Opinion
Aphiwe Dyantyi deserves praise, not condemnation
What is the purpose of punishment? Can a sinner ever be forgiven? Should the condemned forever walk this earth as marked men?
Daniel Gallan
24 Nov 2023, 9:16
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Daniel Gallan
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Daniel Gallan is a journalist and university lecturer specialising in the politics and history of sport at St Mary's University and the University of East London. From Johannesburg and now based in London, he has contributed to The Guardian, CNN, ESPN, The Telegraph and various sports titles around the world.
Opinion
The bitter aftertaste from the Springboks World Cup win
Seven seconds passed between Siya Kolisi lifting the Webb Ellis Cup and South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa taking it from …
Daniel Gallan
10 Nov 2023, 7:37
Opinion
'The Springboks didn't do it for you. They did it for us'
You don't like the South African team? Good. Your hate doesn't matter.
Daniel Gallan
31 Oct 2023, 7:17
This Springboks team go to places that other sides can't
This is why the Springboks have deeper wells than most teams. This is why when three knockout games are decided by just a...
Daniel Gallan
29 Oct 2023, 7:14
Opinion
Springboks player ratings vs All Blacks | Rugby World Cup 2023
South Africa are world champions for a record fourth time. It wasn't pretty. There were large chunks of the match when it looked l…
Daniel Gallan
28 Oct 2023, 17:28
Opinion
'For South Africans, there is no greater challenge'
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is just another chapter in a 102-year page-turner in which the All Blacks currently have bragging r…
Daniel Gallan
27 Oct 2023, 10:00
Opinion
South Africa have painted themselves into a corner
Fair play to Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus. They don’t play by anyone else’s rules.
Daniel Gallan
26 Oct 2023, 16:30
Opinion
How the France and England wins showed the Springboks are built different
After narrow one-point wins over France and England, South Africa have proved a resolve that few can match
Daniel Gallan
25 Oct 2023, 12:57
The crunch decision making that turned the Springboks' tide
Was there ever a point where they didn’t believe it would happen? Every time the camera switched to the Springboks coaches’ bo…
Daniel Gallan
21 Oct 2023, 18:21
Springboks player ratings vs England | Rugby World Cup 2023
Springboks player ratings: How on earth did they do that? So many of them were terrible. Truly terrible. And yet they found a way.…
Daniel Gallan
21 Oct 2023, 17:20
Opinion
Rassie Erasmus has let us all down
Rassie Erasmus has told us often and loudly that the Springboks represent the best of South Africa. He’s right. They are proof o…
Daniel Gallan
20 Oct 2023, 8:50
Exclusive
Louis Koen on the tackle that shook the rugby world
It was a hit that shook the foundations of the game. Not just women’s rugby. Not just South African rugby. But the entire galaxy…
Daniel Gallan
20 Oct 2023, 5:57
Opinion
The Springboks have just made it harder for themselves
For only the second time in their time together in charge of the Springboks, a run that stretches 64 Tests...
Daniel Gallan
19 Oct 2023, 12:51
Opinion
'The Boks will go again. It is what they do.'
In sport, there can only be one winner and at the Stade de France, France mourned for its stars, while South Africans rejoiced for…
Daniel Gallan
17 Oct 2023, 5:03
Opinion
Where does the Rugby World Cup go from here?
What happens next? Not just for France who must now accept that their fairytale is over. Not just for South Africa who march on wi…
Daniel Gallan
15 Oct 2023, 18:53
Springboks player ratings vs France | Rugby World Cup 2023
South Africa triumphed in what is surely one of the greatest games of rugby ever played. A truly sensational show that could have …
Daniel Gallan
15 Oct 2023, 17:14
Opinion
This Springboks selection will knock France out of their own World Cup
Well done Jacques Nienaber. Well done Rassie Erasmus. You nailed it. No notes. Ten out of ten. This is the side that will advance …
Daniel Gallan
13 Oct 2023, 8:58
Opinion
Can Handre Polllard and Manie Libbok be accomodated in the same team?
With the crucial quarter-final against France incoming, the Springboks need to nail their selection with questions at 10 and 12
Daniel Gallan
12 Oct 2023, 8:05
Opinion
Springboks' hopes of defending World Cup rest on getting Am call right
Let’s work under the assumption that Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber wouldn’t waste around £3,000 (or R70,000) of SA Rugb…
Daniel Gallan
04 Oct 2023, 11:52
Springboks player ratings vs Tonga | Rugby World Cup 2023
Springboks player ratings: South Africa have one muscled leg in the quarterfinals after a seven-try, 49-18 win over a spirited Ton…
Daniel Gallan
01 Oct 2023, 17:19
