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...
The Springboks first toured Europe over 100 years ago in 1906. In fact, it was during this tour that the nickname ‘Springboks’ was first used (the press were asked to refer to the team as ‘De Springbokken’ but the Daily Mail went with Springboks and it...
Two weekends ago I headed to Edinburgh, on the good old night bus, to watch the Champions Cup final. Formerly known as the Heineken Cup, it’s Europe’s premier rugby competition and defending champions Saracens were up against twice-losing finalists, Clermont Auvergne.
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When the Springbok end-of-year tour schedule was released a few months ago, we were surprised and a little aggrieved to be honest. Firstly, outside of world cups, matches are always on a Saturday so we weren’t sure why this was different. And secondly, steep Sunday night train and flight...