Boks lose to Tonga? You must be mad

The Springboks will thump Tonga on Sunday, and it’s crazy to suggest otherwise, writes MARK KEOHANE.

France 2023 a four-nation ‘yawn’

This year’s World Cup has suffered from too many one-sided matches in the pool stages, writes MARK KEOHANE, with the too many teams set to exit in the quarter-finals.

Les Bleus copy Bok ‘poetry’

Fabien Galthie has scrapped the romantic brand of rugby employed by France teams of old, and taken a leaf out of the Springboks and Rassie Erasmus’ playbook, writes MARK KEOHANE.

When SA Rugby mag got Madiba magic

Mark Keohane explains how SA Rugby magazine secured a world-exclusive photo shoot with Nelson Mandela in 2006.

Rassie auditions for England job

Rassie Erasmus has made the most calculated of public job applications to be the next England coach, writes MARK KEOHANE.