Richie McCaw is set to finish his test career on Saturday after the World Cup Final , even though he won't admit it. We've compiled a list of staggering stats from his test career. 32 percent Of the All Blacks' 412 victories since 1903, McCaw has been on the field for 32 percent of them.... Continue Reading →

Richie McCaw prepares to leave black hole in heart of New Zealand Nation prays as its greatest All Black, good bloke and nightmare for opponents reaches for glory one last time in the Rugby World Cup final against Australia Richie McCaw said he will make a decision on retirement after the Rugby World Cup final... Continue Reading →

The team is: Starting XV 1. Joe Moody (10) 2. Dane Coles (35) 3. Owen Franks (77) 4. Brodie Retallick (46) 5. Samuel Whitelock (72) 6. Jerome Kaino (66) 7. Richie McCaw (147) — captain 8. Kieran Read (83) 9. Aaron Smith (46) 10. Daniel Carter (111) 11. Julian Savea (40) 12. Ma’a Nonu (102)... Continue Reading →

Western Province Rugby would like to wish former DHL WP and DHL Stormers captain Jean de Villiers well as he embarks on the next phase of his stellar rugby career at top English club, Leicester Tigers. De Villiers first wore the Blue & White hoops of Western Province as an aspiring Under-13 Craven Week player,... Continue Reading →

Stick with what you know and trust. That's largely the theme of the All Blacks team for the Rugby World Cup final against Australia. Prop Joe Moody's impressive form has seen him earn a starting spot for the Twickenham showdown with Wyatt Crockett ruled out of the final after pulling up lame in training. It's... Continue Reading →

Nigel Owens will referee the Rugby World Cup final, or will he? ANTHONY AU-YEUNG/GETTY IMAGES Rugby World Cup final referee Nigel Owens has form with both the All Blacks and Wallabies. OPINION: World Rugby confirmed the news that everyone had been expecting since All Blacks selector Grant Fox let the ref out of the bag.... Continue Reading →

Open Streets Cape Town creates the Social Innovation Festival Washington Drive, Langa Sunday 8 November 2015 12pm – 5pm Open Streets Cape Town has partnered with Red Bull Amaphiko to bring the first ever Social Innovation Festival to Langa on the 8th of November 2015. Using ‘Open Streets’ as a platform, the festival will showcase... Continue Reading →

When:6:30 pm, Tuesday 27 October 2015 Where: Paul Bothner Music, Claremont Stadium on Main, Corner Central & Hawthorne, Claremont Info: 021 674 4030 Opening Performance: Taxi Violence Surviving and Thriving in the SA Music Industry by Martin Myers (Music Exchange) A publicist, music supervisor and founder of Music Exchange, Martin Myers is ideally placed to... Continue Reading →

There are elements of the media reporting that it is fait accompli that Heyneke Meyer will be appointed Springbok coach for another four years, and that a deal with Saru has already been concluded, but yesterday a Saru spokesman said that the position of coach would be dealt with at a meeting of the governing... Continue Reading →

There was no last-minute moment of magic to rescue the Boks last night as their World Cup dream perished in a Twickenham night air that was as thick with drizzle as it was with drama. As heart-wrenching as it was for South Africans all over the world to see their team fail by just two... Continue Reading →

The interest in this evening’s World Cup semi-final between the Springboks and the All Blacks is almost off the scale, even here in England where interest in the global showpiece went into rapid decline when the host country failed to make it out of their Pool. There has been some talk about the “other” semi-final,... Continue Reading →

Statistics have the bad reputation of being misleading and even irrelevant when the whistle blows for a new ball game, but not always. For the Springboks there is no escaping the intimidating fact that since 2010, the All Blacks have won 70 out of 78 Test matches for an almost 90 percent win record; since... Continue Reading →

BAND ACADEMY 2015 ROCKTOBER 6:30 pm, 27 October 2015 Paul Bothner Music Claremont Stadium on Main, Corner Central & Hawthorne, Claremont Opening Performance: Taxi Violence Surviving and Thriving the SA Music Industry by Martin Myers (Music Exchange) 6:30 pm, 27 October 2015 Paul Bothner Music, Claremont

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen emphatically ended the phoney war that has been going on this week between his team and the Springboks when he said: “Let’s be honest, they want to rip our heads off and if we are not in a similar mindset by kick-off, we are going to be in trouble. Heyneke... Continue Reading →

There has not been a peep from the Pietermaritzburg referee since he blew the whistle on Scotland’s World Cup challenge and legged it off the field with indecent haste, but yesterday there was a voice of comfort from none other than the chief benefactor of the incorrect decision to penalise Scotland in the last minute... Continue Reading →