Rugby Forum started in 2001 as a weekly email sent to a circle of rugby friends. What began as a shared passion for the game — opinions, articles, match reports, quiz questions and reader letters sent from an inbox — gradually grew into a substantial archive of South African rugby commentary.
The core newsletter archive runs from 2001 to 2006, with six volumes of weekly commentary covering the Super 12, Tri-Nations, World Cups and the endless debates around Springbok selection, transformation and the character of Southern Hemisphere rugby. Standalone articles written for supporter magazines and websites, in both English and Afrikaans, are kept separately in the Articles section.
"A rich archive of rugby writing, humour, opinion and unforgettable quotes from another era of the game."
The archive now brings together years of original writing: match reports filed in the heat of the moment, opinion pieces that aged both well and badly, reader letters from South Africa and abroad, and the kind of irreverent rugby commentary that feels rarer than it once did.
This redesign
This rebuild keeps the original writing intact while making the archive easier to browse, search and navigate. The goal is simple: make years of rugby history readable and discoverable again.
The site has been tagged with the authors, players, teams and competitions mentioned across the archive. Quotes are drawn directly from the original material, and selected extra features are being restored over time.
Contact
For queries, corrections or contributions, get in touch at lucas@rugbyforum.co.za. Most of all, enjoy exploring the archive.