Opinion
Bok report card: All 51 South Africa players rated for 2024
The Springboks came within two late kicks of a perfect record across 2024. A Ciaran Frawley drop goal in the 80th minute in Durban…
Daniel Gallan
06 Dec 2024, 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
South Africans rugby teams aren't helping themselves in Europe
What’s the opposite of exploding out of the blocks? Last week, in the opening round of continental domestic rugby, South Africa�…
Daniel Gallan
12 Dec 2024, 5:47
Exclusive
'Springbok Galacticos can't go it alone for trophy-hunting Sharks'
Lesser known names must step up if the franchise is to fulfil its aim of winning the URC and Champions Cup this season.
Daniel Gallan
19 Dec 2024, 8:44
Opinion
What should be on a rugby Christmas wish list for 2025?
What should Santa Claus deliver for the sport of rugby union this festive season?
Daniel Gallan
24 Dec 2024, 4:42
Exclusive
Salmaan Moerat: 'I’ve not really processed the magnitude of leading the Springboks'
The politically engaged first Muslim captain of South Africa is unique in his background, ability and leadership credentials.
Daniel Gallan
09 Jan 2025, 11:43
Opinion
'Diversity is a strength. It’s improved Italy’s rugby and I'm all for it.'
Italian nationalism has risen in recent years and coincides with the resurgence of the Azzurri. Are the two linked?
Daniel Gallan
06 Feb 2025, 17:30
Opinion
One rule for Europe's copycats, another for the Springboks
...more than half the match-day 23s in this Six Nations have ripped a page out of the Springboks’ award-winning playbook in the …
Daniel Gallan
10 Feb 2025, 12:14
Opinion
Did Rassie Erasmus miss a trick with his latest South Africa squad?
Rassie Erasmus’ latest Springboks squad selection serves as evidence of two important truths in elite sport: nothing comes easy …
Daniel Gallan
23 Oct 2024, 8:34
Analysis
'No scrum, no win' - Why props could become rugby's new poster boys
The front-row juggernauts are big athletes with big personalities, and a job which requires brain as well as brawn.
Daniel Gallan
22 Oct 2024, 8:47
Opinion
Siya Kolisi is right: The Springbok Women are a force on the rise
No one could deny that rugby is disproportionally tilted towards the men’s game around the world, but nowhere is this imbalance …
Daniel Gallan
17 Oct 2024, 11:53
Opinion
Is this why Ireland and England struggle to win World Cups?
Hulle weet nee wat ons weet nie. They don’t know what we know. This refrain, popularised by the UFC fighter Dricus du Plessis, h…
Daniel Gallan
11 Oct 2024, 9:34
Interview
'If I lose my position, I lose my contract, my family won’t eat'
Springbok Women prop Sanelisiwe Charlie has never conceded a scrum penalty. She talks to Daniel Gallan about the secrets of her su…
Daniel Gallan
11 Oct 2024, 8:18
Exclusive
'I struggle to trust people': How trauma shaped Springbok star Nadine Roos
Nadine Roos does not remember the most traumatic moment of her life, but the consequences of it have stayed with her for more than…
Daniel Gallan
03 Oct 2024, 13:37
Opinion
Five key questions the Springboks urgently need to answer
Rassie Erasmus helped engineer the first Rugby Championship win in 15 years but there are still areas that need improving
Daniel Gallan
30 Sep 2024, 15:55
Opinion
Springboks player ratings vs Argentina | 2024 Rugby Championship
The South African Springboks secured the Rugby Championship title with a clinical 48-7 thumping of Argentina in Mbombela. A bliste…
Daniel Gallan
28 Sep 2024, 12:52
Opinion
Rassie Erasmus has an old problem to solve
Six years ago Rassie Erasmus had a problem to solve. He’d only been in charge of the Springboks for 10 games at that point and h…
Daniel Gallan
27 Sep 2024, 6:41
Exclusive
Tayla Kinsey: How women’s Springboks are embracing the Bomb Squad
The Bomb Squad. Just reading those two words stacked together like interlocking second rowers is enough to send some rugby fans in…
Daniel Gallan
26 Sep 2024, 9:50
Opinion
'Beauden Barrett couldn't hold my eye contact' - How the Impi warriors channel South African rugby spirit
These ultra-muscular men who leap before away teams are a visceral symbol of Springbok identity.
Daniel Gallan
26 Sep 2024, 4:17
Opinion
Is Eben Etzebeth the GOAT of locks?
Is Eben Etzebeth the greatest lock of his generation? Perhaps if we find a definitive conclusion there, we can then ponder where h…
Daniel Gallan
20 Sep 2024, 6:29
Opinion
Any Prem-URC merger should be rejected out of hand
So why is this story of a possible merger between the United Rugby Championship and the Premiership being taken seriously?
Daniel Gallan
13 Sep 2024, 11:49
