A touch of class from the Springboks wing! After producing several moments of magic throughout the tournament, Cheslin Kolbe has wowed rugby fans once again. Still celebrating their narrow World Cup final win against New Zealand at the weekend, the Springboks were in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The team were at the MultiChoice headquarters, home of broadcaster […]

2 years ago

It could easily have been a red card. It could easily have been two yellow cards. Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli opted out of sending off either Cheslin Kolbe or Pieter-Steph du Toit after the Springbok pair combined to dump Mack Hansen on the back of his neck. With the scores tied at 3-3, after a […]

3 years ago

Josh Adams didn’t need another reminder. There was a moment, right at the end of a pulsating contest, when Finn Russell and Morné Steyn were right in each other’s faces. The Springboks veteran and the Lions sub that proved the doubters wrong. Russell had a superb game after coming on for the injured Dan Biggar […]

5 years ago

“We’ve got that chance next week to hopefully tie the series up.” Warren Gatland was trying his best to keep his thoughts to himself, regarding referees and Television Match Officials, after the British & Irish Lions’ punishing 27-9 loss to South Africa. The Lions head coach has been seriously put out by the South Africans […]

5 years ago

THE RASSIE EFFECT – Dressing room beers, physicality, adding layers and getting the best out of his star winger. He was only at Munster 20 months but Rassie Erasmus had a profound effect on the place. Jerry Flannery can still recall several of the senior Munster players approaching the South African, six months in, and […]

6 years ago

Cheslin Kolbe is not from this planet. He’s 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighs 74 kilograms. For reference, Waisea Nayacalevu on the Fijian wing is 6 foot 4 and weighs 97 kilos. But only one of them is having the tournament of his life. The speedy winger has lit up the Rugby World Cup in Japan, […]

6 years ago