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2012 Currie Cup First Division
The 2012 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 30 June to 13 October 2012. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Competition Regular season and title playoffs There were 8 participating teams in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished ... [...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] |
Alshaun Bock
Alshaun Gerswon Bock (born 16 May 1982) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is winger. Career Bock started playing for in 2002 and his performances led to his inclusion in the South Africa Under-21 team for the 2003 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in England, scoring nine tries in five games. He was also called up to the South Africa Sevens team for the Hong Kong Sevens in the same year. Another season at Boland Cavaliers followed before he joined in 2005, where he had a successful two seasons. He then returned to for 2007 and 2008. A solitary first class performance for followed in 2009, but he spent most of his time playing club rugby for the Hamiltons RFC in Cape Town. Bock got another shot at playing first class rugby in 2012, however, when he was signed by the . He was given a two-year contract extension in 2013. In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntando Kebe
Ntando Lucky Kebe (born 19 August 1988) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played domestic Currie Cup rugby with the and Super Rugby with the . His regular position is scrum-half. Career Youth He represented his local team the in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and at Under-21 level in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Border Bulldogs In 2010, he was included in the senior squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup tournament and started the first game of the season, a 69–8 defeat to the . He quickly established himself as a regular for the senior side and played in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions between 2010 and 2012, accumulating 42 appearances in total. Boland Cavaliers After three seasons of senior rugby at the , he then moved to Wellington to join the and played in all seven of their games in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. Griquas He joined for the 2014 season. Border Bulldogs At the start of 2016, Kebe was one of six Bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armon Fourie
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Gareth Krause
Gareth Edward Krause (born 30 December 1981) is a South African rugby union player. His regular position is lock or flanker. Career After representing the at Under–21 level, he made his first class debut for them in the 2002 Currie Cup competition and remained there for two seasons. In 2004, he moved to , where he spent the next five seasons, making a total of 97 appearances. During this time, he was also included in the Super Rugby squad for their inaugural season in the competition in 2006. He was also included in the South Africa Sevens squad for the 2004–05 South Africa IRB Sevens World Series, playing in four tournaments, as well as the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens. He then continued his playing career in Italy, where he spent four seasons, playing for Venezia, Viadana Viadana may refer to: Surname * Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560 – 1627), Italian composer, teacher, and Franciscan friar * Gilberto Viadana (born 1973), Italian figure skater Other * Viadana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Kruger , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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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] |
Chrislyn Van Schalkwyk
Chrislyn John van Schalkwyk (born 12 October 1990) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Boland club side Wesbank. His regular position is winger. Career Youth In 2008, he played for at the Academy Week tournament. He then joined the and was included in their squads for their Under-19 team in 2009 and their Under–21 team in 2011, but failed to make any appearances. He then made the move to East London to join the and made eight appearances for them in their victorious campaign in 2011, when they won Division B and were Division A. Senior career The following season, he was included in the senior squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup season and made his debut in the first round of the season against the . He wasn't used again that season, but did play in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division The 2012 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 30 June to 13 October 2012. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehan Koekemoer
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Kurt Coleman (rugby Union)
Kurt Kendall Coleman is a South African rugby union player who currently plays fly-half for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the in the Pro14. Professional career He represented the in the 2008 Craven Week, which earned him a move to . After playing for them in the Under-19 and Under-21 Currie Cup competitions, he was included in their 2011 Vodacom Cup squad, making his debut against the on the opening weekend. After eight appearances in that competition, he was called up into the squad for the 2011 Super Rugby season. He made his Stormers debut on 30 April 2011 against the , coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute and scoring a penalty 4 minutes later. He made a further four appearances for the Stormers, including three starts. He failed to break into the Stormers team for the 2012 Super Rugby season, instead representing Western Province in the Vodacom Cup, where he scored 44 points in 10 games. After a short spell on loan at the , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempie Rautenbach
Kempie Rautenbach (born 25 April 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is centre. Career Youth He was involved in the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition for Potchefstroom-based side in the 2009 season. In addition, he also played Varsity Cup rugby for the local university team in 2010 and 2011. Senior career In 2010, he was included in the senior squad for the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competition. He made his first class debut against the and made nine appearances in total that season, including two starts in the promotion/relegation series against , helping them retain their Premier Division status. He also played for the in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, before he then made the move to George to join the in time for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Herbst
Johan David Herbst is a former South African rugby union player, who played first class rugby between 2011 and 2016. He played for , the and the in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and made one appearance for the in Super Rugby. His regular position is scrum-half or wing. He retired in 2016 to become a fleet controller at a transport business. Career 2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season He was included in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. However, he was just included in the matchday squad for the first game of the season against the , coming off the bench to make his Super Rugby debut. He returned to for their 2013 Vodacom Cup campaign, but suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after three appearances and was ruled out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season. Pumas He moved to the for the start of the 2014 season, but missed the entire season through injury. He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |