Rob Houwing
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Cape Town, WC, South Africa
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URC: Mind the gap... Stormers' SA superiority only deepening
A 13-point domestic lead by the Stormers means it is virtually “game over” for the SA Shield bragging rights this season, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Boks in 2022: Some slewing
The Springboks’ short-of-dazzling 8/13 record in the year slightly masks the broader, purposeful gains they made, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Bok ratings: Malherbe is scrum maestro in blunt victory
A classic display of “tighthead science” from Frans Malherbe was a cornerstone of SA’s triumph in their last Rugby Championship 2022 date, says Rob Houwing. → Read More
Bok ratings: Milestone-man Marx hounds NZ out of it
There were many Springbok issuers of “poison”, but 50-capper Malcolm Marx spearheaded the destruction of the All Blacks in Nelspruit, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
BIG INTERVIEW PART 2 I John Dobson: 'The guys like that URC's rugby they can relate to'
In the second of a two-part, extended interview, Stormers head coach John Dobson tells Rob Houwing his players have unreservedly embraced URC. → Read More
URC: SA teams try-shy ... as they often were in Super Rugby
The Sharks lead the SA charge in "tries for" at present, but still only in seventh overall among the URC teams, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
TRIBUTE | HO de Villiers ... the Springbok forest loses a giant oak
Modern rugby is so often suffocated by a strategic conservatism he detested: HO de Villiers was quite the anti-robot, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Muddled, mystified Markram needs to be pulled out
Aiden Markram's ongoing saga of Test-level struggle should open the door to Ryan Rickelton next week, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Libbok, Gelant's 'left and right' skills benefiting Stormers
The Stormers have a dream duo at present: a No 10 and No 15 who both kick smartly off each foot, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Rob Houwing I Steyn’s early shower: Hugely costly, so out of character
Morne Steyn’s major disciplinary lapse at Loftus was as rare as a donation to an orphanage from a miser, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
URC's 'back nine' ... home bonanza for Stormers, Sharks
The two coastal SA franchises have a rare, looming treat in the URC ‘second half’: seven home games in a row, writes Rob Houwing → Read More
Bok brains trust will be glued to France-Ireland humdinger
Saturday’s Six Nations standout fixture in Paris will be a key intelligence-gathering exercise for the Bok strategists, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Stormers: Script suggested otherwise, but all hail ‘Dobbo’s demons’
The Stormers have been SA’s surprise packages of the last three weeks and deservedly now head the local pack, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
THE BIG PREVIEW I SA derbies in URC ... start of a pull-away?
The Stormers would muster a protest howl, but this weekend may see the Sharks and Bulls rise from the SA pack, says Rob Houwing. → Read More
URC: Why SA sides are in better position than we think
Strong knockout seedings may not be as vital for SA teams in the URC as they were in Super Rugby days. Rob Houwing explains → Read More
Lingering riddle: Who ARE SA's best URC hopes?
The Sharks-Stormers stalemate did little to help identify SA’s leading horse for the URC silverware assault, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Sharks' nippy Williams: Mounting excitement machine
The wisdom of the Boks involving Sharks No 9 Grant Williams in their squad plans is looking increasingly justified, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
Derby dynamo Mbonambi braced to face ‘old buddies’
Fuelled by plentiful “intel”, Siya Kolisi and Bongi Mbonambi should feature in the enticing Sharks-Stormers derby, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
URC: 'Operation catch-up' for SA sides
Derbies were a curse for SA sides' knockout-phase dreams in Super Rugby days: URC may prove little different, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More
ODI series: Have Proteas moved on from 1-5 nightmare?
Whether SA are showing better mettle against top-notch spin should be apparent in the ODIs against India, writes Rob Houwing. → Read More