Contracting model shakes up status quo
SA Rugby’s new contracting model signifies some proactive steps to combat the ever-challenging financial climate affecting the game, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Five takeaways from past weekend
What we learned from the second round of Vodacom Super Rugby, according to CRAIG LEWIS.
Jaguares battle past Bulls
Bautista Delguy scored a late try as the Jaguares secured a 27-12 win over the Vodacom Bulls in Buenos Aires on Saturday. CRAIG LEWIS reports.
Aplon calls for impartiality in WP saga
Former Stormers back Gio Aplon has questioned the process of involving ex-players in investigating the alleged WP Rugby power struggle.
Ulster into quarters after comeback win
Ulster beat the Leicester Tigers 14-13 to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup, while there were also wins for Racing 92, Saracens, the Cardiff Blues, Munster and Castres on Saturday.
Watch: Schalk’s controversial cleanout
Saracens flank Schalk Burger escaped punishment for this potentially dangerous cleanout against Lyon. Should he have been carded?
Ask why quotas are needed
MAX BENSON and MURRAY INGRAM, from the Cape Town-based Connect Sports Academy that deals with the reality of developing underprivileged rugby players on a daily basis, tackle the subject of whether the quota system still has a place in South African rugby in 2019.
It’s not about rugby player safety
ZELIM NEL says the global campaign to make rugby ‘safer’ is driving another agenda.
Boks’ 2018 pros and cons
CRAIG LEWIS looks back at some of the positives and negatives that the Springboks will take away from the 2018 season.
Springboks end year in fifth
The Springboks will finish 2018 in fifth place on the World Rugby rankings after their 20-11 loss to Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
