Jon Cardinelli Portfolio

The Rugby Bunker • 1st July 2026

State of the Springboks

Ben Coles (The Observer) is joined by South African journalist Jon Cardinelli to discuss how South Africa are shaping up ahead of the start of the Nations Championship against England,. Full podcast out on Friday.

Lekker Rugby Pod • 24th June 2026

Why Rassie Is Fast-Tracking a New Generation

Jon Cardinelli, joins Harry Jones on The Lekker Rugby Pod to decode what this next wave of Springboks tells us about 2027.

Lekker Rugby Pod • 23rd February 2026

Should the Springboks worry about France?

Jon Cardinelli chats to the Lekker Rugby Pod about France's depth and how it compares to that of the Springboks.

Lekker Rugby Pod • 14th December 2025

How Good Are the 2025 Springboks Really?

Lekker Rugby Pod host Harry Jones sits with special guests Bernard Jackman and Jon Cardinelli to explore how this team keeps improving two years out from the World Cup.

The Rugby Bunker • 28th November 2025

How the Boks can win a third straight World Cup

Ben Coles is joined by Jon Cardinelli to break down the Springboks' win in Dublin, what to expect against Wales, and how SA are building the next World Cup.

Lekker Rugby Pod • 24th October 2025

Inside the Bok Strategy to Survive Five Tests In a Row

In this episode of The Lekker Rugby Pod, MW Welman and Harry Jones are joined by veteran journalist Jon Cardinelli to unpack Rassie Erasmus’s survival strategy for November.

Lekker Rugby Pod • 16th September 2025

Lekker Rugby Pod Chat: Rassie's Plan to Keep Boks on Top

The inside story of how the Springboks are being built for 2027: the balance between beloved veterans and fearless youngsters, the experiments that look chaotic from the outside but are in fact part of a meticulous plan.

Lekker Rugby Pod • 7th March 2025

Springbok depth chat on the Lekker Rugby Pod

MW Welman and Harry Jones chat with Jon Cardinelli on the Lekker Rugby Pod about the Springboks' depth ahead of the 2025 Test season.

Jon Cardinelli • 15th July 2021

The A Team at Cape Town Stadium

The South African A team – effectively the Springboks under another banner – made history when they beat the British & Irish Lions in their first match at Cape Town Stadium on 14 July 2021.

YouTube • 14th June 2021

Packing down with scrum guru Matt Proudfoot

Forwards and scrum coach Matt Proudfoot won a World Cup-winners' medal with the Springboks in 2019. He's been part of the England coaching set-up ever since.

YouTube • 28th February 2021

Stormers begin new era at Cape Town Stadium

The Stormers played their first game as tenants of the Cape Town Stadium on 27 February 2021.

sarugbymag.co.za • 2nd November 2020

RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections | Episode 7

In the finale of this on-the ground docuseries, Duane Vermeulen highlights the team’s growth, Beast Mtawarira talks up the scrum battle and Siya Kolisi commends the nation as the team takes the trophy to the people.

sarugbymag.co.za • 27th October 2020

RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections | Episode 6

Bongi Mbonambi explains why this diverse group has flourished under Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks respond to the public’s criticism of their game plan ahead of the semi-final against Wales.

sarugbymag.co.za • 20th October 2020

RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections | Episode 5

Rassie Erasmus speaks about South Africa’s motivation ahead of a showdown with Japan in front of a partisan crowd. Faf de Klerk lists the virtues of this Springbok group while Mzwandile Stick highlights the threat of Japan’s ‘Ferraris’.

sarugbymag.co.za • 8th October 2020

RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections | Episode 4

As the Springboks move to Kobe to tackle Canada, coach Rassie Erasmus dismissed rumours of division in the camp while Makazole Mapimpi leads a clearly unified team in song.

sarugbymag.co.za • 4th October 2020

RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections | Episode 3

Part 3 of the docuseries about the Springboks' 2019 World Cup campaign follows the team to the sleepy coastal village of Omaezaki ahead of their must-win clash with Italy in Fukuroi.

sarugbymag.co.za • 28th September 2020

RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections | Episode 2

Part 2 of this series follows the Springboks to Nagoya and the City of Toyota. After the loss to the All Blacks, the Boks remained adamant that they were on track for World Cup glory.

sarugbymag.co.za • 21st September 2020

RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections | Episode 1

The RWC 2019 Springbok Reflections docuseries provides a fun, on-the-ground account of the Springboks' successful World Cup campaign in Japan.

YouTube • 19th September 2020

Rugby is Back: Stormers Internal Match

Lockdown is over and rugby in South Africa is back. The Stormers staged an internal match at an empty Newlands on Friday 18 September.

sarugbymag.co.za • 2nd November 2019

Fan Cam: 2019 World Cup final buildup

JON CARDINELLI spoke to a few fans and soaked up the atmosphere ahead of the 2019 World Cup final in Yokohama.