IT’S JUST NOT CRICKET: This period is the worst I’ve seen of SA cricket and dit raak net erger

Dudley Carstens|Published

‘The proof is in the pudding. Losing matches against Afghanistan and Ireland are now par for the course, while any excuse to fear the ‘mighty’ Bangladesh in the ...

GO FOR GOLD: Team SA have a vrag athletes who can win in Paris Games

Dudley Carstens|Published

Team South Africa owe Mzansi’s sports fans big time at the
Olympic Games in Paris, after bagging only three medals at the Tokyo Games in 2020.

YOUR HATE MAKES SA GREAT

Dudley Carstens|Published

Don’t hate me ’cos you aint me. I’m not sure who coined that term, but it seems to be the one most relevant to the WORLD CHAMPION Springboks right now.

SPICE IT UP: Misgekykte Springbok hopefuls must try to excite in flou Currie Cup comp

Dudley Carstens|Published

‘I finally stuck out my paw and shook the hand of Mr Watered-down Currie Cup. Yes, dear readers, I made peace with the fact that the tournament that made me fall ...

JUR A LEGEND: A tribute to Jurgen Klopp from a South African Gooner

Dudley Carstens|Published

‘Yes, obviously there is lots to play for on the field, but sometimes it’s the moments off it that truly captures hearts. Like Jurgen Klopp. ’

Proteas T20 World Cup squad looks gevaarlik as coach Rob Walter strikes the right balance

Dudley Carstens|Published

‘I have to be upfront and say that I don’t think coach Rob Walter could have chosen a better 15-man squad for next month’s T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies,’ ...

Is Dan the man?: Stormers centre Du Plessis is working hard to impress coach Erasmus and his Bok selectors

Dudley Carstens|Published

Du Plessis has had his fair share of injury problems, but you just get the feeling that if he can stay fit the selectors and Erasmus will have to take a closer look ...

The road is long: Stormers can clear Round of 16 Euro cup hurdle in tough La Rochelle Test this week

Dudley Carstens|Published

If it’s a Test match approach, the Stormers will once again have to let their slow poison do the trick and they have to be disciplined from start to finish, writes ...

When giants collide: Saturday’s front-row fight between Malherbe and Kitshoff will be personal

Dudley Carstens|Published

Individually, both Malherbe and Kitshoff can lay claim to being the best in their respective positions in the world, writes Dudley Carstens.

Special star: Rare talent Ruan Pienaar deserves a better send-off, as SA Rugby make some snaakse managerial decisions

Dudley Carstens|Published

Pienaar deserves a better sending off than a second-tier local tournament that features South Africa’s smaller unions, writes Dudley Carstens.

Wie’s die voorbok?: A look at the possible candidates to succeed Kolisi as Springbok captain

Dudley Carstens|Published

If you consider that the new captain will have to lead the team at the 2027 World Cup, it becomes even trickier, writes Dudley Carstens.

URC is buzzkil: Stop-start European action blus my lus vir rugby

Dudley Carstens|Published

Now that the honeymoon period is surely over, I’m beginning to having second thoughts about this marriage of South African rugby and their UK counterparts, writes ...

Local is lekker: Time to give it up for our SA 4-Day cricketing heroes

Dudley Carstens|Published

I mean Western Province won the 1Day Cup earlier in the season and is now drukking for a double in the 4-Day Series final, writes Dudley Carstens.

Bok camp xv: If SA had to play tomorrow and with one eye on the future, this is the team I’d field

Dudley Carstens|Published

It’s the first year of building a squad for the next World Cup and judging by coach Rassie Erasmus’s squad for the Bok camp, the Springboks will have a new look ...

Make a move: Bafana’s Afcon stars should look for Euro transfers as Broos keeps them grounded

Dudley Carstens|Published

It’s about time our boys catch the attention of the big leagues in Europe, writes Dudley Carstens.

Proteas to Amateas: SA Team in New Zealand is not even a ‘B’ span and
it’s all thanks to Cricket South Africa

Dudley Carstens|Published

You can’t even call the team currently playing in the first Test a ‘B’ team, because they aren’t even the next-in-liners, writes Dudley Carstens.

Hu-go boys: Hugo Broos and Bafana Bafana have me believing
SA can go all the way and win Afcon

Dudley Carstens|Published

You need a bit of luck along the way to win big tournaments, and yes, my friends, I believe we can go all the way, writes Dudley Carstens.

HITS & MISSES: Proteas hopefuls banging down the SA20 door or failing miserably

Dudley Carstens|Published

Dudley Carstens looks at some of the SA20 players who have either butchered it completely or excelled and made their stem dik for inclusion.

Let’s reward,
not rob, the
youngsters: ‘Accept when your heroes have aged’

Dudley Carstens|Published

Dudley Carstens writes that soccer loves should accept when their heroes have aged and start help building on new ones.