Tag: sport
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The Secret Rugby Life of Francois van Coke
If he hadn’t picked up the guitar and became an award-winning musician, Francois van Coke probably would’ve set his sights on a career in professional rugby.
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To be a Fan is to be a Fan for Life
The true heroes of the sidelines are those who support their team through thick and thin, knowing that the day will come when they’ll be cheering on the champions again.
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What Japan’s brave rugby warriors can teach us about embracing chaos
Rugby is the most unpredictable of games, with every bounce of the ball whipping up a whirlwind of chaos. But in the midst of chaos lies opportunity, as Japan’s giant-slayers keep on proving. What can they teach us adapting to the world of change around us?
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Podcast: How Penny Heyns cried into her goggles before going for gold
But Penny Heyns pushed herself, even when she could find little joy in the pursuit, and the agony paid off when she stood on the podium twice to earn her place as South Africa’s Golden Girl in Atlanta in 1996.
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Podcast: Graeme Joffe on the good, bad, and ugly in South African sport
As a participant, spectator, commentator and reporter for CNN, Highveld 94.7, and now his own sports journal, SportsFire Daily, “Joffers” has been able to turn his love for sport into a multimedia career.
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Why rugby is like a war that builds friends for life
It’s a sport that keeps you humble, it’s helps you learn to work with others, and most importantly it brings you together with people.
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Conrad Jantjes on the one big secret to being a Bok
Most people are lucky if they have the natural talent to play one sport at a high level. Conrad Jantjes is an overachiever in this respect. He has represented South Africa not only in rugby, but in cricket and football at junior level.
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The Day a Legendary Kiwi’s Grandson Cut My Hair
“My grandfather was stopped from being an All Black because of apartheid,” is not your usual barbershop banter.
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SP Marais: ‘What I Learnt From Losing My Contract’
Fullback SP Marais has worked for several of South Africa’s rugby unions before settling at the Stormers in January of this year. Mandy Collins caught up with him to talk about Playing the Bounce.