Siya Kolisi
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Sporting upsets: Shadow of ‘Susie’ still lingers over seismic rugby shock
- International
- September 3, 2020, 06:00
Poisonous coffee. The Friday morning before the World Cup final Frank Bunce gingerly moved off his toilet bowl to track down Dr Mike Bowen. “Doc, I g(...)

Errol Tobias: ‘I wanted to show what was possible when you looked beyond colour’
- International
- August 1, 2020, 06:00
On the May 30th, 1981, Errol Tobias became the first black man to play for the Springboks, debuting at the age of 31 against Ireland. Before kick-off,(...)

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi goes back to his roots to feed destitute
- International
- May 1, 2020, 15:17
Six months ago Siya Kolisi led South Africa to Rugby World Cup glory, but is now fighting a new battle as he returns to his roots to help feed those l(...)

‘No one is safe until everyone is safe’: Global alliance formed to take on Covid-19
- Health
- April 23, 2020, 10:51
An international coalition of hundreds of organisations, scientists and philanthropists has announced its intention to “ignite a global movement to he(...)

Jamie Roberts leaves Bath to join Stormers in Super Rugby
- Rugby
- January 16, 2020, 15:29
Former Wales centre Jamie Roberts is to leave Bath with immediate effect to play the 2020 Super Rugby season with Siya Kolisi’s Stormers. Roberts, ca(...)

Rugby World Cup, Gay Byrne and ‘How to boil an egg?’ among Google most searched in 2019
- Irish News
- December 11, 2019, 08:00
While Ireland crashed out of the Rugby World Cup at the wearingly familiar quarter-final stage again this year, Google searches for the Japanese showp(...)

South Africans seek to harness hope after rugby victory
- Asia-Pacific
- November 8, 2019
As South Africans waited for their Rugby World Cup-winning team to bring the trophy home this week, many were pondering a question that goes beyond sp(...)

Gordon D’Arcy: I was wrong to slate Erasmus for leaving Munster
- Rugby
- November 6, 2019
I feel privileged to have broken bread with Francois Pienaar. Over dinner one night, Pienaar spoke about the importance of sport in South Africa and h(...)

Gerry Thornley: Japan World Cup reminds rugby of its core values
- International
- November 5, 2019, 06:30
Way, way back in time, circa mid-September 2019, the common perception was that this World Cup would be the most open of the nine to date. Now that it(...)

South African victory a cocktail of hope and unity – with a twist of Irish
- International
- November 4, 2019, 06:00
By the end of the 2019 World Cup, all felt right in the rugby world. This feel-good tournament had the ultimate feel-good story; a head coach free of (...)