Following the Springboks in 2025
As I’ve said in many a ‘November Rugby’ blog, Autumn in the UK means a month of rugby and following the Springboks around the UK and Europe with close friends is one of my favourite times of the year....
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Following the Boks to Murrayfield and Twickenham
(I am only six months late writing this)…
It was 13 years ago now that I first saw the Springboks at Murrayfield. That match in 2011 was in fact the last time we lost to the Scots though we would recover that tour with a win against the English the following week.
The Proteas are World Test Champions
It’s been 33 years of World Cup heartache. 33 – over 3 decades.
Like many South Africans of my age and older, I can remember them all:
– The rain in 1992 when Dave Richardson (Swinger) and Brian McMillan were on the cusp of steering us into our maiden...
Following the Springboks around France for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Four years on from the inaugural BURTSandBORTZ adventure following the Springboks around Japan, we were back on...
Following the Boks to the Aviva and Twickenham
November is always a wonderful month of the year here in the UK with the Springboks visiting on their annual (formerly) end of season tour. Every November they play three or four Tests against a combination of the four home unions – England,
Watching the BlitzBokke win Commonwealth Gold
The South African 7s Rugby Team are more commonly known as the BlitzBokke. The team’s nickname is derived from “blitz”, an Afrikaans word meaning lightning, and of course Bokke – the nickname of our rugby team....
Following the Springboks on their 2021 end of year tour to the Millennium Stadium, Murrayfield and Twickenham
For those of us South Africans who live in the UK, November is a wonderfully special month of live rugby as we follow our Springboks around...
Following the Springboks around Japan in the 2019 Rugby World Cup
One of my earliest childhood memories is being woken by my dad at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Springboks take on the All Blacks in New Zealand. For 25 years I dreamt of watching the Springboks live in New Zealand and in 2011 that dream became a reality as
Back at Newlands to watch Test cricket: The Proteas vs. England
Growing up within walking distance of St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth, I spent my youth watching every match that came to town (as well as all practices). Before our re-admission, it was the mighty Eastern Province, led by Kepler Wessels, that had my complete devotion and I can...