Life will never be the same for Siya Kolisi and his all-conquering World Champion Rainbow Warriors.
Black rugby has a rich rugby history that dates more than a century and there isn’t a more perfect stage to remind everyone of this than the World Cup.
Maria Williams asked each UWC player to further the legacy of Chester Williams by being better men, better students and better rugby players.
It is the good men among us who must fight the hardest to minimise the number of men who prey on women and children and commit these atrocities.
I was intrigued by the decision that the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand in 2021 would be called the Rugby World Cup 2021.
It was not degrading for Siya Kolisi to be running the water during the Springboks’ triumphant afternoon against Australia last Saturday.
Among the most ignorant in my Twitter timeline feed was from some male fool asking why women feel the need to play rugby, soccer and cricket.
Rugby must follow cricket’s transformation blueprint and enforce a quota selection policy in Super Rugby and domestic rugby.
Sport, as with society, has no place for the lack of respect shown to Ada Hegerberg at the Ballon d’Or awards.
Chester Williams, one of the Western Cape and SA’s favourite sporting sons, will oversee UWC’s historic first season in next year’s Varsity Cup.
WP rugby doesn’t need a ceremonial president. It requires someone with presence and with the necessary financial background.
Boks’ winning record, pre-isolation, was 63%. Currently it is 62% and overall advantage per match in the history of Springbok rugby is seven points.