The South African PRO14 teams sounds like a good idea to some, but is SARU only treading water while trying to work out what their future direction is? READ MORE
South African PRO14 Teams: SARU Treading Water
Tag: SARU
Three Super Rugby Franchises Culled
On Sunday 9 April, SANZAAR announced that three Super Rugby franchises would be culled from the Super Rugby competition in 2018. READ MORE
Springbok Rugby Chaos
The Springbok Rugby chaos facing the South African game is alarming and has raised questions from all quarters, as well as drawing a large degree of criticism. READ MORE
The Inconvenient Springboks
Last Word On Rugby, By Juan Mouton You’re going to need your tinfoil hat for this alternative view on the inconvenient Springboks and how they were duped into an identity crisis. The Inconvenient Springboks From 1891 to 2010 the Springboks were a feared rugby force. Not even the All Black juggernaut was immune to the […] READ MORE
A Privatised South African Rugby
A privatised South African rugby is critical A privatised South African rugby is critical and the 2016 Super Rugby season could not have been clearer in the urgency of a serious discussion around the matter. The player drain to Japan and Europe and the inability, or unwillingness of SARU to fix the Southern Kings ‘problem’ is […] READ MORE
South African Rugby Players Migrating to the North
Social media has been abuzz recently with lists of South African rugby players migrating overseas to ply their trade abroad after Super Rugby 2016. The list below is not an exhaustive one and does also include a small handful of players who will return to South Africa to play in Super Rugby 2017 but will […] READ MORE
Southern Kings Rugby: A SARU state of affairs
The Southern Kings rugby team’s reintroduction to Super Rugby has been a major disappointment for players and fans alike. Admittedly, they were assembled just a few weeks before the competition from a group of players on loan from other unions, so excess to requirements, as well as some promising players from the home union, the […] READ MORE
Anti-Doping Lab Suspended by WADA- Bad Timing Indeed
On May 3rd the World Anti-Doping Association announced that it suspended the accreditation of Africa’s only anti-doping laboratory until at least 30 September 2016. In a statement released by South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) that stated ‘all tests will now be sent to a new laboratory in Doha, Qatar for analysis‘.The result of […] READ MORE
Four South African Sporting Codes Have Wings Clipped
In a surprise move, South Africa’s Minister of Sports and Recreation, Mr. Fikile Mbalula, announced that four South African sporting codes had been banned from applying to host any international sporting events. These sporting codes are rugby, cricket, netball and athletics. This came about after the Eminent Persons Group on Transformation in Sport presented their […] READ MORE
Allister Coetzee – Springbok Coach
In one of the worst kept secrets in South African Rugby history, Allister Coetzee was announced on the the Springbok coach on Tuesday 12 April. In fan and media discussions, various names had been thrown into the hat, including those of Rassie Erasmus, Johan Ackerman and even Brendan Venter. There was also support for non-South […] READ MORE
About Author
Ryan Jordan, Managing Editor
Ryan is the Managing Editor at Last Word on Rugby and resides in Johannesburg, South Africa. He specializes in opinion pieces relating to International rugby, Super Rugby and domestic rugby in South Africa.
His career highlights include being granted media accreditation for the Rugby World Cup tournament.