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2013 Vodacom Cup
The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as and an invitational team, the from Argentina. Competition There ware sixteen teams participating in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections, with eight teams in both the Northern and Southern Sections. Teams played all the teams in their section once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received four log points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus log points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams in each section qualified for the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fred Zeilinga
Frederik Johannes Zeilinga (born 11 December 1992) is a South African rugby union player for Canon Eagles in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half. Career Youth Zeilinga represented the at Under-13, Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-21 levels between 2005 and 2012. Sharks In 2011, he made his first class debut for them in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, Vodacom Cup competition in the season-opening game against the . He missed a conversion two minutes after coming on, but did convert one ten minutes later to help his team to a 30–19 victory. He made three more substitute appearances during 2011 and was promoted to first choice fly-half for the Sharks during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, making a further seven starts. He also finished as top scorer in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 154 points in his ten appearances. He also took over the kicking duties during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, where he once again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marnitz Boshoff
Marnitz Louis Boshoff (born 11 January 1989) is a South African rugby union player who usually plays as a fly-half or fullback. He plays for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge, having previously played for South African provincial sides , the and the in the Currie Cup and for Super Rugby side the . He also had a short stint with Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14. He played in a single test match for in 2014 and also featured for invitational side the Barbarians. Rugby career Youth rugby Born in Nelspruit in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, Boshoff is a graduate of Nelspruit Hoërskool and attended the University of Pretoria. He was part of the youth team of Nelspruit-based side the Pumas (Currie Cup), Pumas from 2005 to 2007, before joining the academy of the Pretoria-based Blue Bulls. Blue Bulls Boshoff first played at provincial level for the Blue Bulls, playing for them from 2009 to 2011 after coming throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dries Swanepoel
Andries Ebenaezer Swanepoel (born 19 February 1993) is a South African rugby union player for AS Bédarrides in the French amateur Nationale 2. His regular position is centre. Career Youth Swanepoel played for the at primary school level, representing them at the 2005 and 2006 Under-13 Craven Week competitions. He then went to Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he played schoolboy rugby next to future Springbok Jan Serfontein He represented the at Under-16 level at the 2009 Grant Khomo Week and at Under-18 level at the 2011 Craven Week. This led to his inclusion in the South African Schools side in 2011, where he also acted as vice-captain. In 2012, he moved to Pretoria to join the . He made four starts for them in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, scoring three tries. In 2013, he earned a call-up to the South Africa Under-20 side that played in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. After making substitute appearances against the United States an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Francois Brummer
Francois Brummer (born 17 May 1989) is a South African rugby union player for in the Pro14. His regular playing position is fly-half, although he has played fullback on occasion. Career Bulls / Blue Bulls Brummer came through the youth ranks at the and went on to make 45 senior appearances in Pretoria, however these were largely confined to the Vodacom Cup competition. He was part of the squad for the 2010 and 2011 Super Rugby season's although he only played in 5 matches. Griquas The lack of activity saw him switch to the in 2012 and he was the Peacock Blues regular fly-half until the end of 2015. The 2014 Vodacom Cup semi-final match against the , Brummer set a new domestic record for the fastest drop-goal in a match when he scored one after just 20 seconds. Cheetahs Solid performances for the Griquas saw him named in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season and so far he has made one appearance for the men from Bloemfontein. Pumas / Bulls Brummer joined Nelspru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Simon Westraadt
Simon Westraadt (born 31 March 1986) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup. His regular playing position is hooker. He previously played for Western Province, and Enisei-STM. He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. Westraadt made seven appearances during the season 2021 in Currie Cup The Currie Cup () is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier domestic competition, four South African franc ... and won Russian Cup. He is also not 36 years old, he only identifies as 36. References External links *itsrugby.co.uk profile Living people 1986 births South African rugby union players Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Gqeberha Western Province (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players Pumas (Currie Cup) playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Edwin Hewitt (rugby Union)
