The Proteas’ trials and tribulations at World Cups are well documented. In 27 years spanning seven World Cups before this one, barring our first in 1992 where the weather gods didn’t fancy the new kids on the international scene, we’ve somehow contrived to lose the plot. I...
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Three weekends ago, the usual crew plus a few fresh faces headed up to Newcastle to watch the Champions Cup final. Formerly known as the Heineken Cup, it’s Europe’s premier rugby competition and defending champions Leinster were up against twice winners Saracens. It was 1 vs. 2, Ireland vs...
The Springboks first toured Europe over 100 years ago in 1906. In fact, it was during this tour that the nickname ‘Springboks’ was first used (the press were asked to refer to the team as ‘De Springbokken’ but the Daily Mail went with Springboks and it...
First played in 1927, the Ryder Cup pits the 12 best players in Europe versus the 12 best players in America. It’s played every two years, alternatively on European and American soil, and is a unique team event in an individual sport. In 2018 it was back on European soil at...
One of my earliest childhood memories is waking up at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Springboks play the All Blacks in New Zealand. When I was five, it was my dad who would get me up, cook us breakfast and wake me up when I dozed off. As the years passed, roles changed and it was...
Catherine didn’t come to Africa to watch sport but I’ve managed to get in a few events! She made her football debut at the national stadium in Addis Ababa where we saw Ethiopia play...
Before leaving London a few months ago, I’d read an interesting article about cricket in Rwanda. It was the fastest growing sport in the country, matches were played on most weekends and a new stadium was being...
We were in the area to meet the Chimps when we noticed there was football on and so, of course, I had to stay for a while to watch.
Bigodi FC were at home to Kabuye FC in the Kamwenge...
The first sporting event of the trip … and Catherine’s football debut!
I was excited to be in Addis Ababa on a weekend and so chuffed when I checked Ethiopian fixtures to discover there was an international game on – hosts Ethiopia vs. Rwanda in a 2018 African...