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Stephan Dippenaar
Stephanus Christiaan Dippenaar (born 3 January 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently represents the South Africa national sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series. Between 2008 and 2011 he played for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Dippenaar represented South Africa's under-19 team at the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Ireland. In 2008, he played for South Africa's under-20 team at the Junior World Championship in Wales. He made his international sevens debut for the South African sevens team in 2012 at the Wellington Sevens. In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Dippenaar was injured at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens and was replaced by Ruhan Nel. He had just recovered from an injury he sustained at the Gold Coast Sevens at the beginning of the series Series may refer to: People with the name * Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorreesburg
Moorreesburg is a rural town situated about north of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was laid out in 1879 on the farm Hooikraal, was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in 1909. Today it falls within the Swartland Local Municipality, which is part of the West Coast District Municipality. The town is the seat of government for the West Coast District Municipality. Moorreesburg lies just off the N7 national road, at a driving distance of from Cape Town. The R311 regional road also passes through the town, as does the West Coast branch line railway. It has two public primary schools, one public high school, a library, a police station, a magistrate's court, and a health clinic. History and economy Moorreesburg was named after J.C. le Febre Moorrees (1807–1885), minister of the Swartland congregation of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk from 1833 to 1881. In 1889 a village council was established, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodacom Cup
The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the successor of the Bankfin Nite Series which was played in 1996 and 1997. Mobile communications provider Vodacom was the title sponsor for the entire duration of the competition. The competition was the third most prestigious in South African rugby, behind Super Rugby and the Currie Cup. It was contested at roughly the same time as Super Rugby each season from February to June and featured a combination of Super Rugby players returning from injury, reserve players attempting to maintain their fitness levels and younger players trying to break through to the Super Rugby or Currie Cup sides. It therefore served as an important developmental competition for South African rugby. The competition was held every season between the fourteen South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Births
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2014–15 Sevens World Series
The 2014–15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens World Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the top four countries qualifying automatically. Itinerary The schedule for the 2014–15 Series was released to the public in early March 2014. Core teams For each season, 15 core teams receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. Fourteen of these teams qualified via their placement in the 2013–14 series. In addition to the previous season's top 14, Japan joined the core teams as they were the winners of the qualifying tournament during the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Gold Coast Sevens
The 2014 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2014-15 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 11–12 October 2014 at Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia, and was the twelfth completed edition of the Australian Sevens tournament. Format The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets. Teams Participating teams and schedule were announced on 16 September 2014. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Match officials The match officials for the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens are as follows: * Mike Adamson (Scotland) * Federico Anselmi (Argentina) * Nick Briant (New Zealand) * Richard Kelly (New Zealand) * Anthony Moyes (Australia) * Matt O'Brien (Australia) * Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) * Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Pool Stage Pool A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhan Nel
Adriaan Ruhan Nel (born 17 May 1991) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is full-back, winger and centre. Youth rugby Nel played for the side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for in club rugby. Club rugby Nel signed for Johannesburg-based side the for 2012 and made his first class debut for them in the 2012 Vodacom Cup match against local rivals the . He played for the side during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship and made another three senior appearances in the 2013 Vodacom Cup. His Currie Cup debut for the Lions came during the 2013 season, when he came on as a substitute in the 54th minute against the – and scored a try within five minutes of coming on. He represented in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division. International Nel was included in the South African Sevens team for the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens leg of the 2014–15 IRB Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2015 Hong Kong Sevens was the 40th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and the sixth tournament of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. Format As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team, and a qualifying tournament featuring twelve teams, the winner of which will be given core status in the next series. Teams The teams confirmed for both the World Series and World Series Qualifier events at the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens are listed below: Main draw * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * World Series Qualifier * * * * * * * * * * * * Match officials The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows: * Mike Adamson (Scottish Rugby Union, Scotland) * Federico Anselmi (Argentine Rugby Union, Argentina) * Ben Crouse (South African Rugby Union, South Africa) * Richard Kelly (New Zealand Rugby Union, New Zealand) * James McPhail (Dutch Rugby Union, Netherlands) * Taku Otsuki (Japan Rugby Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the sixth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating England 33–0 in the final. Attendance for the tournament was poor, with matches played in mostly empty stadiums. World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Board (IRB), initially stated that the Rugby World Cup Sevens would be scrapped if rugby sevens were to be included in the Olympic programme for the 2016 Summer Olympics. As the International Olympic Committee voted for the sport's inclusion, this was thought likely to be the last edition of the tournament. However, the IRB clarified that in June 2013, the tournament would be retained and held quadrennially from 2018. Hosting In December 2009, the IRB confirmed that the governing rugby boards of Brazil ( Brazilian Rugby Association), Germany (German Rugby Federation) and Russia (Rugby Union of Russia) formally expressed their i ... [...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, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Wellington Sevens
The 2012 Wellington Sevens was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series and was the 13th edition of the tournament, hosted at Wellington, New Zealand's Westpac Stadium. New Zealand won the title by defeating Fiji 24–7 in the final. Format The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield. Teams The participating teams are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool stage The draw was made on December 10, 2011. ''All times are local (UTC+13)'' Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Knockout s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
