This was in response to an identified “lack of willingness in implementing transformation”, and follows a […]
Sha The Super Rugby season kicked off yesterday with the Lions snatching a cheeky win against the Cheetahs and the Sharks bullying the Bulls in a one-sided affair. In the first of a series, The Con has chosen three players who you should look out for in this year’s tournament. These are players we are […]
The Lions fan saw her coming. As the young twentysomething in the dark blue jumper edged closer to him, with her cameraman in tow, he began to protest. “No, no, please take that camera away,” he said. “I don’t want to talk about the Lions.” He looked stern with his goatee. She smiled and pleaded. “Have you […]