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Leopards (rugby Union)
The Leopards ( af, Luiperds) is a South African professional rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament, currently playing in the First Division, as the representatives of the North West Province. Their home ground is Olën Park in Potchefstroom. The union was formed in 1920 and was originally called Western Transvaal. History The Western Transvaal Rugby Union had its origin from the Transvaal Rugby Union in 1920 when it became the 10th member of senior rugby unions forming the South African rugby landscape. For most of their history they've played in the second tier of the Currie Cup, but they were promoted to the Premier Division for the 2009 season after defeating the in a promotion-relegation playoff in October 2008. They remained in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup until the end of 2011 season after beating the from the Southern Cape in promotion/relegation matches at the end of 2009 and 2010. However, the decision of Saru to reduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Province (South Africa)
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng and south of Botswana. History North West was incorporated after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal Province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former bantustan of Bophuthatswana. It was the scene of political violence in Khutsong, Merafong City Local Municipality in 2006 and 2007, after cross-province municipalities were abolished and Merafong Municipality was transferred entirely to North West. Merafong has since been transferred to Gauteng province in 2009. This province is the birthplace of prominent political figures: Lucas Mangope, Moses Kotane, Ahmed Kathrada, Abram Onkgopotse Tiro, Ruth Mompati, J. B. Marks, Aziz Pahad, Essop Pahad and others. Law and government The provincial government consists of a premier, an executive council of ten ministers, and a legislature. The provincia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 74th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 11 August to 27 October 2012. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition. Competition Regular season and title play offs There were 6 participating teams in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier 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 to be 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 finish first will have home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Rugby Union Teams
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuyo Mbotho
Vuyo Mbotho (born in King William's Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Border Bulldogs in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is winger, but he has on occasion played as a fullback or outside centre. Career Border Bulldogs He made his first class debut for East London-based side during the 2011 Vodacom Cup, starting in their opening round match against the in Durban. He made a total of six appearances during the competition and opened his scoring by scoring a try early in the second half in their match against the in Beaufort West. In 2011, he was included in the squad for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division. He started their first match of the season against the in Wellington to make his Currie Cup debut. He played in all ten of their matches during the season and scored five tries – two of those in a match against the in Port Elizabeth – to finish as the Bulldogs' joint-top try scorer with Ntabeni Dukisa. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Van Der Hoogt
Nico Johan van der Hoogt (born 19 February 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for the Leopards in the Currie Cup & The Rugby Challenge in South Africa. He can play as a loose-forward or lock. Career Limpopo As a high school student at Hoërskool Ben Vorster in Tzaneen, Van der Hoogt earned a number of call-ups to represent his local provincial side, the at youth tournaments. In 2007, he represented them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, while he also player in South Africa's premier schools tournament, the Under-18 Craven Week competition, in both 2008 and 2009. Golden Lions / UJ After finishing school, Van der Hoogt moved to Johannesburg to join the for the 2010 season. He made seven appearances for the side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He was named in their squad for the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, but failed to make an appearance. He did make two appearances for the side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HP Swart
Henro-Pierre Swart (born 17 March 1989) is a professional South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is flanker or number eight. Career Youth and Varsity Cup rugby Swart attended Hoërskool Framesby in Port Elizabeth, playing first team cricket as well as rugby alongside future provincial rugby players like Cameron Jacobs, Juan Language and Rhyk Welgemoed. In 2009, Swart moved to Kimberley, Northern Cape, where he was a member the side that played in the 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship. The following year, he made the move to Potchefstroom and represented the side in the 2010 edition of the same competition. He played Varsity Cup rugby for Potchefstroom-based university side between 2012 and 2014, making thirteen appearances over the three seasons. Leopards Swart made his first class debut during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, being named in the run-on side for their home clash against the and helping his side to a 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Ngoza
Thato Frederick Ntandyenkosi Ngoza (born 20 October 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who last played for the Falcons (rugby union) in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is as a loose-forward or a lock. Career Youth He represented the at the 2008 Under–18 Academy Week and the 2009 Under–18 Craven Week tournaments. He then joined the Griffons and played for the team in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship tournament. Griffons He was included in the side for the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition and made his debut when he started in a 60–0 defeat to . He also featured the following match against the . Free State Cheetahs He played for the side in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship and 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions. In 2013, he was included in the Vodacom Cup side and made two substitute appearances, also scoring a last-minute try in their match against the He was included in their squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kruger
Robert Albertus Kruger (born 28 April 1988 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Top League in Japan. His regular position is a flanker, but he has occasionally played as a lock or number eight. Career Youth Playing his schoolboy rugby for Standerton High School, Kruger was included in several youth tournaments for his provincial side, the Mpumalanga , playing at the 2004 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, at the 2005 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2006 Under-18 Craven Week tournaments. At the start of 2007, Kruger joined Potchefstroom-based side the . He played for the team in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the team in the 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championship. Golden Lions In 2009, Kruger moved to Johannesburg to join the . He made his first class debut for them during the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition, starting their match in Potchefstroom against former side the . Six days later, he st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiaan Van Der Merwe
Tiaan van der Merwe (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the Lokomotiv Penza in the Russian Rugby Championship The Russian Rugby Championship, officially known as the Liga Stavok - Russian Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons (russian: Лига Ставок - Чемпионат России по регби), is Russia's top level professional men's .... His regular position is hooker. References South African rugby union players Living people 1998 births Rugby union players from Johannesburg Rugby union hookers Golden Lions players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Griquas (rugby union) players Leopards (rugby union) players Lokomotiv Penza players Rugby union flankers {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Currie Cup First Division
The 2021 Currie Cup First Division was the 83rd edition of the Currie Cup. As the second-tier of the competition, it ran alongside the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union. The First Division was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the 2021 season was the first time any of the First Division teams had played competitively since the 2019 edition of the tournament, barring the who participated in the 2021 Preparation series. The , who took part and won the 2019 Currie Cup First Division, did not take part in the 2021 edition of the tournament. Teams The seven competing teams were: Regular season Standings Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows: * 4 points for a win. * 2 points for a draw. * 1 bonus point for a loss in a match by seven points or under. * 1 bonus point for scoring four tries or more. Teams were ranked in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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