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.
Rugby now has a series of super coaches who move seamlessly from country to country but is there enough room for new up and coming…
Prop from Zimbabwe will hope to take another step forward in his quest to become a Springbok against Leinster this weekend.
The Wiese brothers grew up on a farm in Northern Cape and still dream of sharing the field in the green and gold of South Africa.
An extraordinary charity programme is bringing rugby to Malawi - but not in the way you might think
It started, like so many of these nothingburgers do, with a post on X.
In 50 years’ time, when future rugby fans look back on the highest-scoring men’s Six Nations in history, what will be their st…
Libbie Janse van Rensburg gives her thoughts on Bulls' fourth Women's Super League title, the league's growth and what they need t…
It was the greatest Six Nations in the competition's 26-year history. It might go down as the greatest rugby union tournament of a…
In 2013, the Championship winning Welsh side conceded three tries during the tournament, so why in 2026 is it raining tries?
Two weeks ago, as the wheels fell off at England’s home of rugby, Steve Borthwick hauled off his starting hooker before the half…
Focusing on horizontal force, over vertical strength, has been one of the developments to help players effectively cover multiple …
On the same day the Irish Rugby Football Union had to turn off comments on a social media post that celebrated debutant Edwin Edog…
Children around the world are told not to point fingers at others as three more point back in their own direction. It seems the la…
Rugby fans have been slow on the uptake. When news broke that ITV would run adverts during its live coverage of Six Nations matche…
I hate to admit it, but Ben Smith has a point. “Signing big name Springbok stars is possibly the dumbest deal any overseas club …
Santa has already given South African rugby so much this year. Sustained dominance at the top of the men’s rankings, a World Rug…
A curious disparity exists within South African rugby. At the elite level things have never been better. The men’s Springboks ha…
Here are the five players who stood tallest for South Africa this year, whose performances shaped a watershed season and pushed th…
The newly-crowned RugbyPass world’s best player of 2025 on his need to be understood and how he shapes his own reality.
It is said that comparison is the thief of joy, but try telling that to any sports fan. For supporters, comparison isn’t theft; …
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