SA Rugby makes call on Bok flyovers

SA Rugby CEO Rian Oberholzer has addressed the future of pre-match aeroplane flyovers at Springbok Tests. Since an SAA Boeing 747 flew over Ellis Park before the 1995 World Cup final, flyovers have become a feature of major Bok matches in South Africa, and Oberholzer...

Hanro: It was harrowing

A family emergency saw Bulls loose forward Hanro Liebenberg pulled off after 30 minutes of the match against the All Blacks at Loftus last month. Liebenberg’s two-week-old daughter, Liviah, had gone into cardiac arrest. “She went in for open-heart surgery that Monday...

Oberholzer: RGR exceeded expectations

Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry has delivered a major financial boost for SA Rugby. The inaugural four-Test series between the Springboks and All Blacks is reported to have generated more than R250-million for the governing body’s coffers. The financial injection comes at an...

Sacha has never been ordinary

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu should be celebrated for everything he gets right rather than judged against the extraordinary standards he has set himself, writes MARK KEOHANE. Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane has rejected criticism of Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s...

Griquas champs cash in after title triumph

Griquas’ back-to-back Currie Cup triumph has earned the players a bonus. Rapport reports that the Peacock Blues will receive an additional R500,000 for their heroics in Kimberley after successfully defending their Currie Cup title in last weekend’s final against the...