Johannesburg – The Highveld “altitude factor” has become something of a cliché in rugby terms, for the way it supposedly favours home causes in major matches against overseas opposition. Sometimes you ...

Lions midfielder and captain Marius Louw hopes Ellis Park's altitude fear factor will intimidate Leinster on Saturday. Leinster will be playing their first game at altitude, having played both their ...

There has been an interesting sub-text that has been coming out of the Springbok press conferences that may be indicative of a wariness within the camp to the atmospheric conditions on the highveld ...

Those who live in Gauteng love to deride the talk of the thin highveld air being a real disadvantage for teams visiting from the coast but it is probably the biggest single reason why punters would be ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. CAPE TOWN: The Socceroos have chosen a five-star game lodge situated more than 1500 metres above sea level as their base camp for next ...

The World Cup draw has handed varied fortunes to the top teams, not only in the strength of their opponents, but in how many games they have to play at energy sapping high altitude in South Africa.

Michael Cheika's old-school fitness camp before the Rugby Championship has prepped the Wallabies perfectly for the challenges of playing at high altitude. The Wallabies are expected to reap the ...

Ireland kept things light on their first full day on the Highveld yesterday and this morning they will train at altitude for the first time. Whereas the first Test took place by the coast in Cape Town ...