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Morné (given Name)
Morné is a South African or Namibian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Morné du Plessis (born 1949), former South African rugby union player * Morné Engelbrecht (born 1988), South African-born Namibian cricketer * Morné Hanekom (born 1988), South African rugby union player * Morné Karg (born 1977), Namibian cricketer * Morné Morkel (born 1984), South African cricketer * Morné Nagel (born 1978), South African sprinter * Morné Schreuder (born 1979), Namibian rugby union player * Morné Steyn Morné Steyn (born 11 July 1984) is a South African rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for the Bulls and played for the South Africa national team, up until his retirement from international test rugby in October 2021. Steyn has won an ... (born 1984), South African rugby union player * Morné van Wyk (born 1979), South African cricketer See also * Morne (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Morne Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Du Plessis
Morné du Plessis Order of Ikhamanga, OIS (; born 21 October 1949) is a former South African rugby union player often described as one of the South Africa national rugby union team, Springboks' most successful captains. During the five years from 1975 to 1980 that he served as captain, the Springboks won 13 of 15 matches, giving Du Plessis an 86.66% success rate as captain. Du Plessis's father, Felix du Plessis, Felix, was also the captain of a Springbok rugby team, and his mother, Pat, captained the South African women's field hockey, hockey side. Felix and Morné are the only father-and-son duo so far to have both been Springbok rugby captains, and Morné is the only Springbok captain born to parents both of whom captained national sports sides. Morné du Plessis was appointed manager of the 1995 Springbok team which won the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Du Plessis co-founded with Tim Noakes both the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Cape Town, and the Bioenergetics of Exerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Engelbrecht
Morné Engelbrecht (born 13 August 1988) is a South African-born Namibian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...er. "Merensky kon in sy 20 boulbeurte net 45 vir nege bymekaarskraap met die Namibiese bouler Morné Engelbrecht wat 3/13 platgetrek het." He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played for the Namibian Under-19s cricket team since January 2006, when he played in the Under-19s World Cup, generally as a substitute for [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Hanekom
Morné Hanekom (born 15 February 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . He was born in Malmesbury and represented at various youth levels. He was included in the squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup and played for the University of Stellenbosch in the FNB Varsity Cup in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he joined for the 2010 Vodacom Cup The 2010 Vodacom Cup was contested from 26 February to 7 May. The 2010 Vodacom Cup is the 13th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Pre ... competition, but then moved to the for the Currie Cup First Division. He joined the for the 2011 Currie Cup season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanekom, Morne South African rugby union players Living people 1988 births Leopards (rugby union) players Western Province (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players Eastern Province Elephants players Rugby uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Karg
Morné Karg (born 12 July 1977 in Windhoek) is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. "The first match was scheduled for Windhoek, against the Zimbabwe B team. The Namibian team for this historic match was Ian Stevenson (captain), Deon Kotzé, Danie Keulder, Gavin Murgatroyd, Morné Karg, Melt van Schoor, Mark Barnard, Wayne Ackerman, Ian van Schoor, Björn Kotzé and Jackie Thirion (to be replaced by David Coetzee for the one-day match) with Francois Erasmus as manager. " He has appeared in the ICC Trophy since 1994 and in bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Morkel
Morné Morkel (born 6 October 1984) is a South African former cricketer who played international cricket between 2006 and 2018. He is a right-arm fast bowler and lower order left-handed batsman. Morkel made his Test match debut in 2006 and went on to play 86 Tests for the South African national cricket team. In March 2018, he became the fifth bowler to take 300 Test wickets for South Africa. He also played in 117 One Day Internationals and 44 Twenty20 International matches, making his debut in both formats in 2007. On 26 February 2018, he announced that he would retire from all forms of international cricket at the end of the four-match Test series against Australia. Morkel played his last international game in March 2018 against Australia. He played the Legends League Cricket at Oman in January 2022, representing World Giants and was awarded the Legend of the Tournament award. Early career Aged 19, Morkel began his first-class career with a match for Easterns against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Nagel
