The U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week and Coca-Cola Academy Week players will have more than playing to their potential and earning top honours in the tournaments on their mind when they take to the field at St Stithians College in Johannesburg on Monday (17 July), with selection to the SA Schools teams to spur them on. The SA Schools team for the U19 International Series in August will be selected from these competitions, which will serve as extra motivation for the players to deliver their best performances. The annual competition – also sponsored by Coca-Cola – will be hosted in Cape…
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Eastern Province U16 found the going tough in their final fixture of the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Friday (14 July). Eastern Province lost 36-20. The Valke’s forwards laid a solid foundation to power the side to victory against Eastern Province. The Valke started the clash well and built up a 19-7 lead, and they built on this in the second half, which earned them five tries to only two by Eastern Province. In the main U16 match of the day, The DHL Western Province U16 team snuck through the gaps in the SWD…
It was a rewarding day for DHL Western Province in the U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week and U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Friday as both teams won the final matches in their respective SA Rugby Youth Weeks in style. The U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week team earned top honours in the competition for the fifth season in a row as they defeated Eastern Province 28-0, while the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week team beat SWD 38-10. The Western Province U13 team got their match off to a flying start against Eastern Province as they retained possession…
The Southern Kings, together with the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro municipality and Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, hoisted the #FillOurStadium flag at the Donkin Reserve, Port Elizabeth on Thursday (13 July) morning. The Southern Kings are on the verge of playing their final Vodacom Super Rugby match in a historic clash against the Toyota Cheetahs which will see both sides bidding farewell to the competition which will be narrowed down from 18 to 15 teams next season. With the Southern Kings having enjoyed good support from the people of Nelson Mandela Bay and the Eastern Cape throughout the season, the team…
Ben Bezuidenhout will take part in his tenth ‘Ultra Marathon’ in order to raise funds for the Somerset Place Society. Bezuidenhout, aged 77, said that this will be his last Ultra for the cause. This year Ben will take to running from Kayser’s Beach back to Grahamstown via Shaw Park, covering a total of 150km. He will start his Ultra on 10 July and he plans to run the final stretch on 15 July. Money raised from Ben’s Ultra will go towards the much needed security improvements at Somerset Place, specifically the perimeter fencing. Ben’s wife Norma said “We are…
Graeme College pupil, Lloyd Vos, took fourth place overall in Sunday’s Grahamstown to Sea mountain bike race, winning the junior section. Sunday’s annual Grahamstown to Sea (G2C) mountain bike over 58km race took cyclists from the Buco warehouse in the industrial area to Rosehill Mall in Port Alfred. Athletes crossed over Mountain Drive, made their way down Woest Hill and up the other side and then along the Southwell Road. A total of 290 finishers were recorded, with Jason Peach from East London the overall winner in 1 hour 47 minutes and 25 seconds, some nine minutes off the record…
Coca-Cola U13 Craven Week and U16 Grant Khomo Week results – U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week day three results (Friday, 14 July): KZN 32-29 Bidvest Waltons Golden Lions Old Mutual Zimbabwe 19-59 Namibia Free State XV 26-60 Western Province XV Border CD 3-46 Leopards Free State 38-20 Border Valke 36-20 Eastern Province Limpopo Blue Bulls 19-29 Griffons Pumas 12-24 Griquas Boland 32-43 Itec Blue Bulls DHL Western Province 38-10 SWD U13 Coca-Cola Craven Week day four results (Friday, 14 July): Boland 17-17 SWD Namibia 27-20 Griffons Old Mutual Zimbabwe 21-37 Xerox Griquas Pumas 106-0 Border CD Itec Blue…
The annual Washie 100 mile running event takes place today, starting at the Halyards Hotel in Port Alfred. Runners make their way through Port Alfred to make up a few kilometres, before heading out along the R72 to East London. Buffalo Road Runners in East London is the host club, with the race finishing at the Buffs Club, 160km later. Emergency services within the Port Alfred Cluster will monitor the Washie with officials on duty along the route. “In order to ensure the safety of these athletes, the SAPS will be monitoring the event, said police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender.…
Grahamstown motorcycling enthusiast, Khyle Rex is on his way to Durban where he will take part in a training camp. Khyle and his family sold raffle tickets to raise funds for his trip. The draw for the raffle winners took place at PJ Olivier this week. Khyle and PJ Olivier headmaster Joubert Retief draw the raffle winners. Raffle winners: 1st prize – Yolande Butterworth 2nd Prize – Claire de la Harpe 3rd Prize- Rodney Richter Winners may collect their prizes at Navara Lapis beauty salon, 23 African Street or contact 074 819 8744 The training camp takes place in Durban on…
The Southern Kings will embrace the chance to explore new playing opportunities in view of the strategic SANZAAR decision to revamp the Vodacom Super Rugby competition, the franchise and SA Rugby announced on Friday (7 July). The announcement was made just before a Special General Meeting of SA Rugby in Cape Town to formally confirm South Africa’s four participants in the competition in line with a SANZAAR decision to reduce the competition’s participants from 18 to 15 teams from next season. The new structure will comprise four teams from South Africa, five from New Zealand, four from Australia and one…