By Martin Gillingham - 20 May 2009     Just half of the Lions squad have played a Test match in South

Africa while only two of them know what it feels like to have won one.

Less than two decades ago, South Africa was on the verge of civil war while, even now 15 years after

And Heyneke Meyer, the former Leicester coach who returned to South Africa before Christmas, told me

Yet South Africa, the country that appears to be haemorrhaging talent, is still capable of producing

All this in spite of the fact South Africa ’s rugby team is at last genuinely racially representative

In 1992, South Africa ’s rugby players returned to the international stage with a Test match against

  Less than two decades ago, South Africa was on the verge of civil war while, even now 15 years

And Heyneke Meyer, the former Leicester coach who returned to South Africa before Christmas, told me

  In 1992, South Africa ’s rugby players returned to the international stage with a Test

It is written by John Carlin and tells the tale of how South Africa ’s journey to their 1995 Rugby

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

May 19 - Singapore and Hong Kong will host matches if Japan's bid to host the 2015 or 2019 Rugby World Cup is successful, they revealed today.

That could work in Japan's favour as it battles Italy, England, and South Africa with a decision to be

region.Last year Asia established its own Five Nations tournament to develop the sport, featuring Japan, South

May 14 - London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton (pictured) will deliver the introductory keynote address at Sports Event Management ’09, which is due to be held in November.

Study, separate sessions will look ahead to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup 2010 in South

Africa.  

May 8 - Four countries, including England, will bid to host the 2015 or 2019 Rugby World Cup, the International Rugby Board (IRB) announced today.

  England, Italy, Japan and South Africa have formally submitted detailed tenders for Rugby World

chairman of the IRB, said: "We are delighted to have countries of the calibre of England, Italy, Japan and South

Africa bidding for the right to host a Rugby World Cup.  

May 8 - Officials in Indonesia have insisted today that their challenge to host the 2022 World Cup should be taken seriously.

South Korea, Indonesia and Qatar have confirmed their interest in hosting the 2022 finals.  

Besoes said South Africa's successful bid for the 2010 finals showed that countries with limited on-field

He said: "If South Africa can do it, why can't we?"  

    By Martin Gillingham - 8 May 2009   Rugby hadn’t seen anything like it for 25 years since its last football-style, penalty shoot-out. The prize? A place in the final of the Heineken Cup – the Champions League of rugby.

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

May 5 - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (pictured) has backed Russia's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, ending doubts that he would not support it and that they would withdraw because of the worldwide economic crisis.

2018 World Cup is likely to be awarded to a European nation, as the 2010 World Cup is to be held in South

Africa and the 2014 competition in Brazil.  

the United States have submitted applications to hold both the 2018 and the 2022 competitions, while South

May 5 - England has decided to proceed with a bid to stage the 2015 Rugby World Cup with Twickenham, Wembley, Old Trafford and the Millennium Stadium among the proposed venues, they announced today.

England will face competition from Italy, Japan and South Africa.  

April 30 - The Rugby Football Union (RFU) are still weighing up whether they are prepared to shoulder the financial risk of England bidding for the 2015 World Cup, they said today.

England’s potential rivals – South Africa, Japan and Italy – all have full financial backing from their

    By Martin Gillingham - 29 April 2009   A prominent International Olympic Committee official claimed last week that former East German coaches deserve a second chance.

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

    By John Bicourt - 28 April 2009   Clearly, Ethiopians, Kenyans (and perhaps Kalenjin tribe in particular because they predominate) have a natural propensity towards running. But whether this can be attributed solely to a specific genetic advantage, is questionable.    

When Arthur Lydiard brought his marathon training methods to East Africa from New Zealand, all of that

Africa that have a fairly high percentage (in comparison with other groups) of people with the genetic

Aside from Tadese (Eritrea) and Ramaala (South Africa), you don't see nearly the representation from

When Arthur Lydiard brought his marathon training methods to East Africa from New Zealand, all of that

Africa that have a fairly high percentage (in comparison with other groups) of people with the genetic

  Aside from Tadese (Eritrea) and Ramaala (South Africa), you don't see nearly the representation