Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
There is little left to say, with the Grand Final Super Saturday engrossing rugby fans in the Southern Hemisphere. With the game a mere few hours away, this is it. Two teams, 80 minutes and so much anticipation to hold the attention of fans on both continents. The two teams are deep into preparations – […] READ MORE
The Jaguares Super Rugby final appearance is a reward for South American rugby. So long the ‘little brother’ who can, yet in 2019 it is a Los Pumas boost. 2019 will now be known for two reasons in South American rugby union circles. The 2019 Rugby World Cup of course, yet somehow this first Jaguares […] READ MORE
No surprise, after superb form at home and away, that sees the Jaguares flying high at the top of the South African Conference in 2019. The South American representative is now in a position to contest their first ever home semifinal, after a clear victory away to the NSW Waratahs on Saturday. Winning 15-23, they […] READ MORE
Teams and rugby fans became more familiar with ‘knockout rugby’ when two matches last weekend had a direct influence on the make-up of the quarterfinalists for the 2019 Super Rugby finals series. Those two games in South Africa were a blessing for one struggling New Zealand side; the Highlanders. Sitting on the cusp of a […] READ MORE
Super Rugby Week 5 saw the Lions make a fantastic comeback against the Rebels and the Stormers blow the Jaguares away. Super Rugby Week 5 Our focus game this weekend has to be the Emirates Lions encounter against the Melbourne Rebels in Johannesburg. Emirates Lions 36 Melbourne Rebels 33 Emirates Lions – Tries: Malcolm Marx, Marnus […] READ MORE
Super Rugby Week 4 saw a young Lions team overcome an experimental Jaguares and the Bulls grind out an emphatic win against the Sharks. Super Rugby Week 4 Emirates Lions 47 Jaguares 39 Emirates Lions – Tries: Courtnall Skosan 2, Rhyno Herbst, Elton Jantjies, Kwagga Smith, Wandisile Simelane and Marnus Schoeman Conversions: Elton Jantjies 6 Jaguares – […] READ MORE
In Super Rugby Week 1 three of the four South African franchises started with success and a reasonable quality of rugby. Super Rugby Week 1 Sunwolves 10 Cell C Sharks 45 Sunwolves 10 – Try: Shane Gates Conversion: Hayden Parker Penalty: Hayden Parker Cell C Sharks 45 – Tries: Akker van der Merwe 2, Daniel du Preez, […] READ MORE
In Super Rugby 2018 the South African Conference produced a mixed bag, both in terms of results and team progression. Super Rugby 2018 We take a look at how each team in the South African Conference performed through the Super Rugby 2018 competition. Before we do that we need to comment on the “doom loop” […] READ MORE
That’s it folks. The Super Rugby SA Conference Week 19 Games are done and that concludes the regular season of the tournament. As the dust settles, we take a look at the final games before the playoffs commence next week and look forward to the SA Conference teams who’re still in the running of the […] READ MORE
As we get to the business end of the tournament, we look at the only two games for the Super Rugby Week 19 SA Conference Wrap. The Emirates Lions played spectator from the stands as the Vodacom Bulls took on the Jaguares and the DHL Stormers hosted the Cell-C Sharks. With both games influencing the […] READ MORE
Cornelius is a long serving analyst and rugby fanatic, now trying his hand at some in depth game and tournament dissemination.
Cornelius' love for Rugby was solidified in 1995 when the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup after South Africa became a democratic nation. He has always believed that sport, although dividing us on the pitch, is the best tool to bring us all together. After school, he traveled and worked in the UK, before returning to South Africa and working as a data analyst for a utility company. He has also worked in the Middle East (Egypt), and upon returning in 2017, started writing part time.