From his Karoo Art Hotel balcony our Afrikaans columnist KAPTEIN KORTBROEK reflects on the Rugby Championship and feels that a buddy-buddy situation between senior players and coaches could be a cause of their bipolar performances.
This latest scandal involving the Springbok dietician Zeenat Simjee has ended Elton Jantjies’ dream of winning back-to-back World Cups, or has it? KAPTEIN KORTBROEK looks at the possibilities.
The inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship had thrills, spills and even unexpected winners in the Stormers. Dylan Jack takes a stab at what the new season could have in store.
The world champions’ inconsistency warrants criticism, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
Disprins, a cream donut and a bloody mary made with brannas seems to have cured his babbelas, but KAPTEIN KORTBROEK isn’t sure walloping the Wallabies has cured the Springboks from blowing hot and cold.
A new-look Springbok lineup in Sydney brought out the best in veterans Siya Kolisi and Willie le Roux, and will hopefully spark a Springbok revival, writes ZELIM NEL.
Handre Pollard’s absence will force Jacques Nienaber to focus on finding the best alternate flyhalf during the remainder of the Rugby Championship, writes DYLAN JACK.
Waking up without a babbelas for a change, KAPTEIN KORTBROEK reflects on the Adelaide Annihilation and shows yellow to anyone lauding the Aussies for being superior on the day when, in fact, the Boks were so poor they would have lost to Japan’s reserve team.
The Springboks will win in Sydney next week but that will do nothing to hide the fact that the world champions have stagnated, writes ZELIM NEL.
When the Bomb Squad misfires the Boks lose their edge, our Afrikaans columnist KAPTEIN KORTBROEK investigates another squad system and gives his take on what the Springbok management team is likely to do to regain momentum.
