SPRTS
Why the Springboks Should Pursue America’s $160 Billion Sports Market
Global rugby’s annual revenue is a fraction of the American sports market. For the Springboks, that gap represents an enormous commercial opportunity.
21.9.2026 |
Sports Desk
This is Why the Springboks Were Playing in Baltimore
The Springboks’ Baltimore appearance showcased a US expansion strategy that could reshape rugby’s finances and increase the value of the team’s commercial rights.
17.9.2026 |
Sports Desk
The Common Sense’s Diary: A Summer Night’s Eve in Baltimore
The Common Sense was amongst 68 173 spectators who made up the largest stadium audience in American rugby history when the Springboks crushed the All Blacks in Baltimore on Saturday evening.
15.9.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Labuschagne Retains Place in Return to Homeland
Australia returns to South Africa for the first time since a 3-1 loss amid scandal eight years ago.
9.9.2026 |
Sports Desk
Who Are the Boks?
To appreciate who the Springboks are, it helps to look back in time to who they were. A recent book by David McLennan, The Watershed Tour, does just that with a fascinating exploration of the 1949 All Blacks tour to southern Africa.
29.8.2026 |
Ian Macleod
The Comrades Marathon Goes It Alone
David Ansara writes on the decision by the Comrades Marathon Association to end its affiliation with provincial and national athletics bodies.
16.8.2026 |
David Ansara
Afrikaners & The Rules Behind Schoolboy Rugby Quotas
A reader challenged The Common Sense’s argument that the Paul Roos v Paarl Gim rugby derby is a far more accurate reflection of school sport than the impression created by the Bokkieweek tournament last week.
14.7.2026 |
Staff Writer
Of Two Rugby Events This Week, One Revealed a Truth about South Africa
Properly understanding South Africa requires understanding the contradiction between Bokkieweek this past week and the Springbok line-up against Scotland this past Saturday.
14.7.2026 |
News Desk
Why Do World Cup Sides Have More Foreign Players Than Ever?
How history, economics, and legislation made perennial underdogs into upsets-in-waiting.
8.7.2026 |
Sports Desk
The Best Foreign Starting XI at the 2026 World Cup
The Common Sense has put together its XI of the best players who are not playing for the country they were born in.
6.7.2026 |
Sports Desk
