Rynardt Ian van Wyk (born 6 March 1991 in Rustenburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Border Bulldogs.[1] His regular position is flanker or number eight.Contents1 Career1.1 Youth and Varsity Cup rugby 1.2 Border Bulldogs2 ReferencesCareer[edit] Youth and Varsity Cup rugby[edit] As a scholar at Merensky High School in Tzaneen, Van Wyk was selected in the Limpopo Blue Bulls Under-16 squad for the Grant Khomo Week competition in 2007 and for their Under-18 Craven Week squad in 2009. In 2010, he joined the Zululand Rugby Academy and played for the Sharks U19 side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship, making twelve appearances
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Rustenburg
Rustenburg (/ˈrʌstɪnbɜːrɡ/; Afrikaans
Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈrœstənbœrχ], Afrikaans
Afrikaans and Dutch: Town of Rest) is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg
Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa
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[Note 1]11 languagesAfrikaans Northern Sotho English Southern Ndebele Southern Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa ZuluEthnic groups (2014[3])80.2% Black 8.8% Coloured 8.4% White 2.5% AsianReligion See Religion in South AfricaDemonym South AfricanGovernment Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic• PresidentCyril Ramaphosa• Deputy PresidentDavid Mabuza• Chairperson of the National Council of ProvincesThandi Modise• Speaker of the National AssemblyBaleka Mbete• Chief JusticeMogoeng MogoengLegislature Parliament• Upper houseNational Council• Lower houseNational AssemblyIndependence from the United Kingdom• Union31 May 1910• Self-governance11 December 1931• Republic31 May 1961•
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The Northern Free State Griffons (known as the Down Touch Griffons for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup
Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge tournaments. They play out of Welkom
Welkom at North West Stadium, and draw players from roughly the eastern third of Free State Province
Free State Province (the remainder of the province comprises the territory of the Free State Cheetahs). Players from the Griffons are eligible for selection to the Cheetahs Super Rugby
Super Rugby team, along with players from the Free State Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs and Griquas. The team currently plays in the First Division of the Currie Cup, attracting crowds of around 4,000 to home games in at North West Stadium in Welkom
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The South Western Districts Eagles are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup
Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournament. They represent the Southern Cape (Garden Route & Klein Karoo regions) and play out of Outeniqua Park in George.Contents1 History 2 Sevens 3 Current squad 4 References 5 External linksHistory[edit] The South Western Districts Rugby Football Union was established in 1899. Initially, home matches were held in Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn and George, but in 1996, the SWDRFU made Outeniqua Park in George its home base. They have never won the Currie Cup, but they did win the Bankfin Cup in 2002 and the Currie Cup
Currie Cup First Division in 2007
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The Currie Cup
Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier domestic competition, South African teams also compete in the international Super Rugby
Super Rugby competition as well as the Pro14. Steeped in history and tradition, the Currie Cup
Currie Cup dates back to 1891. The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of South Africa's rugby heritage, and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize in South African domestic rugby.[citation needed]Contents1 History 2 Teams 3 Champions and Finals 4 Overall winners 5 Records and statistics 6 Broadcasting rights 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory[edit]This section needs additional citations for verification
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A province is almost always an administrative division, within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman provincia, which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term province has since been adopted by many countries, and in those with no actual provinces, it has come to mean "outside the capital city". While some provinces were produced artificially by colonial powers, others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities. Many have their own powers independent of federal authority, especially in Canada
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The 2014 Varsity Cup was contested from 3 February to 7 April 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities. The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers
Ikey Tigers for the second time; they beat NWU Pukke 39–33 in the final played on 7 April 2014
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg (/dʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/; Afrikaans: [jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ]; also known as Jozi, Joburg and Egoli) is the largest city in South Africa
South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.[8] It is the provincial capital and largest city in Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa.[9] While Johannesburg
Johannesburg is not one of South Africa's three capital cities, it is the seat of the Constitutional Court. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand
Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade.[citation needed] The metropolis is an alpha global city as listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network
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Lukhanyo Welcome Nomzanga (born 8 October 1987) is a South African rugby union player, that plays first class rugby as a flanker with the Border Bulldogs.[1]Contents1 Rugby career1.1 Amateur rugby 1.2 Border Bulldogs2 ReferencesRugby career[edit] Amateur rugby[edit] Nomzanga was born in King William's Town in the Eastern Cape, but played amateur club rugby in the Western Cape, playing for Belhar[2] and False Bay.[3] He was also selected in a Western Province Amateur team that competed in the national povincial competition in 2012.[4] Border Bulldogs[edit] Nomzanga returned to the Eastern Cape to join the Border Bulldogs prior to their 2014 Currie Cup qualification series[5] and made his first class debut in the team's 12–37 defeat to the Boland Cavaliers.[6] He started a total of five matches in the qualification campaign that saw them finish bottom of the log with six defeats[7] and four more starts in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, where they
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East London is a city on the southeast coast of South Africa[3] in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of the Eastern Cape
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The Border Bulldogs
Border Bulldogs are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup
Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup
Vodacom Cup competitions. They are governed by the Border Rugby Union (BRU) and are based in East London.Contents1 History1.1 In-fighting and financial crisis2 Current squad 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory[edit] The Border Rugby Football Union governs rugby in the eastern third of the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape province, including two former African homelands, Transkei
Transkei and Ciskei. The team is based in East London and play at the Buffalo City Stadium
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Tzaneen
Tzaneen is a large tropical garden town situated in the Mopani District Municipality of the Limpopo
Limpopo province in South Africa. It is situated in a lush, high rainfall fertile region with tropical and subtropical agriculture taking place in a 20,000 km2 region. It is Limpopo's second largest town after Polokwane. About 450,000 people reside within a 30 km radius, with the town itself holding a population of around 30,000. Tzaneen
Tzaneen is today a proud home to approximately 220 000 Tsonga people
Tsonga people of Shiluvane
Shiluvane and Valoyi clan, and around 222 000 Northern Sotho
Northern Sotho tribes of BaLobedu, BaNareng, Batlou, BaThlabine and BaKgaga
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Flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Each team of 15 players includes two flankers, who play in the forwards,[1] and are generally classified as either blindside or openside flankers, numbers 6 and 7 respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they 'flank' each set of forwards. They compete for the ball – most commonly in rucks and mauls. Flankers also assist in pushing in a scrum, but are expected to detach from the scrum as soon as the ball is out to get to the play before the opposition's forwards. Flankers also participate in line-outs, either being lifted to contest or win possession, or to lift other players
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