Blindsided Rugby Man Blog

The Boks’ Italian Job – A Blindsided Rugby Man take on a fresh, hungry XI
Right – first up: let’s not pretend this is going to be a lullaby. Italy showed teeth last weekend (they

Stade de France: A Springbok Fortress
Picture it: the roar of 80,000 French fans in Saint‑Denis, the gauntlet of hostile crowd noise, the pressure of playing

Lood de Jager: The Red Card That Broke World Rugby…
If you like your rugby tidy, consistent and ruled by the sort of logic that fits neatly into a press

Springbok Fans: Are We Insufferable, Or Is The World Just Tired of Losing to Us?
There comes a point in every era of sporting dominance where neutrals stop politely clapping and start foaming at the

Raw Fan Footage From 2019 RWC Final Resurfaces – Mapimpi & Kolbe Tries, Epic Springbok Defence
If you thought you’d already seen everything from the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final, think again. HD cellphone footage has

Rare Footage and BBC Commentary: The 2023 RWC Final Last Scrum Unpacked
If you thought a rugby scrum was just eight men crouching and pushing each other until someone yells “stop,” think

The 10 Greatest Upsets In Rugby History!
Rugby has always prided itself on order – the big dogs eat, the minnows clap politely – but every so

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Springboks vs All Blacks: Greatest Rivalry Test In America? Why Not!
Imagine this: a stadium lights up in late summer. The crowd is buzzing – American football jerseys mingled with black

URC Report Card: South African Teams After Five Rounds
The first five rounds of the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship have already separated the grown men from the flat-track bullies.

Taine Plumtree Getting Under Siya Kolisi And Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s Skins
There’s a Welsh troublemaker stirring up Bok tempers – and his name’s Taine Plumtree. 📅 10 October, Llanelli: Scarlets vs

Jan-Hendrik Wessels gestraf sonder bewyse – is rugby nou ’n hof van opinie?
In rugby, soos in die lewe, is daar ’n paar heilige reëls. Jy respekteer die spel. Jy speel hard, maar