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2011 Vodacom Cup
The 2011 Vodacom Cup was contested from 25 February to 13 May 2011. The tournament was the 14th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South Africa, as well as Namibian side and Argentine side . The tournament was won by for the first time; they beat the 14–9 in the final played on 13 May 2011. Competition rules and information Sixteen teams participated in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections, with eight teams in each of the Northern and Southern Sections. Teams played all the teams in the other section once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received four log points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus log points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points d ... [...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] |
Louis Strydom
Louis Isias Strydom (born 21 October 1980) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . He was born in Welkom and started playing for the local team. His career saw him play for several different unions, representing the , , , and . He also played some Super Rugby for the and franchises. He rejoined the in 2013. He was a key member of their 2014 Currie Cup First Division The 2014 Currie Cup First Division was contested between 29 August and 17 October 2014. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union ...-winning side. He played in the final, kicking ten points to help the Griffons win the match 23–21 to win their first trophy for six years. References 1980 births Living people Blue Bulls players Cheetahs (rugby union) players Eastern Province Elephants players Falcons (rugby union) players Free State Cheetahs players Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Lloyd (rugby Union)
Colin Edward Lloyd (born 7 August 1973), nicknamed Jaws, is an English former professional darts player. He is a former world number one ranked player and has won two major television titles in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) – the 2004 World Grand Prix and the 2005 World Matchplay. PDC career 1999 – 2004 ,A former builder, Lloyd broke onto the scene in 1999, making his TV debut the same year, In the first round he beating Scott Cummings 10–8, thrashing Alan Warriner 13–2 in the second round and the quarter-finals losing to Peter Manley 16–8 of the 1999 PDC World Matchplay. His World Championship debut came in 2000 – but he lost in the first round to Shayne Burgess. After another first round loss at the 2001 World Championships, his major breakthrough was in the 2002 PDC World Championship, where he reached the semi-finals, losing to Peter Manley 6-4. He had beaten Alex Roy, Warriner and Richie Burnett to reach the semi-finals that established him as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roan Van Heerden
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Danie Crous
Danie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Danie Brits, retired South African professional wrestler and former South African Heavyweight Champion *Danie Coetzee (born 1977), South African rugby union footballer *Danie Craven (1910–1993), former Western Province, Eastern Province, Northern Transvaal and Springbok rugby union player * Danie G. Krige, South African Mining Engineer who pioneered the field of geostatistics *Danie Gerber (born 1958), former South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa between 1980 and 1992 *Danie Keulder (born 1973), former Namibian cricketer *Danie Mellor (born 1971), Indigenous Australian artist, winner of the 2009 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award *Danie Rossouw (born 1978), South African rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward *Danie Visser (born 1961), former professional tennis player from South Africa *Danie Voges, retired South African professional wrestler who is a former 2-tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauw Steyn
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Ntabeni Dukisa
Ntabeni Dukisa (born 25 July 1988) is a professional South African rugby union player for Kenyan side Kabras Sugar. His can play as a fly-half, fullback or wing. Career Youth Dukisa came through the Border youth system and played for the in the 2008 and 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championships. Border Bulldogs In 2010, he graduated to the first team, making his debut in the final game of the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season against the . He became a regular for the Bulldogs in the following season; he made seven appearances for the side in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, contributing five points with the boot through a penalty in the opening match of the season against the and a conversion against the in their only win of the competition two weeks later. He started eight of their ten matches during the 2011 Currie Cup First Division competition, scoring five tries, eight conversions and sixteen penalties to end the season as the Bulldogs' top scorer with 89, the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron McGuigan
Byron McGuigan (born 20 August 1989) is a rugby union outside centre or wing for Scotland in international rugby and for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership. He was born in Walvis Bay – then a South African exclave, but part of modern-day Namibia – and grew up in Cape Town, where he came through the academy before his first taste of first class rugby with the Border Bulldogs in 2010 and 2011. After a short spell with the Scotland Sevens team, he returned to fifteens rugby, playing for Glasgow Warriors, , Exeter Chiefs and Sale Sharks, culminating in a call-up to Scotland in 2017. Professional career He played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 having previously represented the Border Bulldogs in South Africa's Vodacom Cup competition. It was announced in April 2014 that he had left Glasgow Warriors after 20 appearances and four tries over two seasons. On 2 November 2014, Aviva Premiership side Exeter Chiefs announced that McGuigan would be joining them for the 2014– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Green (rugby Union)
Craig Ivan Green, (born 23 March 1961) is a New Zealand born international rugby union footballer turned coach. He was part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks team. He played provincial rugby for Mid-Canterbury and Canterbury, the New Zealand Colts and went on the rebel New Zealand Cavaliers tour of South Africa in 1986. He finished off his career in Italy. New Zealand rugby career Green started his provincial career in the mid-field for Mid-Canterbury. He then moved to Christchurch and played for Canterbury, where he won the National Provincial Championship in 1983 and was one of the key players during Canterbury's 1982-1985 Ranfurly Shield era. While at Canterbury he was asked by the coach, Alex Wyllie to move from the mid-field to the wing as Canterbury also had Warwick Taylor and Victor Simpson in the squad. Although not as fast as some top-level wingers, his skills and try-scoring ability saw him succeed at provincial level as well as leading to him ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Venter
Benjamin Christoffel Gerhardus Venter (born 15 May 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with France, French Rugby Pro D2, Pro D2 side US Montauban, Montauban. His regular position is Lock (Rugby Union), lock or Flanker (rugby union), flanker. Career Youth He represented the side in the 2006 Under-19 Provincial Championship and the side in the 2007 and 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championships. That team won the Championships in both 2007 and 2008. Venter played most of his youth rugby on the Wing. Griquas Ben was part of the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division squad and signed a senior professional contract with at the end of 2008. He was named in the senior professional squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup and 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division competitions, but missed most of that season due to injury. Venter was also named in the senior professional squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup and 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Van Der Westhuizen
Marius van der Westhuizen (born 6 January 1984) is a South African professional rugby union referee, currently on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Referees' Association. He is well known for his dominant match involvement and for ensuring his home team the Bulls get the rub of the green, whenever possible. Early career Van Der Westhuizen was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He started his refereeing career in 2007 and refereed in matches in the leagues. In 2009, he became a member of SARRA's contenders squad and he took charge of matches in the Craven Week and Under-19 Provincial Championship competitions. Van Der Westhuizen started refereeing first class matches in 2011, making his debut in the 2011 Vodacom Cup match between the and the in Bloemfontein and took charge of ten matches in the 2011 Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championships. 2012 saw him referee in a number of Varsity Cup and Varsity Shield matches, as well as taking charge of three matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Laubscher
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