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SWD Eagles
The South Western Districts Eagles are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournament. They represent the Southern Cape (Garden Route & Klein Karoo regions) and play out of Outeniqua Park in George. History The South Western Districts Rugby Football Union was established in 1899. Initially, home matches were held in Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn and George, but in 1996, the SWDRFU made Outeniqua Park in George its home base. They have never won the Currie Cup, but they did win the Bankfin Cup in 2002 and the Currie Cup First Division in 2007 and 2018 Currie Cup First Division. They also reached the semi-finals of the Currie Cup in their centenary season in 1999 under Heyneke Meyer. Honors * Three Currie Cup First Division titles: 2002, 2007, 2018 * Currie Cup First Division Runner-up: 2009, 2010, 2015 Sevens The SWDRFU also hosted the South Africa Sevens leg of the IRB Sevens World Series for several seasons at Outeniqua Par ...
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Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. About two-thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, which is also the provincial capital. The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province. The two largest cities are Cape Town and George. Geography The Western Cape Province is roughly L-shaped, extending north and east from the Cape of Good Hope, in the southwestern corner of South Africa. It stretches about northwards along the Atlantic coast and about eastwards along the South African south coast (Southern Indian Ocean). It is bordered on the north by the Northern Cape and on the east by the Eastern Cape. The total land area of the province is , about 10.6% of the country's total. It is roughly the size of England or the S ...
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South Africa Sevens
The South Africa Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament that is held in South Africa. It is currently hosted in Cape Town and is part of the Sevens World Series run by World Rugby. A South African leg of the World series has been included in every edition of the competition since it began in the 1999-2000 season. The tournament was first held at Stellenbosch in 1999 before being moved to Durban for the next two seasons. For nine seasons from 2002 until 2010 it was held at George in the Western Cape, before moving to Port Elizabeth for the 2011 edition, and 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 ... in 2015. Results See also * South Africa Women's Sevens References External links South African Rugby Union
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Rugby Clubs Established In 1899
Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Touch rugby *** Tambo rugby ** Both codes *** Tag rugby *Rugby Fives, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court *Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football *Rugby ball, a ball for use in rugby football Arts and entertainment * '' Rugby'' (video game), the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series * ''Rugby'', second movement of ''Mouvements symphoniques'' by Arthur Honegger Brands and enterprises * Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby Cement, a former UK PLC, now a su ...
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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 ...
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André Manuel (rugby Union)
André Manuel is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is wing. Manuel was named in the side for the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his Currie Cup debut for the Western Province against the in Round 3 of the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division The 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division will be the 84th edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It will be sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South Afri .... References South African rugby union players Living people Rugby union wings Western Province (rugby union) players Boland Cavaliers players Year of birth missing (living people) SWD Eagles players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Edwin Sass
Edwin Sass (born ) is a South African rugby union player for Falcons (rugby union) in the Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier .... His regular position is centre. References South African rugby union players Living people 1993 births People from Ceres, Western Cape Rugby union centres Boland Cavaliers players Griquas (rugby union) players Falcons (rugby union) players SWD Eagles players Rugby union players from the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Lungelo Gosa
Lungelo Gosa (born 31 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Border Bulldogs of the Currie Cup First Division for 2021 season. His regular position is fly-half or fullback. Rugby career 2011–2013: Schoolboy rugby Gosa was born in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape and attended the East London-based Selborne College. He played first team rugby for the school, also captaining the side in 2013. He was selected to represent his local provincial union, the twice at schoolboy level; he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011, as well as at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in 2013, where he scored a try against Namibia and kicked seven points against the . 2014–2016: Sevens / Golden Lions After high school, Gosa concentrated on playing rugby sevens. He represented the South Africa Sevens Academy team at several international tournaments in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – and was also named in an extended training s ...
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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 ...
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Nkosi Nofuma
Nkosikhona Nofuma (born 29 April 1988) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a flanker, number eight or lock. Career Griffons Despite being born in the Eastern Cape, Nofuma went to school in Welkom. He was selected to represent the Welkom-based rugby province at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2005 and then played for a Griffons Country Districts side at the same competition in 2006. After high school, he continued to progress through age-group rugby at the Griffons; he played for the Griffons U19s in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Griffons U21s in the 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship. However, he failed to break into their senior squad. UFH Blues In 2011, Nofuma represented the rugby team of Alice-based university side University of Fort Hare in the Varsity Shield competitions in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He scored four tries for them during the 2013 edition, getting ...
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Heinrich Roelfse
Heinrich Rashid Roelfse (born 25 January 1990) is a professional South African rugby union player for the SWD Eagles in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is tighthead prop. Career Youth Roelfse went to school in George High School and earned a selection to the 2008 South Western Districts Under-18 Craven Week squad. In 2009, he moved to Welkom to join the rugby team. He played for the side in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship and then progressed to the side, making eleven appearances for them in the 2010 and 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championships. Griffons Roelfse was included in the ' senior squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut playing off the bench in their opening match of the competition against in Kimberley, with the Griffons suffering a 55–10 loss against their franchise partners. Roelfse was named in the run-on sides of their remaining five matches of the competition, with the Griffons o ...
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Layle Delo
Layle Antonio Delo (born 28 October 1989) is a former South African rugby union player, who played first class rugby with the between 2010 and 2017. His regular position was prop or hooker. He retired at the end of the 2016 due to work commitments. Career Youth He represented the at the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in both 2006 and 2007. He progressed to the Under-19 side in 2008 and the Under–21 side in 2009 and 2010. Senior career In 2010, he was included in the squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition, but was an unused substitute on three occasions. He had better luck in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, making his debut for the team by coming on as a substitute in the season opener against the . He also broke into the Currie Cup side, making six substitute appearances in the 2011 Currie Cup First Division The 2011 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 15 July to 14 October 2011. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) wa ...
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7s Premier League
The 7s Premier League (known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union sevens competition in South Africa. It is organised by the South Western Districts Rugby Union and is contested in December at and is an attempt to emulate the Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ... cricket tournament. Teams The following teams took part in the 7s Premier League competitions to date: References External links Official 7s Premier League websiteSWD Eagles 7s Premier League page {{DEFAULTSORT:Sevens Rugby sevens competitions in South Africa 2012 establishments in South Africa Sports leagues established in 2012 ...
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