Cuts have to be made to make sure there’s enough money to keep the top 150 players at home.
The mighty All Blacks are almost unbeatable, but Allister Coetzee can at least start correcting his muddled thinking.
The venue has long worked against the visitors but uncertainty among the Boks could break the spell.
The Boks’ poor form should force Saru to make some brutal decisions after its coaching indaba.
Luke Alfred identifies 10 things he’d like to see in South African sport if the next 10 years aren’t going to be an agonising repeat of the past five.
The fate of the team has major implications for the national union and its Super Rugby commitments.
South African rugby
is at a low ebb right now and coach Allister Coetzee is facing an impossible dilemma
Every weekend, average Joes transform into supermen to play the sport for love, not money
Hopes that the new coach would brave the storm die as Coetzee heads back into familiar territory.
Tiny New Zealand dominates rugby union thanks to a co-operative and structured way of operating.
Coetzee has a perfect opportunity to get the team into shape.
The punishing travel schedule has underscored the utter daftness of the bloated Super 18 system.
The Lions-Crusaders clash looks tasty but the Hurricanes could blow the Durbanites away.
The key to the Jo’burg franchise’s supremacy this season lies in keeping the ball and using it wisely.
Our most impressive Super Rugby franchise still has a way to go to book a home quarterfinal spot.
A dark moment in SA rugby history is providing fresh insight into some of the coach’s choices.
After Saturday’s shock loss to Ireland, Allister Coetzee must make some tough decisions on the players who are proving to be liabilities.
As the Coetzee era dawns, the Ireland tour signals a fresh start and a great leap into the unknown.
Like football, international rugby can no longer match the fees clubs are paying.
Coetzee faces all kinds of problems, and pressure, when he picks the new squad but there cannot be any debate about including more players of colour.
With the international window looming, the current log positions of the Africa conference make it to close to call.
The rebellion against gigabucks and megastadiums has begun.
The alluring prospect of a north-south rugby contest may no longer be a pipe dream.
If Fikile Mbalula was genuinely concerned by the demographics of SA sport he’d be demanding that high schools give free schooling to black Africans.
In a weekend of Super Rugby gloom, a sparkling newcomer offered a ray of light.
Tears flowed when the minister curbed some sports but critics should consider another spin-off; audiences transform when teams transform.
The minister huffed and puffed and Rassie Erasmus’s departure is a blow, but the Super Rugby show goes on.
Transformation isn’t just a sporting issue; it’s a social, cultural and historical one – something the minister has failed to grasp.
Allister Coetzee won’t have an easy ride as Bok coach, but he’s been through difficult times before and can prevail.
The Cheetahs’ ingenious agreement with Toyota should wake Saru up to a new way of thinking.
More and more, the province’s ambitious and well-run cricket and rugby teams are honing the skills of the best players.
What has always been a tough job has grown even more difficult with the pressing need for transformation of the team.