 Pumas hold off LeopardsThe Barloworld Toyota Pumas held off a fast-finishing Platinum Leopards’ outfit to claim a narrow 27-26 (half-time 20-13) in their Absa Currie Cup match at Olen Park in Potchefstroom on Friday. read...
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 Jantjies casts a spell over WPElton Jantjies scored 31 points to mastermind a spectacular come-from-behind 46-28 victory over Western Province in their Currie Cup Premier Division match played in Johannesburg on Friday. read...
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 Hard work for Cheetahs in KimberleyThere was nothing easy about it as the Free State Cheetahs beat the GWK Griquas in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match in Kimberley on Friday, defending their way to a 33-28 (halftime 17-9) victory. read...
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 Rugby HeavenThe Tri-Nations game between Australia and South Africa this past weekend was one of the best games of rugby I’ve seen. It was entertaining, brutal, set piece orientated (important from my perspective), and high scoring without being a debacle. read...
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 Not convincing but Boks break duckIt was hardly a convincing performance, but the Springboks would have breathed a massive sigh of relief on Saturday night as a late try made sure of a 44-31 win over Australia. read...
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 Cheetahs stun WP at NewlandsThe Free State Cheetahs condemned Western Province to their second successive Currie Cup defeat with a superb 29-24 (halftime 12-3) win in a pulsating game at Newlands on Friday night. read...
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 Pumas christen Mbombela in styleThe Pumas christened Nelspruit's Mbombela Stadium in style when they held on for a nailbiting 22-21 win over the Blue Bulls in the first-ever rugby match played at the Fifa World Cup venue. read...
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 Lions simply slicker than LeopardsThe Lions had far more attacking guns and slickness than the Leopards as they ran out comfortable 45-22 winners of their Currie Cup Premier Division match at Coca-Cola Park on Friday night. read...
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 Sharks extend unbeaten runThe Sharks recorded their seventh consecutive victory as they downed the GWK Griquas 48-30 (half-time 25-10) in their Currie Cup match at Absa Stadium in Durban on Friday. read...
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Part 2: Melbourne Rebels 2011In order to build success, you need to have a good local competition – and the Melbourne Rebels does in the form of Melbourne-based comp, Premier 1. You also need a coaching team with a history of success, something the team also has behind it. read...
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 Sharks top Currie Cup standingsThe Sharks moved to the top of the Absa Currie Cup standing thanks to a 27-16 (half-time 8-9) win over Vodacom Western Province in their match at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday. read...
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 Guts and passion not enough for BoksThe All Blacks clinched the Tri-Nations title in fine style in Soweto on Saturday night as they scored an Israel Dagg try on the hooter to clinch an epic come-from-behind 29-22 win over the Springboks. read...
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 Bulls scrape home against GriquasDefending champions the Blue Bulls hung on to beat Griquas 39-38 (halftime 14-27) in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match played at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Friday night. read...
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 Lions hang on against PumasThe Lions withstood a determined onslaught from the Pumas to run out 33-30 (halftime 13-10) victors in their Currie Cup Premier Division match played at the Puma Stadium in Witbank on Friday. read...
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 Cheetahs return to winning waysThe Vodacom Free State Cheetahs returned to winning ways as they crushed the Platinum Leopards 57-0 (half-time 24-0) in their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division match at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Friday. read...
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 Beware: wounded SpringbokIt’s almost been a month since South Africa was involved in the Tri Nations, and finally the wounded Springbok gets a chance to redeem himself. read...
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 Gidday from SA!It’s great to be here in Jo’berg, basking in what South Africans laughingly refer to as winter. read...
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Part 1: Melbourne Rebels 2011Since leaving Japan in May, I’ve been lucky enough to join the staff of the Melbourne Rebels as a video analyst.
Starting a new team is a daunting experience - to say there is a lot to do is an absolute understatement. read...
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 WP hang on to remain unbeatenWestern Province avenged their narrow defeat in last year’s Absa Currie Cup semifinal by edging out the Blue Bulls 15-12 in a tight tussle dominated by defensive systems in front of a Newlands full house. read...
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 Tears of joy as Lions winTears of joy flowed at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday as the Lions came back from 10 points down to score only their second victory in seven months as they beat the Cheetahs 30-26. read...
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 Sharks feast on LeopardsThe Sharks moved to the top of the Absa Currie Cup log with a comprehensive 51-6 victory over the Platinum Leopards at the Royal Bafokeng Palace Stadium on Friday night. read...
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 Griquas bounce back against PumasGriquas bounced back from conceding 50 points against Western Province by posting a half-century of points themselves in a 58-25 (halftime 22-20) victory over the Pumas in Kimberley on Friday. read...
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Almost done and dustedThe All Blacks have put the Bledisloe Cup back in the cabinet for another year and have pretty much sewn up the Tri Nations. read...
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Never too late for these WallabiesAfter watching the performance of the Wallabies on Saturday night, whilst being fairly pleased with their effort, there still appears to be a sense of fatalism coming from both the public and the press read...
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 Lambie's star continues to shineSharks teenage sensation Patrick Lambie’s star continued to shine as he contributed 28 points in his side’s 48-19 demolition of the Xerox Lions in their Absa Currie Cup match in Durban on Saturday night. read...
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 Cheetahs stay in contention with Pumas winThe Vodacom Free State Cheetahs kept themselves strongly in contention in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division with a 45-30 victory over a determined Barloworld Toyota Pumas team in Witbank on Saturday. read...
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 All Blacks have to wait two weeksThe Tri-Nations title is firmly in the All Blacks' grasp after their hard-fought 20-10 win over Australia in Christchurch that also retained them the Bledisloe Cup. read...
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 Leopards give Bulls mighty scareThe Leopards gave the Blue Bulls an almighty scare at Loftus Versfeld on Friday, coming within a whisker of the biggest upset of the Currie Cup season before finally going down in an exciting game. read...
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No more cards, pleaseThe All Blacks have a chance to wrap up the Tri-Nations this weekend, and secure the Bledisloe Cup for the 8th straight season....but even the most hard-nosed Kiwi fans are hoping they won’t have to do it with any more help from yellow or red cards. read...
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