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{{yearbox This is a list of events in South African sport in 2000.


Boxing

* 14 May - Mike Barnardo defeats Dan Jerlingh of the Czech Republic with a 5th round technical knockout in Hungary and wins the World Boxing Federation heavyweight title


Football (Rugby Union)

* 19 November - The South Africa (Springboks) beat
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Football (Soccer)

* 7 October - South Africa (Bafana Bafana) draws with
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Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium (known as Emirates Airline Park for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was ...
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Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...


See also

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1999 in South African sport {{Use South African English, date=July 2023 This is a list of events in South African sport in 1999. Football (Rugby Union) * 19 June - South Africa (Springboks) beats Italy 101-0 Football (Soccer) * 10 April - South Africa's national soccer ...
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2000 in South Africa The following lists events that happened during 2000 in South Africa. Incumbents * President: Thabo Mbeki.2001 in South African sport {{Use South African English, date=July 2023 This is a list of events in South African sport in 2001. Football (soccer) * 11 April - The Ellis Park Stadium Disaster, the worst sporting accident in South African history, resulted in 43 deaths at E ...
* List of years in South African sport
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