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2019 Rugby Challenge
The 2019 Rugby Challenge – known as the SuperSport Rugby Challenge for sponsorship reasons – was the 2019 season of the Rugby Challenge, the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was the third edition of the competition organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 27 April and 22 June 2019. There were sixteen teams participating in the competition; the fourteen provincial unions, plus n side the and the Zimbabwe Academy. These teams were divided into two sections, with eight teams playing in each of the North Section and the South Section. Competition rules and information Each team in the competition played the other teams in their section once during the pool stage, either at home or away. The top two teams in each section will progress to the semifinals, with the two semifinal winners meeting in the final. Teams The teams that competed in the 2019 Rugby Challenge are: North Section Log * The and qualified for ... [...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] |
Chris Smith (rugby Union)
Christopher William Smith (born 9 September 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fly-half. He was a member of the squad that won the 2018 Rugby Challenge, featuring in ten of their eleven matches and finishing as the competition's top scorer with 131 points. Honours * SuperSport Rugby Challenge winner 2018 * SuperSport Rugby Challenge Player of the Year 2018 * Super Rugby Unlocked winner 2020 * Currie Cup winner 2020–21, 2021 * Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ... * United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22 References Profile on itsrugby.co.uk South African rugby union players Living people 1994 births Rugby union p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siya Masuku
Siyabonga Praisegod Masuku (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. The current name was adopted in 2021 when the league expanded to include four South Afr ... as a fly-half. References External links *ultimaterugby.com profile South African rugby union players Living people 1996 births People from eDumbe Local Municipality Rugby union fly-halves Golden Lions players Leopards (rugby union) players Southern Kings players Free State Cheetahs players Cheetahs (rugby union) players Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal Sharks (rugby union) players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coert Cronjé
Coert Frederick Cronjé (born 11 May 1988 in Vereeniging, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play at inside centre or on the wing. Career Youth rugby He went to Kempton Park secondary school Jeugland Hoërskool and was selected in the ' squad for the 2006 Under-18 Craven Week competition held in Pretoria. In 2007, he made the very short journey to Johannesburg to join the academy. He played for the side during the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the side during the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2008 and 2009. Falcons In 2010, failing to make the breakthrough to the ' senior side, Cronjé returned to the . His first match for the was in a compulsory friendly match against a Invitational XV in Nigel. His first class debut in a competitive match came during the 2010 Currie Cup First Division competition when he started in their match against the in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedle Olivier
Friedle Olivier (born 27 May 1992) is a professional South African rugby union player for the Enisei-STM in the Rugby Premier League. His regular position is as a number eight, but he played as a flanker and a lock earlier in his career. Career Olivier earned his first provincial selection when he was included in the Blue Falcons side that played at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2010. After high school, he fell in with the ' youth structures and made five appearances for the side in Group B of the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, helping them reach the semi-finals of the competition. In 2012, he made three starts for the s in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring two tries in their match against s in a 31–27 victory. He was included in the Falcons' senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his first class debut by starting their Round One 0–62 defeat to the in Nelspruit. He also started their next match – as they bounced back to bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinus De Beer
Marthinus Herbert de Beer (born 24 January 1996 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback. Career 2013 His first provincial representation came in 2013 when he represented the Pretoria-based Blue Bulls at the Under-18 Academy Week competition. He was the second-highest points scorer at the tournament behind André Swarts of the Free State, scoring 39 points in his three appearances. 2014 In July 2014, he represented the Blue Bulls at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Middelburg. He scored two tries in their match against KwaZulu-Natal and a further 37 points with the boot to finish the tournament with a personal tally of 47 points, again finishing in second spot on the points-scoring list, this time behind the Leopards' Markus Coetzer. After the Craven Week tournament, he was also selected in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enver Brandt
Enver Brandt (born September 30, 1991) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ... and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is wing. References 1991 births Living people Cheetahs (rugby union) players Free State Cheetahs players Griffons (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Bellville, South Africa Rugby union wings South African rugby union players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conway Pretorius
Conway Pretorius (born 4 July 1992 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is number eight. Career Youth Pretorius was born in Pretoria, but grew up in Strand in the Western Cape. After high school, he joined the Harmony Sports Academy in Virginia, where he also got involved with the side, playing in all their matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B competition and helped the Griffons win the title by beating the team in the final in Wellington. He also played in the promotion/relegation match against the , but the Griffons lost the match and remained in Division B. In 2013, he moved back to the Western Cape to join the . He was again an ever-present in the side that finished second on the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship log and lost in the final to the side in Nelspruit. Pretorius scored five tries during the competition, including a brace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sias Koen
Sias Koen (born 1 January 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in Pro14 on loan from in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He is a utility forward that can play as a flanker, number eight or a lock. Rugby career 2010–2011 : Schoolboy rugby Koen was born in Bloemfontein, but grew up in the North West province. He went to Hoërskool Klerksdorp and was selected to represent the at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010, scoring tries in their matches against Griquas and Border Country Districts. In 2011, Koen was named in the Leopards team that competed at the foremost rugby union competition at high school level in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week. He again scored two tries during the tournament, both in a 17–40 defeat to Eastern Province Country Districts. 2013 : Leopards Under-19 In 2013, Koen was included in the squad that participated in the Under-19 Provincial Championship. He started eleven of the team's twelve matches during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendal Wehr
Wendal Peter Wehr (born 27 December 1987 in Worcester, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He mostly plays as a flanker, but he has also occasionally played as a winger. Career Youth At youth level, Wehr represented the side in the 2007 and 2008 editions of the Under-21 Provincial Championship. Boland Cavaliers He made his first class debut for the Wellington-based during the 2008 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute in their match against the in Bloemfontein, which ended in a 35–20 defeat for the Cavaliers. He made his Currie Cup debut five months later during the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division, playing off the bench against the in Pretoria in a 69–19 defeat. He was more regularly involved during the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division competition – he was included in the run-on side for ten of their matches during the season and also made a further three appearances off the bench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Hermanus
Grant Hagan Hermanus (born 10 November 1995 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a fullback,flyhalf,wing. Career Youth Hermanus was selected to represent at the premier South African rugby union competition for high schools, the Under-18 Craven Week, in 2012 in Port Elizabeth. He made three appearances and scored one try in their match against South Western Districts. Still eligible to play at Under-18 level the following year, he was once again called up to represent the Western Province team at the 2013 tournament in Polokwane, this time playing as their main kicker. He scored 45 points in three matches, consisting of twelve conversions and seven penalties. His performances also led to his inclusion in the 2013 South African Schools team. He played two matches for them; he played in their match against England, scoring an early penalty to set them on their way to a 19–14 victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ederies Arendse
Ederies Arendse is a South African rugby union player for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His usual position is Wing. Career Western Province He made his first team debut for Western Province during the 2012 Vodacom Cup, in their game against . He made a total of ten appearances in that campaign, including in the final win against . He was then also included in the squad for the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division. Griquas He was contracted by Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town * County of Kimberley, a ...-based side for 2014. References External linksitsrugby.co.uk profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Arendse, Ederies South African rugby union players Rugby union players from Cape Town Cape Coloureds South African people of Dutch descent Rugby union wings Living people 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |