Adam Wakefield

With the Southern Kings primed to take their place in the Super 15 next year, the team they are replacing, the Lions (and their primary union the Golden Lions) are having another solid season in the Currie Cup. With the Springboks absent, the result pendulum has been rather unpredictable which has made for an exciting […]

Occurrences happen in threes, and with the retirement of Andrew Strauss on Wednesday from all cricket, South African Test skipper Graeme Smith claimed his third England captain trophy to mount on his imaginary wall. Three England tours as skipper have shown Smith to have the skills of an assassin as Strauss’ departure from the cricket […]

Listening to Nick Mallett, Naas Botha and Ashwin Willemse in the SuperSport studio following one of the worst and most inept Springbok performances in recent memory on Saturday night against Argentina in Mendoza, the problems in the Springboks’ game became more apparent. A Springbok team which exists in the 21st century seems to be incapable […]

South Africa became the No 1 Test side in the world following their victory at Lords which gave the Proteas a 2-0 series victory over England. Vernon Philander, who has bowled far better on this tour than his figures would suggest, came to the fore in picking up five wickets in the second innings through […]

A hand injury, ruling Pierre Spies out of the Rugby Championship, might have been bad news to Heyneke Meyer and his coaching staff, but for many Springbok fans out there, it was not. Fans certainly don’t wish any ill-will on the Bulls No 8, who is reportedly an extremely likeable person, but following the Super […]

The London Olympics have come and gone, and while the sports world is readjusting to a world without them, for South Africa it has been the most successful Games since readmission. Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh have rightly been lauded for their efforts in the pool, but a knowledgeable number of people […]

The Sharks will be enduring another long flight, this time to New Zealand, in their quest to rewrite the book for the South African team that suffers the least from jet lag, while still winning. Their victory against the Stormers was fully deserved and while it deprives South Africa of a home final, arguably the […]

South Africa from about 1999 onwards — when the afterglow of the Mandela years began to fade from our collective subconscious — has slowly turned into a place where hope is abundant, as long as you know where to find it. Otherwise our media culture does a sterling job of ensuring we’re bogged down by […]

Hashim Amla, the bearded rock of Durban, became the first South African to score 300 in a Test match as the Proteas won the first Test again England at the Oval on Monday. In an outstanding knock, Amla showed the skills and patience which are becoming rarer and rarer in the cricket world. With the […]

Golf is a tough game for many novices, as they often feel like they’re suffering through a military drill as their ball goes left-right-left down and over the fairway. But, all it takes for the beginners to come back for more is that one shot, the one where the ball went exactly where it was […]

The Super Rugby season has reached the play-offs and as it slowly approaches its culmination one Super Rugby issue that should’ve been solved months ago is still hanging around like the aftertaste of a bad boerewors roll. The Southern Kings have been promised a place in Super Rugby from next year. Saru first tried to […]

It was with sadness that Mark Boucher announced his retirement on Tuesday following a freak accident where a bail lacerated his eye-ball after a batsman was bowled by Imran Tahir. It’s a serious injury and it goes without saying that anyone who watches cricket will wish him the best in his recovery. Boucher is for […]