Rugby and golf: The various lessons of sport

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It was a big sporting weekend, but also a contrasting one. Rugby, well known for its calm, quiet, subdued supporters, who were out in force in Durban to see South Africa thrash Argentina 67-30 to top the table with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu breaking a test points record.
Contrast that with European 15-13 victory in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York. Golf supporters were, as usual, flagrantly out of hand, dropping f-bombs, harassing players and wearing odd pants.
But what do we learn from this?
Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen take the score. And then there is Johannesburg...
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29 Sep English Explicit South Africa News · News Commentary

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