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2015 Currie Cup First Division
The 2015 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 August to 8 October 2015. 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 competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. The tournament was won by the for the first time after they beat the 44–20 in the final played on 8 October 2015. The Leopards also went through the season unbeaten, winning their five matches in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification that counted towards the First Division and the seven matches player in the First Division proper. After the season, all six teams joined the eight Premier Division teams and Namibia in an expanded 15-team Currie Cup competition for 2016. Competition rules and information There were six participating teams in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. The six teams played each other twice over the course of the s ... [...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] |
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] |
Anrich Richter
Anrich Richter (born in Kempton Park, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is scrum-half, but he has occasionally played winger or centre. Career Youth At high school level, Richter played for Hoërskool Birchleigh in the Falcons' regions schools league. In 2010, he was included in the side that participated in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries and kicking five conversions in his eight appearances, which included an 18-point haul in their match against , scoring two tries and four conversions. He made six starts for the side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, underlining his versatility as he was used in a variety of positions, starting three matches at right wing, two matches at scrum-half and one match at outside centre. Falcons His made his first class debut in 2011; after playing in a compulsory friendly match against the , scoring a try in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Hendricks (rugby Union)
Carlyle "Kyle" Hendricks (born 12 December 1986) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is winger or fullback. Career Falcons Hendricks was included in the squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut against the on 28 March 2009, starting their match against Gauteng rivals, the and also started their match against the other team from Gauteng, the , later during the same season. He returned to the Vodacom Cup side during the 2010 season, starting four of their matches. He also scored two tries in the ' match against , despite his side being on the wrong end of a 60–12 defeat. After playing in a compulsory friendly match prior to the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season against a in Nigel, he was also included in the squad for the competition proper. He debuted in their match against the in Port Elizabeth, the first of eight starts during the competition. On two occasions he scored two tries dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Odendaal
Willem Adriaan Odendaal (born 11 July 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . He can play as a scrum-half, centre or winger. Career Youth Odendaal played school rugby for Hoërskool Eldoraigne and earned a selection to the squad for the Under-18 Craven Week in 2008. Shortly afterwards, he joined Witbank-based side the . He played for the team in the 2008 and 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championships. Falcons 2010 saw Odendaal move to the East Rand to join the . After playing in a compulsory friendly match for them against the in Nigel prior to the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season, he made his debut in the competition proper by starting their first match of the season against the in Welkom. He made eight appearances in the competition and playing mainly as a scrum-half. Eight appearances followed in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, which saw him score his first senior try against the and another against Argentine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaco Snyman
Jacobus Phillipus Snyman (born 9 June 1986) is a South African professional rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is scrum-half. Career Youth and Varsity Cup rugby He played rugby at youth level for the , representing them in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2006 and 2007. He also played rugby for university side – he was their first-choice scrum-half during the first three editions of the Varsity Cup competition in 2008, 2009 and 2010, scoring six tries in eighteen starts. Golden Lions He made his first class debut for the during the 2007 Vodacom Cup competition, playing off the bench in their match against the in Welkom. One more substitute appearance followed against , plus two more during the 2008 Vodacom Cup against the and the . However, he failed to start any matches for the Johannesburg-based side and didn't make the breakthrough to their Currie Cup side. Falcons In 2009, Snyman joined the Golden Lions' near-neigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasta Rasivhenge
Fhatuwani 'Rasta' Rasivhenge (born in Johannesburg on 3 January 1986) is a South African rugby union referee who is a member of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) Premier Panel. He was appointed to referee the final of the rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Rasivhenge has been a regular referee on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit since the 2011–12 season and also refereed in South African domestic rugby union competitions, the Currie Cup, Vodacom Cup and Varsity Cup since 2010. Rasivhenge was also a rugby sevens referee during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2014, Rasivhenge took a sabbatical from the South African Rugby Union and was recruited by the Australian Rugby Union; he subsequently appeared as an Australian referee in the IRB Sevens World Series. He returned to South Africa prior to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division and signed a contract with SARU until 2019. He refereed eight matches in the 2015 Currie Cup Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Khan
Wayne Khan (born 21 January 1991 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is hooker, but he can also play as a flanker. Career Youth He represented the at the 2008 Under-18 Academy Week and 2009 Under-18 Craven Week tournaments and was included in their Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship squads in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he joined the and represented them at Under-19 and Under-21 level in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Griffons He made his first class debut in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition for the , coming on as a substitute against the in a match played in Empangeni. He made a further two substitute appearances for them in the remainder of that competition, but did not play in the Currie Cup tournament, turning out for the Under-21 team instead. SWD Eagles He returned to the in 2012 and made his first senior start in the 2012 Vodacom Cup match against the . He also made his Currie Cup The Currie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton Wagman
Clinton Andrew Wagman (born 5 October 1990) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is winger. Career Youth He was first involved in provincial-level youth rugby when he represented the at the 2006 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week. In 2007, he represented the , both at the Under-18 Craven Week and in the Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. He returned to the to represent them at the 2008 Under-18 Craven Week and then played for the in the Under-19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Senior career In 2011, he returned to his birthplace of George to join the . He made his debut during the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a half-time substitute against former team . He made five appearances in total during the Vodacom Cup, played for them in the 2011 Currie Cup Compulsory Friendlies match against the and made a further three appearances in the 2011 Currie Cup Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Radebe
Charles Roger Radebe (born 16 December 1995) is a South African professional rugby union player who most recently playing for the . He usually plays on the wing. Rugby career 2013–2014 : Schools and Under-19 rugby Radebe first earned a provincial selection in 2013, when he represented the George-based at the Under-18 Academy Week held at Glenwood High School in Durban. He helped his side to victories in all three their matches, scoring a try in their 32–7 victory over Eastern Province in their final match. He was also included in the squad that played in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting their final two matches of the regular season, as well as their 24–29 semi-final defeat to in Vanderbijlpark. He again represented in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He didn't play in their first match, but featured in their remaining six matches, starting five of those. He got his first tries at this level, scoring in a 17–32 defeat to in his secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Le Roux
Grant le Roux (born 13 January 1986) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is lock. Career After playing for the at the 2004 Under–18 Craven Week tournament, he joined the and played for their Under–19 team in 2005 and their Under–21 team in 2006 and 2007. He then played for the local university side, the in the 2008 and 2009 Varsity Cup tournaments. In 2009, he moved to the , where he made his senior debut in the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division against the . He established himself as a regular as Boland, making 44 appearances before moving to the before the 2012 Vodacom Cup The 2012 Vodacom Cup was played between 10 March and 18 May 2012 and was the 15th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, ... season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Roux, Grant 1986 births Living people People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyno Smith
Rhyno Christo Smith (born 11 February 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Benetton in United Rugby Championship. He usually plays as a fullback, but can also play as a fly-half or winger. Rugby career Leopards / NWU Pukke 2012 season Smith was born and grew up in Paarl in the Western Cape, but never earned a provincial call-up while at high school level. Upon finishing school, he moved to Potchefstroom where he joined the academy. He was included in the squad that participated in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making ten appearances and scoring 38 points for his side that finished in fifth position on the log. He scored three tries during the competition in matches against on his debut, against in his second match and against . 2013 season Smith made twelve appearances for the squad in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 33 points for his side, including tries in matches against and , but again missed out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |