By Basil Bey On Saturday evening in Smuts Hall (Men’s Res, as some still called it), during winter, there would all of a sudden break out a…

I don't think Basil liked cricket much. As Martin said in his wonderful eulogy to the Fallen Mighty – he wasn’t so fussed whether we…

Keith Andrews Ikey Old Boy At the end of 1982, I remember Basil and Guys walking up the parkway towards the College House reception area.…

That great rugby man, a massive figure in my life, and in the lives of many of us, Basil Bey, ‘Pops’, as I affectionately called…

By Tank Lanning (Part 17 in the Tribute series to Basil Bey) A particularly festive post-match celebration saw us back at boarding school before lights…

By Gavin Fernie Herman Charles Bosman’s legendary character, Oom Schalk Lourens, opined that the art of storytelling was to pause, tap your pipe on your…

By Paul Dobson – Originally published on rugby365.com. Basil had had a painful battle with cancer, and Wednesday Nov 9th fell into a coma. He…

By Gavin Fernie (introduction to the Basil Bey Tribute series) Mulling over a hot stove of plotting and planning, jumbled words and phrases roaming my…

Doctor Cecil Moss, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, is now the oldest living Springbok rugby player. We pay tribute to “Doc Moss”. If you…

Herman Charles Bosman’s legendary character, Oom Schalk Lourens, opined that the art of storytelling was to pause, tap your pipe on your boot heel, and…