Posts, Rugby, Sports
Jul 2, 2025
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Following the Boks to Murrayfield and Twickenham
(I am only six months late writing this)…
It was 13 years ago now that I first saw the Springboks at...
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Cricket, Posts, Sports, Uncategorized, World Cups & Olympics
Jun 25, 2025
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The Proteas are World Test Champions
It’s been 33 years of World Cup heartache. 33 – over 3 decades.
Like many South Africans...
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Posts, Rugby, Sports, World Cups & Olympics
Apr 11, 2024
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Following the Springboks around France for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Four years on from the inaugural
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Rugby, Sports
Mar 17, 2023
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Following the Boks to the Aviva and Twickenham
November is always a wonderful month of the year here in the UK with the...
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Posts, Rugby, Sports
Aug 5, 2022
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Watching the BlitzBokke win Commonwealth Gold
The South African 7s Rugby Team are more commonly known as...
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Posts, Rugby, Sports
Jul 19, 2022
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Following the Springboks on their 2021 end of year tour to the Millennium Stadium, Murrayfield and Twickenham
For those of us South Africans who live in the UK,...
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East Asia, Japan, Rugby, Sports, Travels, World Cups & Olympics
May 9, 2020
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Following the Springboks around Japan in the 2019 Rugby World Cup
One of my earliest childhood memories is being woken by my dad at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the...
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Cricket, Posts, Sports
Jan 12, 2020
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Back at Newlands to watch Test cricket: The Proteas vs. England
Growing up within walking distance of St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth, I spent my youth watching...
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Posts, Rugby, Sports
Dec 20, 2019
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Munster vs. Saracens at Thomond Park
I was at a networking drinks event a few years ago where former Springbok captain Jean de Villiers...
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Cricket, Sports, World Cups & Olympics
Jul 26, 2019
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Following the Proteas around the UK in the 2019 Cricket World Cup
The Proteas’ trials and tribulations at World Cups are well documented. In 27 years spanning seven World...
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Rugby, Sports
May 31, 2019
Watching Leinster win the Pro 14 at Celtic Park
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Rugby, Sports
May 31, 2019
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Watching Saracens win their third Champions Cup
Three weekends ago, the usual crew plus a few fresh faces headed up to Newcastle to watch the Champions Cup...
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Posts, Rugby, Sports
Nov 27, 2018
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Following the Springboks to Paris and Edinburgh
The Springboks first toured Europe over 100 years ago in 1906. In fact, it was during this tour that...
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Golf, Posts, Sports
Nov 21, 2018
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Watching Europe win the Ryder Cup in Paris
First played in 1927, the Ryder Cup pits the 12 best players in Europe versus the 12 best players in...
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Rugby, Sports
Jul 5, 2018
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Watching the Bokke win the series in Bloem
One of my earliest childhood memories is waking up at 4.30am on a Saturday morning to watch the Springboks play...
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Cricket, Sports
Feb 20, 2018
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Watching cricket in Rwanda
Before leaving London a few months ago, I’d read an interesting article about cricket in
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Football, Sports
Nov 16, 2017
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Watching football in Addis Ababa – Ethiopia vs. Rwanda
The first sporting event of the trip … and Catherine’s football debut!
I was excited to be in...
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Other, Sports
Aug 17, 2017
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Watching South African Wayde van Niekerk win 400m gold at the World Champs
Last week a few friends and I headed to the Olympic Stadium here in London for a session of the 2017 IAAF World...
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Cricket, Sports
Aug 10, 2017
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Following our Proteas in a Test series in England – the Oval and Old Trafford
After the
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Cricket, Sports
Jul 19, 2017
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Following our Proteas in a Test series in England – Lord’s and Trent Bridge
One of my favourite ways to spend a day is watching Test cricket. There simply is no other sport like it; played...
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Cricket, Sports
Jun 17, 2017
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Watching the Proteas (disappoint) at the 2017 Champions Trophy
Another major tournament, so much hype and expectation and ultimately bitter disappointment. The tournaments and...
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Rugby, Sports
Jun 2, 2017
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Watching the Premiership final at Twickenham – Wasps vs. Exeter Chiefs
It’s certainly been a fantastic few weeks of rugby! Three weekends ago I was at Murrayfield in Edinburgh...
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Rugby, Sports
May 26, 2017
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Watching Saracens defend their European Champions Cup crown at Murrayfield
Two weekends ago I headed to Edinburgh, on the good old night bus, to watch the Champions Cup final. Formerly...
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Football, Rugby, Sports
Mar 19, 2017
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An epic sporting trip – rugby in Toulon and football in Madrid
Watching Toulon here in London a few weekends ago (against Saracens) and hearing the legendary Pilou...
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Football, Sports
Feb 28, 2017
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Watching football in Dortmund … and how you can get tickets
After years talking about watching football in Germany, we finally made it to a Bundesliga match two weekends...
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Rugby, Sports
Nov 23, 2016
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Following the Springboks to Florence
November in the UK is rugby month! For more than 100 years, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand have toured...
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Cricket, Sports
Jul 27, 2016
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Watching Test Cricket at Old Trafford
I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it again: for me, there are few better ways to spend a...
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Sports, Tennis
Jul 6, 2016
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Wimbledon 2016
This is my fifth summer living in London and each year for two weeks in late June and early July, it...
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Other, Rugby, Sports
May 26, 2016
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A packed sporting weekend – the European Aquatics Champs and London Rugby 7s
This past weekend was certainly nice and busy on the sporting front.
On Friday night we headed to the...
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Football, Sports
Mar 15, 2016
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Sitting with the away Watford fans – FA Cup 6th round vs. Arsenal
Whilst I’m a Liverpool fan, I...
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Rugby, Sports, World Cups & Olympics
Sep 21, 2015
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Rugby World Cup 2015 – Springboks vs. Japan
Traveling around sporting events is the best fun as it combines two of my biggest passions. On the...
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Golf, Sports
Aug 2, 2015
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The 2015 Open Championship at the Home of Golf
Golf’s third major of the year, the Open Championship, is played at different UK courses for four years out of...
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Cricket, Sports, World Cups & Olympics
Mar 1, 2015
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The 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia
Four years ago I was following the Proteas, South Africa’s national cricket team, around
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Rugby, Sports
Nov 15, 2014
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A visit to Twickenham to watch the Springboks
Without doubt one of the finest stadiums to watch rugby at is Twickenham. Its sheer size, with a capacity of...
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Rugby, Sports
Nov 11, 2014
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Watching the Springboks in Dublin
November is traditionally a busy rugby month as the Southern Hemisphere teams embark on their annual...
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Rugby, Sports
Sep 29, 2014
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Back at Newlands to watch the Bokke
Having studied and then lived in Cape Town for a number of years, Newlands is very likely my second-most visited...
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Football, Sports, World Cups & Olympics
Jul 13, 2014
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Traveling around Brazil’s northern coast for the 2014 Football World Cup
After experiencing the
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Football, Sports, World Cups & Olympics
Jun 12, 2014
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How we secured tickets for the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil
Later today I’ll be making my way to Lisbon before continuing tomorrow to Recife, Brazil for the 2014...
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Sports, Tennis
Jun 6, 2014
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Watching tennis at Roland Garros 2014 – and how you can buy tickets
Two weekends ago I headed to Paris for Roland Garros 2014, the second Grand Slam of the Year. I always thought...
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Rugby, Sports
May 18, 2014
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London Sevens
Last weekend, I headed through to Twickenham for the London Sevens, the 9th and final leg of the IRB Sevens...
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