Edwin Westley Hewitt (born 28 March 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock. He currently plays for French Rugby Pro D2 side . He previously represented the Griquas in the Currie Cup and 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 succes ... before joining the in 2013, initially for a trial period, but then signed a two-year contract with the Sharks. References External links *itsrugby.co.uk profile Living people 1988 births South African rugby union players Rugby union locks South African people of British descent Rugby union players from Pretoria Griquas (rugby union) players Sharks (rugby union) players SWD Eagles players Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Biarritz Olympique players South African expatria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Try (rugby)
A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining "grounding the ball" and the "in-goal" area. In rugby union a try is worth 5 points, and in rugby league a try is worth 4 points. The term "try" comes from "try at goal", signifying that grounding the ball originally only gave the attacking team the opportunity to try to score with a kick at goal. A try is analogous to a touchdown in American and Canadian football, with the major difference being that a try requires the ball be simultaneously touching the ground and an attacking player, whereas a touchdown merely requires that the ball enter the airspace above the "end zone" while in the possession of an opposing player. In both codes of rugby, the term ''touch down'' formally refers only to grounding the ball by the defensive team in their in-goal. A t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marnus Schoeman
Marnus Schoeman (born 9 February 1989) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and the in the Currie Cup. His regular playing position is openside flanker. Rugby career He represents the in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Schoeman previously played for Griquas and the Blue Bulls. He has also played for Tuks in the Varsity Cup. After four seasons with , Schoeman signed a two-year contract with Nelspruit-based side the from the 2015 season. He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. Schoeman made eight appearances during the season, scoring seven tries, which included two in the semi-final win over the and two in the final, to finish the competition as the Pumas' top try scorer. He joined the Super Rugby side on loan for the 2017 season. International Schoeman represented South Africa U20 at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan Japan is an island country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marius Van Der Westhuizen
Marius van der Westhuizen (born 6 January 1984) is a South African professional rugby union referee, currently on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Referees' Association. Early career Van Der Westhuizen was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He started his refereeing career in 2007 and refereed in matches in the leagues. In 2009, he became a member of SARRA's contenders squad and he took charge of matches in the Craven Week and Under-19 Provincial Championship competitions. Van Der Westhuizen started refereeing first class matches in 2011, making his debut in the 2011 Vodacom Cup match between the and the in Bloemfontein and took charge of ten matches in the 2011 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, Under-19 and 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, Under-21 Provincial Championships. 2012 saw him referee in a number of 2012 Varsity Rugby#Varsity Cup, Varsity Cup and 2012 Varsity Rugby#Varsity Shield, Varsity Shield matches, as well as taking charge of three match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alone and over 14.8 million in the urban agglomeration, it is classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity and List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provinces of South Africa, provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international mineral and gold trade. The richest city in Africa by GDP and private wealth, Johannesburg functions as the economic capital of South Africa and is home to the continent's largest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pirates Rugby Club
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and vessels used for piracy are called pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilisations. Narrow channels which funnel shipping into predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding. Historic examples of such areas include the waters of Gibraltar, the Strait of Malacca, Madagascar, the Gulf of Aden, and the English Channel, whose geographic structures facilitated pirate attacks. The term ''piracy'' generally refers to maritime piracy, although the term has been generalized to refer to acts committed on land, in the ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
André Pretorius
André Stefan Pretorius (born 29 December 1978 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played professionally between 1999 and 2014. His usual position was at fly-half. He has been capped by his country's national side, the South Africa national rugby union team, Springboks and was a member of the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad that was crowned world champions. He spent the first decade of his career (between 1999 and 2009) in Johannesburg, where he played Super Rugby and the (initially known as the ) and domestic South African provincial rugby for the , returning there for another spell in 2011. He also played with the and the and had spells at French clubs RC Toulonnais, Toulon and US Carcassonne, Carcassonne. Career Pretorius made his international debut for the Springboks on 8 June 2002 at fly-half against Wales national rugby union team, Wales at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The Springboks won 34–19, with Pretorius k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
