Springboks dominate Trinations and the World!!!
What an inspirational performance by the Springboks! I cannot remember such a dominant team in world rugby and their powerful displays resulted in the most one sided tri-nations in many a year. To dispatch the All Blacks on three separate occasions and in manner they did was an achievement in itself. Aside from this, the [...]
Posted by Dave under Sports, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »And so it begins….
After years of practicing and watching from the sidelines, it was finally time to begin my cricket career. After a couple of nets sessions with my new club, London Fields in Hackney, it was nervily off to Hampstead Heath to face the XI of Duke of Hamilton. We batted first and got off to a [...]
Posted by Dave under A South African in London!, Sports, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Penny Krohn wins 25th consecutive Argus Tour and seals her place in history!
Penny Krohn, whose career spans three decades and has generated countless newspaper inches, has rewritten the history books once again. The acclaimed local legend, otherwise known as my mother, has secured her place in South African sports history by winning her age group in the Cape Argus Tour for an unprecedented 25th consecutive time! Add [...]
Posted by Dave under Sports, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Pakistani rebels target sports stars
As happened at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the political utility of sport has been cruelly exposed. The attack on Israeli athletes at the games gained widespread condemnation of the terrorist group behind the incident, yet seemed to advance their aim of increased attention for their plight. South Africa’s ANC under apartheid understood the huge impact [...]
Posted by Dave under Sports, Uncategorized | Permalink | 1 Comment »SA teams to take charge of the Super 14
It’s that time of the year again when the best provincial rugby tournament in the world kicks off and regions in South Africa, New Zealand and Australia are at each other’s throats and vying for dominance of the Southern Hemisphere. This year’s competition is as close as ever and promises another logjam come the final [...]
Posted by Dave under Sports, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »The proteas tame the aussies!!
What an incredible tour South Africa is having to Australia! Contests between the two superpowers have produced some epic encounters over the years. Who could ever forget the 400+ match between the two at the wanderers or the tense 1999 tied semifinal when Allan Donald dropped his bat? Following in this tradition, the huge runchase [...]
Posted by Dave under Sports, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »The slings and arrows of outrageous South African sports fortune!
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