Steyn: I haven’t taken myself out of Bok rugby

Morne Steyn has not given up on his dream of playing for the Boks again. The next two weeks will be crucial if the 36-year-old is to realise that dream, writes ANDRE-PIERRE CRONJE.

New study shows player bodyweight has plateaued

New research published in the British Medical Journal has found that after a significant increase since professionalism, the average bodyweight of men rugby players is beginning to stabilise.

Finding solutions to rugby’s ‘dead time’

From scrum resets to TMO checks, drinks breaks and injuries – rugby is rife with stoppages. While one way to increase the appeal of the game is to reduce this ‘dead time’, we should also look to use it better, writes ANDRE-PIERRE CRONJE.

Column: SA must court sleeping giant of American rugby

At a time when finances are tightly squeezed, South Africa cannot be blind to the commercial opportunity of involvement in the US market, writes ANDRE-PIERRE CRONJE.

Australia wants to host ‘mini World Cup’

Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan would like Australia to host a ‘mini World Cup’ in July.

Watch: French player sent off after bizarre celebration

Nevers player Josia Raisuqe was shown a red card in the closing moments of his side’s clash with Beziers in Frances’s Pro D2 after a peculiar way of celebrating the away win.

White: The focus is now the semi-final

Speaking after his team’s Currie Cup victory against the Lions, Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White was full of praise for how his youngsters performed.

Column: The irresistible rise of Tiaan Swanepoel

Lions fullback Tiaan Swanepoel’s meteoric rise is a lesson in perseverance, writes ANDRE-PIERRE CRONJE.

Naka Drotske: Cheetahs will be back

Speaking at the 15-year reunion of the 2005 Currie Cup-winning Free State side, Naka Drotske was confident the Cheetahs would recover despite their expected exclusion from the PRO16.

SA rugby to benefit from move north

The involvement of the Vodacom Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers in the Rainbow Cup will have a positive impact on South African rugby as a whole, writes ANDRE-PIERRE CRONJE.