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Dewald Human
Dewald Dawid Human (born 19 May 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player, currently playing with the South Africa national team. He can play as a fly-half or fullback. Rugby career Youth rugby : SWD Eagles Human was born in Uniondale, South Africa. He attended and played rugby for Hoërskool Outeniqua in George, which is situated in the catchment area. In 2011, he was called up to represent the SWD Eagles' Under-16 team at the Grant Khomo Week tournament held in Queenstown. He was mainly used as a reserve, but scored one try in their 22–10 victory over the . In 2012, he represented the SWD Eagles at the premier high schools rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Port Elizabeth. He was the starting fly-half for his side in all three matches; in the second of those – a 33–39 defeat to against Western Province – he scored two tries and kicked a conversion for a points haul of 12 points. He was again selected in SWD Eagles' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniondale, Western Cape
Uniondale is a small town in the Little Karoo in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The town was formed in 1856 by the joining of two towns, Hopedale and Lyons.ref>Baughman, Ernest W. (1966). Type and Motif-Index of the Folktales of England and North America. Indiana University. p. 148/blockquote> See also * All Saints Church References External links *Maria Charlotta Roux (1945-1968) {{Authority control Karoo [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales National Under-18 Rugby Union Team
The Wales national Under 18 rugby team is for Welsh rugby union players aged 18 or under on January 1 of the year during which they are selected. They compete in the Under 18 Six Nations Festival and a separate under 18's four nation tournament. Current squad Wales Under 18's squad for the 2019 season Forwards: * S’Connor (Llandovery) * Oliver Burrows (Ospreys, Millfield School) * Lewys Jones (Ospreys, Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera) * James Fenders (Ospreys, Neath/Port Talbor College) * Ben Carter (Dragons, Caldicot – Capt) * Alex Mann (Cardiff Blues, Coleg y Cymoedd) * Harri Deaves (Ospreys, Coleg y Cymoedd) * Carwyn Tuipulotu (Scarlets, Sedburgh) * Rhodri King (Scarlets, Coleg Sir Gar) * Kieron Stevens (Ospreys, Bridgend College) * Iestyn Haskins (Cardiff Blues, Coleg y Cymoedd) * Harry Breeze (Scarlets, Whitgift School) Backs: * Dan John (Exiles, Hartpury College) * Mason Grady (Cardiff Blues, Glantaf/Bro Morgannwg) * Ioan Evans (Cardiff Blues, Coleg y Cymoedd) * Tom Matth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 18th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. South Africa won the Series with a comfortable 28-point margin over England; South Africa won five of the ten tournaments. The 2016–17 Series also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Nine of the core teams had already qualified but the four highest-placed finishers from among the remaining six core teams also gained qualification for the 2018 RWC Sevens. Core teams Tour venues The official schedule for the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows: There were no major changes to the schedule. Standings Final table: SourceWorld Rugby. Archived : Players Scoring leaders Updated22 May 2017 Dream Team Placings summary Tallies of top four tournament placings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Summer Olympics
) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima , stadium = Maracanã Stadium (ceremonies), Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (athletics competition) , summer_prev = London 2012 , summer_next = Tokyo 2020 , winter_prev = Sochi 2014 , winter_next = Pyeongchang 2018 The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city at the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. 11,238 athletes from 207 nations took part in the 2016 G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Rugby Union
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to World Rugby. It was established in 1992 as the South African Rugby Football Union, from the merger of the South African Rugby Board and the non-racial South African Rugby Union (SACOS), and took up its current name in 2005. SARU organises several national teams, most notably the senior national side, the '' Springboks''. History The South African Rugby Board was the rugby union governing body of white South Africans between 1880 and 1992. The governing of white and coloured rugby union was handled separately during South Africa under Apartheid. On 23 March 1992 the non-racial South African Rugby Union and the South African Rugby Board were merged to form the South African Rugby Football Union. The unified body changed its name in 2005 to the current South African Rugby Union. The debacle of the 2003 World Cup saw the Springboks exit in the quarterfinals. Further, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
The 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 10 July to 24 October 2015. The competition (also known as the ''ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship'' for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2015 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fifteen South African provincial unions. The competition was won by ; they beat 52–17 in the final played on 24 October 2015. Competition rules and information There were seven participating teams in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A. 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 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 difference (points scored less points conceded). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Stander
Joshua Trevor Stander (born 1 January 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth Stander went to school in Queenstown, where he earned a few call-ups to the youth sides of the . At primary school level, he was selected for the Border side that played at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week competition. At high school level, he played for Queen's College and represented Border at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011. He was also eligible to play at the 2012 Craven Week, but was not picked as he had agreed to join the Pretoria-based and fell foul of a newly-adopted Border Rugby Football Union policy of not picking players for their Craven Week squad that already signed contracts with other unions. Stander made just one appearance for the side in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, playing off the bench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Varsity Cup
The 2015 Varsity Cup was contested from 9 February to 13 April 2015. The tournament (also known as the ''FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International'' for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities. The tournament was won by , who beat 63–33 in the final played on 13 April 2015. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2016. Competition rules and information There were eight participating universities in the 2015 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus 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 difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inny Radebe
Inny-Christian Radebe (born 3 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a fly-half, inside centre or fullback. Rugby career Schoolboy rugby Radebe was born in Johannesburg and represented the at national youth competitions since primary school level, when he participated at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008. He also earned selection during high school level, representing the Golden Lions at the 2011 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and at the Under-18 Craven Week in both 2012 and 2013. Sharks / UKZN Radebe signed a deal to join the Durban-based academy after finishing high school. He made one appearance for the s in 2013 in a 38–0 victory against prior to joining them on a full-time basis. In 2014, he started eleven of the team's matches in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship and scored 122 points, second only to Western Province's Ernst Stapelberg in the top scorers list in Group A o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Stapelberg
Theo Ernst Stapelberg (born ) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in Pro14, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half. Rugby career Youth rugby Stapelberg was born in Bloemfontein, but grew up in Port Elizabeth. He represented throughout his school career, playing for them at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008, the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011 and the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in both 2012 and 2013. After school, Stapelberg moved to Cape Town to join the academy. He was the top scorer in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship with 175 points, helping to the title, scoring 18 points in the final against the . He progressed through the age groups, playing for the team in 2015 and also representing university side in the Varsity Cup. Western Province Stapelberg made his first class debut in 2017, coming on as a replacement in 's 35–28 victory over neighbours in the 2018 Rugby Chal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest (after Johannesburg). Colloquially named the ''Mother City'', it is the largest city of the Western Cape province, and is managed by the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The other two capitals are Pretoria, the executive capital, located in Gauteng, where the Presidency is based, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital in the Free State, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. Cape Town is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is known for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is home to 66% of the Western Cape's population. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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