Morné Nagel (born 23 February 1978) is a South African sprinter. Together with Corné du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton and Mathew Quinn he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Following the ruling of 13 December 2005 which retroactively disqualified Tim Montgomery and henceforth the American team, the South African team were promoted to gold medallists. Morne Nagel is tied for being the second fastest man in African history with his 6.48 60 meter dash, behind Leonard Myles-Mills' 6.45. He was ranked the fastest 60 meter in the world in 2002 according to the IAAF. After a successful career Morne shifted his focus to coaching. This includes athletics, strength & conditioning and sport specific performance. He is affiliated with the athletics & sport science program of the University of Johannesburg. Morne is also the managing director for SCF-Nutrition Pty Ltdwww.scfnutrition.com Personal bests *60 metres – 6.48 (2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Schreuder
Morné Schreuder (born 5 September 1979 in Windhoek) is a Namibian rugby union fly half. Schreuder competed for the Namibia national rugby union team The Namibia national rugby union team represents Namibia in men's international rugby union competitions nicknamed the Welwitschias, are a tier-two nation in the World Rugby tier system, and have participated in five Rugby World Cup competition ... at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. References 1979 births Living people Namibia international rugby union players Namibian rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from Windhoek 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players {{Namibia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Steyn
Morné Steyn (born 11 July 1984) is a South African rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for the Bulls and played for the South Africa national team, up until his retirement from international test rugby in October 2021. Steyn has won an Under-21 World Cup, three Currie Cups, three Super Rugby titles, one Super Rugby unlocked, one Tri-Nations, one French Top 14 title and two British and Irish Lions series. Playing career With the Bulls, he was a member of the team that won Super Rugby in 2007, 2009 and 2010. In 2009 and 2010, he was the leading point scorer in the league. In the 2009 semi-final against the Crusaders, he kicked four drop goals, a league record for a single game. From 2013 to 2020, he played in the French Top 14 for Stade Français. He made his debut on 30 August 2013 in a 38–3 win over Biarritz. Coming on in the 60th minute, he scored four points by converting two tries. South Africa In early 2009, South Africa coach Peter de Villiers stated his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Van Wyk
Morné Nico van Wyk (born 20 March 1979) is a South African professional cricketer who has played in 17 One Day Internationals for South Africa. He is also the brother of fellow cricketer Divan van Wyk. Domestic career In October 2018, he was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. Morne van Wyk along with Cameron Delport set the record for the highest opening stand in List A matches with an unbeaten 367 in the South African Domestic League matches in 2014. He also represented the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League scoring 167 runs from the 5 matches he played with a highest score of 74. International career He has also functioned as a wicket-keeper. He made his ODI debut at Lord's in 2003, scoring 17 in a very low scoring game. In January 2011 in a Twenty20 International match against India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morne (other)
Morne is an Old-French word for a small mountain. It may refer to: * Morne a Chandelle, a village in the Sud-Est department of Haiti * Morne-à-l'Eau, a commune in Guadeloupe * Morne Bois-Pin, the fourth highest mountain in Haiti * Morne la Vigie, hill and extinct cinder cone in Haiti * Morne Ciseaux, a town on the island of Saint Lucia * Morne Criquet, a quartier of Saint Barthélemy * Morne de Dépoudré, a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean * Morne de la Grande Montagne, the highest point of Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Morne Diablotins, the highest mountain in Dominica * Morne du Cibao, the third highest mountain in Haiti * Morne du Vitet, the highest point of Saint Barthélemy * Morne Docteur, a town in Saint George Parish, Grenada * Morne Fendue, a town in Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada * Morne Fortune, a hill and residential area located south of Castries, Saint Lucia * Morne Jaloux, a town in Saint George Parish, Grenada * Morne Jaloux Ridge, a town in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
