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2016 Currie Cup First Division
The 2016 Currie Cup First Division was the second tier of the second stage of the 2016 Currie Cup, the 78th edition of this annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was played between 12 August and 7 October 2016 and featured six teams that qualified through the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition. The tournament was won by the for the third time in their history; they beat the 44–25 in the final played on 7 October 2016. Competition rules and information There were six participating teams in the 2016 Currie Cup First Division. Qualification The six franchise teams automatically qualified to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, and were joined by the three highest-placed non-franchise teams from the 2016 Currie Cup qualification stage. The remaining six teams from the qualification stage qualified for the Currie Cup First Division. Regular season and title playoffs The six teams that qualified for the First Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malherbe Swart
Malherbe Swart (born 27 March 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player currently playing with the. His regular position is scrum-half. Rugby career 2008–2012 : Youth rugby Swart was born in Klerksdorp and attended and played first team rugby for Hoër Volkskool in Potchefstroom, from where he was selected to represent the at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2008. After high school, he continued to represent the Leopards at various youth levels. He played for the team in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making ten appearances as the team finished in fourth spot to qualify for a semi-final, which they lost to . He started ten of the s' twelve matches in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, playing off the bench in the other two. He scored three tries in the competition – he scored home and away against s, and also scored a try against as the team finished in sixth place. 2013–present: Leopards and NWU Pukke In 2013, Swart wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Klim
Lesley David Klim (born 16 January 1995) is a Namibian international rugby union player for RFU Championship side Jersey Reds as a centre or wing. Klim joined the Ospreys in 2018 having previously played for Welwitschias and Doncaster Knights Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster, England. The first XV are known as the "Doncaster Knights", and play in the RFU Championship. Being the most promoted side in English history has led to .... References External links itsrugby Profile Namibian rugby union players Ospreys (rugby union) players Living people 1995 births People from Keetmanshoop Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Namibia international rugby union players Welwitschias players Doncaster Knights players Jersey Reds players Tel Aviv Heat players {{Namibia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert Lotter
Gerhard Petrus Lotter (born 3 January 1993) is a Namibian cricketer and rugby union player. Rugby career In rugby union, Lotter usually plays as a hooker, but can also play as an eighth man. He currently plays for Namibian side in the South African Currie Cup qualification series and for Windhoek-based amateur side Wanderers in the Premier League. He represented in rugby at youth level since primary school level, as he was included in the Namibia squad that participated at the South African primary schools tournament, the Under-13 Craven Week, held in George in 2006. He was named the captain of the side and scored Namibia's only points in both a 5–38 defeat to Border and a 10–10 draw with during the competition. He was also selected to represent Namibia at high school level, playing for them as an eighth man at the 2010 Under-18 Craven Week tournament held in Welkom. He scored two tries – similar to four years earlier, these came in matches against Border Country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansie Graaff
Johannes Petrus Jacobus 'Hansie' Graaff (born 10 September 1989 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player for Bayonne in the Top 14 in France. He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, centre, winger or full-back.He is also known as the bulldog because of his aggressive style of play, he once tackled everyone on the pitch even the referee. Career Varsity Cup rugby He sprung to prominence playing for a struggling side in the Varsity Cup between 2010 and 2012, scoring six tries in 21 appearances during the three seasons. Griffons / Cheetahs He joined the shortly after the 2012 Varsity Cup and made his first class debut for them in their 30–19 defeat to the in Potchefstroom in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. Two more substitute appearances followed in the same competition before a highly successful 2012 Currie Cup First Division campaign, where Graaff scored 134 points in fifteen starts to finish fourth in the scoring charts. This led to his inclusio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Try (rugby)
A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining "grounding the ball" and the "in-goal" area. In rugby union a try is worth 5 points, in rugby league a try is worth 4 points. The term "try" comes from "try at goal", signifying that grounding the ball originally only gave the attacking team the opportunity to try to score with a kick at goal. A try is analogous to a touchdown in American and Canadian football, with the major difference being that a try requires the ball be simultaneously touching the ground and an attacking player, whereas a touchdown merely requires that the ball enter the end zone while in the possession of a player. In both codes of rugby, the term ''touch down'' formally refers only to grounding the ball by the defensive team in their in-goal. A Try is scored in wheelchair rugby fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christo Du Plessis
Christo John du Plessis (born 2 June 1989 in George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played the . His regular position is flanker or number eight. Career Youth and amateur rugby As a scholar playing rugby for George High School, Du Plessis was selected for the side that played at the 2007 Under-18 Craven Week tournament. In 2008, he moved to Virginia to join the Harmony Sports Academy. He also represented the side in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship, (which was the South African junior competition won by any Griffons side) and he was named their Forward of the Year. He returned to George in 2009 where he was named in the side that played in the 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He also played some club rugby for Blanco between 2010 and 2012. SWD Eagles His introduction to first class rugby came during the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition when he was one of a number of club players that were included in the SWD Eagles squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Pretorius (rugby Union)
Mark Pretorius (born 9 June 1992 in Nelspruit) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the . His regular position is hooker. Career Youth and Varsity rugby Pretorius appeared for the at several youth tournaments, including the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2008 and the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in both 2009 and 2010. He then moved to Johannesburg-based side the in 2011, where he participated in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship tournament. He also represented them at Under-21 level in 2012 and 2013. He also made one appearance for in the 2014 Varsity Cup, against in Bloemfontein. Senior career Golden Lions / Lions His senior debut came for the in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a second-half substitute in the ' all-time record victory, a 161–3 win over the . Two more Vodacom Cup appearances followed in 2014, before injuries to Robbie Coetzee and Malcolm Marx led to Pretorius' inclusion on the bench for their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Steyn (rugby Union)
Johannes Hermanus Steyn (born 8 October 1995) is a South African rugby union player who last played in the Currie Cup with the . His regular position is at scrum-half. Rugby career 2008–2014 : Schoolboy / SWD Under-19 rugby Steyn was born and grew up in Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn (, ), the "ostrich capital of the world", is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Two ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1 .... His rugby talent was spotted as early as primary school level, when he was included in the Under-13 squad of his local provincial side, the , for the 2008 Craven Week tournament in Paarl. In 2011, he represented SWD at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, Queenstown and he was also included in a World Sport Barbarians team that competed in Portugal and Spain, where Steyn was named the best backline player. He also broke through to his school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
