Tag: DHL Western Province
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Why Women’s Rugby is Growing in Leaps, Bounds, Scrums, & Kicks
World Rugby has revealed that the number of registered female players worldwide rocketed by 32,34% between 2014 and 2015. In 2015, there were 76 046 more registered female rugby players than in 2014, for a grand total of 311 204.
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Five Reasons Why You Should Let Your Son Play Rugby
Rugby was my favourite sport growing up. It was a big part of my youth and the upbringing of many of my friends.
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Bok Legend Schalk Burger Jr on Overcoming Illness & Learning to Love Rugby
In this not-to-be-missed podcast with David O’Sullivan, rugby legend Schalk Burger Jr shares what he learned about life from rugby, and about rugby from life.
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Why Nothing Can Beat the Magic & Joy of Watching a Game from the Stands
Match days are a special experience, even more so if there is a trophy or a playoff place at stake. The thrill in your heart starts when you wake up, even if kick off is still hours away.
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The 5 Stages of Coping With the Terrible Agony of a Rugby Loss
Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Be prepared – it’s going to be a shaky ride.
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Why You Have to be Just a Little Insane to be a Loyal Rugby Fan
Some will scoff at the thought of investing such energy into 15 men with obscenely large pectorals chasing an oval ball around a patch of grass, and will look at you like you’ve just rambled on for an hour about how deftly you’re able to gut a mackerel.
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If You Could Watch Any Game of Rugby live, What Would it Be?
From a South African perspective, that 1995 World Cup between South Africa and New Zealand at Ellis Park will be a popular answer. From the Boeing flyover to the raising of the trophy, I don’t think it would have been possible to maintain a resting heartbeat on that day.
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5 Life-Lessons We Can All Learn From Rugby
Sport is great for team building and fitness, it’s a nice distraction from reality, and it makes our weekends more entertaining. Most of all, though, sport teaches us some important life lessons.
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The Oke’s Guide to the Perfect Rugby Picnic
Before I carry on, droëwors is not biltong. Biltong should be delivered in stages. It should be rationed. Biltong during rugby is finished quicker than a new Harry Potter novel at a primary school.
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How I lost the Mighty Battle to be the Number One Rugby Fan in the House
I used to pride myself on being able to tell you exactly why a referee was blowing up play a nano-second after he did so, but I bit my tongue ever since I called offside and she told me it was because the game had ended.