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: Southern Kings
Makazole Mapimpi: The Man Behind The Hype
From Last Word on Rugby, Ryan Jordan Southern Kings flyer Makazole Mapimpi has enjoyed a meteoric rise from playing club rugby to earning a South Africa A starting spot. It is still early days in Makazole Mapimpi’s professional career, but he has shown pace, finishing ability and a lot of heart. It is not impossible […] READ MORE
Super Rugby Round 12: The African Conferences Key Takeouts
From Last Word on Rugby, Ryan Jordan Super Rugby Round 12 produced most of the expected results, except for the Southern Kings upset win over the Sharks. In their third year of competition it was the Kings first triumph over a fellow South African franchise. Whether you love them or hate them, we have to […] READ MORE
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
Super Rugby Round Seven: African Conferences Talking Points
Super Rugby Round Seven provided us with many talking points, with some interesting and surprising results adding interest to the competition. READ MORE
Super Rugby Week Five: The African Conferences
Super Rugby Week Five provided a few interesting contests in the African Conferences, with the Stormers, Lions, Sharks and Jaguares recording wins. READ MORE
Super Rugby Round Four: The African Conferences
Super Rugby Round Four produced the expected results, along with a number of questions for the South African teams. 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 Super Rugby Report Card Part One
The regular season is done with and we take a look at the South African Super Rugby Report card part one, the three teams that did not make the playoffs. South African Super Rugby Report Card One Southern Kings So many times this year, we have used the words “plucky” or “tenacious “, but victorious […] 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