England have been waiting for an opportunity to raise the Webb-Ellis Cup for over a decade. Their form this World Cup has been indisputably good: they are strong favourites walking onto the field in Yokohama on Saturday. The ball takes to the air and as the camera pans past officials and coaches, it finds its […]
With the Rugby World Cup done and dusted it’s an apposite time to reflect on the highlights of the competition with a set of tournament awards. Best Team – Japan South Africa won the tournament and England were mightily impressive in beating the All Blacks but both lose out to the Brave Blossoms here. Not […]
England vs Australia Prior to the clash, Japan 2019 had not yet really tested England. Their match against Argentina was rendered null as a contest when an early red card ended the South Americans’ chances of victory. The game against France was then called off due to Typhoon Hagibis and the men in white had […]
Blazingly intense, Mies Julie is a visceral and superbly executed play about race, sexuality, and power. Yael Farber’s script adapts August Strindberg’s classic piece of naturalistic theatre, Miss Julie, by relocating the story from 19th century Sweden to contemporary South Africa. John (Bongile Mantsai) and Julie (Hilda Cronje) have grown up side-by-side: Julie as the […]
Scotland’s 16-34 loss to South Africa was both a reminder of how far Scotland have come under Vern Cotter’s leadership and how far they have to go to pose a serious challenge to the real titans of global rugby union. Despite what Scotland winger Tim Visser claimed in pre-match interviews, this Scotland side had the […]
With the 2015 Rugby World Cup fewer than twelve months away, this year’s Autumn Internationals undoubtedly take on a greater significance for both the home nations and the visiting southern hemisphere teams. As players look to catch the eye and coaches aim to perfect their starting line-ups, England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales all found themselves […]