Mike Greenaway

Multimedia Journalist, IOL Sport

Odds on Mike: Sharks, Stormers and Bulls to win easily and Lions to save face

Mike Greenaway|Published

The United Rugby Championship league phase wraps up this weekend and, as always, there is cash to be made by shrewd tipsters.

Cornal Hendricks remembered: the smile, the fighter, the giant heart

Mike Greenaway|Published

Former Springbok centre Cornal Hendricks has been remembered as a humble, uplifting presence both on and off the field following his death at 37. Teammates and coaches ...

OPINION: When the media faced off against the Springbok legends, and how it inspired Rassie Erasmus

Mike Greenaway|Published

Relive the hilarious and chaotic touch rugby match between the Springbok rugby team and the media during the 1998 Tri-Nations tour, where Nick Mallett's challenge ...

Disappointment for Lions as they squander chances in Cardiff

Mike Greenaway|Published

Lions face pressure in the URC after a heartbreaking 20-17 loss in Cardiff, missing crucial opportunities to secure vital points.

Castres no place for Bulls to mess around, says Wessels

Mike Greenaway|Published

The Bulls have recently made a habit of snatching defeats from the jaws of victory, but Jan-Hendrik Wessels says they have got their act together after two weeks ...

Ox Nche warns Sharks of Toulouse’s ‘new tricks’ in scrums

Mike Greenaway|Published

Sharks star Ox Nche said that what makes Toulouse arguably the best club team in the world is that they are the opposite of a one-trick pony.

John Plumtree warns his Sharks to be wary of a Benetton backlash

Mike Greenaway|Published

In terms of overcoming a desperate Benetton team that have started the URC with two defeats and a draw, John Plumtree said he had cautioned his Sharks side against ...

Springbok skipper pays tribute to his ‘beste pel’ Eben Ysterbeth

Mike Greenaway|Published

The 32-year-old lock Etzebeth was in tears during the national anthem before the game, and thanked his teammates for making it a memorable occasion.

This one’s for Eben, says Rassie Erasmus

Mike Greenaway|Published

‘We’d like to do it for him on Saturday,’ the coach said. ‘f you asked me to describe the ultimate Springbok, I would describe Eben Etzebeth. ’

Championship title beckons for motivated Boks in Santiago del Estero showdown

Mike Greenaway|Published

The World Cup winners nailed the Freedom Cup earlier this month when they won back-to-back matches against the All Blacks, and they now have a golden opportunity ...

Watch VideoCurrie Cup final: Plumtree feels Sharks are ‘living in the moment’

Mike Greenaway|Published

Sharks coach John Plumtree added that the Currie Cup would look in the Kings Park trophy cabinet alongside the Challenge Cup that they won last season.

Watch VideoSharks must show some bite in Lions Den according to Warren Whiteley

Mike Greenaway|Published

Finals are usually tight, tense affairs, but Warren Whiteley believes that the Sharks are on course to play attacking rugby in the URC and will stick to their guns ...

New Springbok role for ‘coach Siya’ in Argentina

Mike Greenaway|Published

It seems that Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus wants captain Siya Kolisi to follow in the footsteps of Duane Vermeulen, who slowly transitioned from a playing No 8 ...

Springboks edge out All Blacks in Ellis Park thriller after brave fightback

Mike Greenaway|Published

It was the much-celebrated Bomb Squad that saved the day for the Springboks at Ellis Park on Saturday night after the All Blacks for 70 minutes had found the venue ...

Springboks secure bonus-point win over Wallabies in soggy Perth

Mike Greenaway|Published

The Springboks have a full house of 10 points at the top of the Rugby Championship after a profitable fortnight against the Wallabies in Brisbane and Perth.

Springboks are driven by historical horror results, says De Allende

Mike Greenaway|Published

The 80-cap veteran says the Boks want to continue breaking records and beating Ireland in Durban on Saturday for a 2-0 series win is another biggie they want to ...

Bulls ponder loose trio against Benetton after injury sidelines Canan Moodie

Mike Greenaway|Published

Benetton fullback Rhyno Smith, formerly of the Cheetahs and the Sharks, believes the men from Treviso can produce a shock win over the Bulls in their URC quarter-final ...

Bok camp will buzz with these five players that lit up derby matches

Mike Greenaway and Leighton Koopman|Published

There were some outstanding performances in the last couple of local derbies in the URC by players recently called up to the first Springbok alignment camp.

Improved Sharks no match for Stormers at packed Kings Park

Mike Greenaway|Published

You have to hand it to the Stormers. They outclassed the Sharks 25-21 before a packed Hollywoodbets Kings Park to make a mockery of the suggestion that the Sharks ...

Cheetahs prepared to hunt down Zebre in the mud

Mike Greenaway|Published

There has been no rain in Bloemfontein for some time, but Fourie said that they have tried to simulate wet conditions in training.

Northern Cape High invited to 2024 Kearsney Easter Festival

Mike Greenaway|Published

Kimberley’s Hoërskool Noord-Kaap will grace the festival with their exciting running rugby once again.

The Springboks are going to miss their not-so-secret weapons

Mike Greenaway|Published

Jacques Nienaber and Felix Jones were hardly the poster boys of the coaching staff, in part because Rassie naturally attracted the spotlight but mostly because they ...

Bok Welcome: ‘I had a tear in my eye’ says Mapimpi

Mike Greenaway|Published

An exhausted Makazole Mapimpi spoke to the media on the Durban leg of the Boks’ trophy tour yesterday, and said he was not surprised by the heartfelt greeting – ...

How to be a champion: Five things that helped Boks win nail-biting World Cup final

Mike Greenaway|Published

We can talk all day and night for a week about the Springboks’ phenomenal victory over the All Blacks in Paris, but rugby writer Mike Greenaway highlights five salient ...

Time for cake … Ox Nche gets his sweet ending with Boks at World Cup

Mike Greenaway|Published

Springbok prop Ox Nche was at a loss for words to describe not only being at the Rugby World Cup but also winning it.