Simnikiwe Xabanisa
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Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
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Bok halfback issues
When the Springboks’ upset of the All Blacks in Wellington last weekend is spoken of in mythical tones a decade from now, it will also be claimed that it was a 23-man effort. → Read More
Springbok line-out ‘not bad’
To the average fan, you have a line-out that can’t be trusted 100%, despite SA teeming with world-class locks. → Read More
Handré and Elton complete each other
The Springboks’ upset win over the peerless All Blacks in Wellington went a long way towards settling a debate that has vexed rugby-minded South Africans. → Read More
Springbok rugby – where have the bouncers gone?
Our obsession with which flyhalf Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will or won’t play has blinded us to a bigger positional crisis at loose forward says Simnikiwe Xabanisa → Read More
Ever less wiggle room for CSA in T20 saga
Friday was the deadline for the submission of stadium bids to the six teams that are supposed to contest Cricket SA’s (CSA’s) new T20 competition. → Read More
Our addiction to miracle cures is killing our sport
The guys currently hogging the spotlight – and not necessarily for the right reasons – in SA sport are a Frenchman named Stéphane Adam, Dale Benkenstein and John Mitchell. → Read More
Rugby coaching in SA - a little stability goes a long way
In the obligatory “illegal scrummaging” tit for tat ahead of the Super Rugby fina , the Crusaders sent Jason Ryan, their assistant forwards coach, to do their bidding. → Read More
Kings face recurring nightmare in PRO14
This time last year, the Kings were an accident waiting to happen after being voted off the Super Rugby island with the Cheetahs to join the PRO14 → Read More
We need to talk about Curwin Bosch
Having been released from the Springbok squad, Curwin Bosch’s fall from being a child prodigy just two years ago looked somewhat complete. → Read More
Proteas' Sri Lankan tour is all about CWC vision
The Sri Lanka tour is a chance to get the Proteas back to winning ways and prove their mettle ahead of next year's Cricket World Cup in England. → Read More
Boks get fair officiating shake for Rugby Championship
The names alone of the officials appointed for South Africa’s Rugby Championship fixtures should leave us with hope of a decent tournament says Simnikiwe Xabanisa → Read More
Proteas ready to get into a spin
Former Proteas wicketkeeper Nic Pothas says his countrymen are right to expect the pitches to heavily favour spin in their two-test series against Sri Lanka. → Read More
OPINION: Rugby and soccer
The abiding memory of this year’s World Cup will be that of Brazil’s Neymar Jr rolling around the turf like an assault victim, → Read More
Henderson: Spin trio gives Proteas options
Proteas assistant coach Claude Henderson discusses the value of their three spinners on the Sri Lanka tour. → Read More
OPINION: Jantjies needs an arm around his shoulders
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies' struggles at Test level is more complex than rugby fans realise, writes Simnikiwe Xabanisa. → Read More
SA's T20 league still being 'figured out'
Cricket South Africa’s new Twenty20 competition is still awaiting the approval of the board with regard to how it is going to work. → Read More
Springboks are not yet out of the woods
Last year, the Springboks had just concluded a whitewash of France in what many read as the new dawn of Allister Coetzee’s short-lived tenure. → Read More
Mtawarira’s beastly run of success
Tendai Mtawarira has put in the hard yards to to earn his 100th international Test cap for the Springboks. → Read More
Firing Jones would play into opposition’s hands
Anyone who has ever been to England coach Eddie Jones’ press conferences has either witnessed or been the subject of a dressing down. → Read More
Defunct Global T20 owners still disgruntled
The owners of the now defunct Global T20 tournament are still intent on taking CSA to court, despite the fact that they are in the process of being refunded. → Read More