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2000 Bankfin Cup
The 2000 Bankfin Cup was the second tier competition in the 62nd Currie Cup season since it started in 1889. It was won by the , who defeated the 41–20 in the final. Competition Qualification The fourteen provincial teams were divided into two sections (called Section X and Section Y) during the 2000 Currie Cup qualification tournament. Each team played every other team in their section once. The three bottom-placed teams in each section qualified to the 2000 Bankfin Cup competition, with all points earned against the other Bankfin Cup teams carried forward to the Bankfin Cup. All teams played the teams that qualified from the other section once. Teams who qualified from the same section did not play each other again. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kees Lensing
Gideon "Kees" Lensing (born 1 June 1978 in Keetmanshoop, Namibia) is a former Namibian rugby union player and former head coach of the Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby (MLR). He played as a prop for six different teams over more than 11 years. Professional rugby career Lensing played for the Namibia national rugby union team in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He was Captain of the Namibia National Team from 2006 to 2009, and ultimately played 24 matches for Namibia (including leading the team at the 2007 World Cup). Coaching career Following a back injury, Lensing retired from his career as a player and transitioned into coaching in 2011. After three years as the specialist scrum/forwards and defense coach of the Canon Eagles in Japan's Top League, Lensing relocated to New York City and signed as forwards coach of Rugby United New York for the Major League Rugby 2019 season. He stayed in the MLR and served as the head coach of the Seattle Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Pinnock
Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950), former dancer at National Basketball Association games Places Canada * Barry Lake, Quebec * Barry Islands, Nunavut United Kingdom * Barry, Angus, Scotland, a village ** Barry Mill, a watermill * Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, a town ** Barry Island, a seaside resort ** Barry Railway Company ** Barry railway station United States * Barry, Illinois, a city * Barry, Minnesota, a city * Barry, Texas, a city * Barry County, Michigan * Barry County, Missouri * Barry Township (other), in several states * Fort Barry, Marin County, California, a former US Army installation Elsewhere * Barry Island (Debenham Islands), Antarctica * Barry, New South Wales, Australia, a village * Barry, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, a commune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonga Joka
Wonga may refer to: Species * Wonga pigeon, a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia * ''P. pandorana'' (wonga vine), a species of the genus '' Pandorea'' Places in Australia Queensland * Wonga, Queensland, a town in Queensland * Wonga Beach, Queensland, a locality in Queensland Victoria * Wonga, a town in South Gippsland Shire, Victoria * Wonga Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria * Arthurs Seat, Victoria, a mountainous and small locality, indigenous name Wonga Other uses * Wonga, a British slang term for money * Simon Wonga (1824–1874), aboriginal elder * 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt or Wonga coup * Wonga, a contest on the UK television show ''The Big Breakfast'' * Wonga.com, a UK high-interest payday loan company See also * Wunga (other) Wunga may refer to: * Whoonga, a type of heroin used in South Africa * , an island in North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Pedro
Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile ** Henry II of Castile ** Henry III of Castile ** Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Loubscher
Ricardo Ian Peter Loubscher, born 11 June 1974 in Colesberg (South Africa), is former a South African rugby union player, who played for South Africa 4 times between 2002 and 2003, his last coming during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He played for the Sharks in Super Rugby, typically as a Fullback. He has played provincial rugby in the Currie Cup for Natal Sharks and Mighty Elephants. He played his first test match for the Springboks on the 8 June 2002 during a match against Wales. Since 2012, he has been the backs coach for the National team, under head coach Heyneke Meyer Heyneke Meyer (born 6 October 1967) is a professional rugby union coach, best known for coaching the Springboks from 2012 until 2015. Prior to coaching the Springboks, he spent many years at the domestic level in South Africa before coaching Lei .... References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Botha
Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh given name (usually male) that is famous in Welsh history and is also used as a surname. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous kings such as Rhys ap Tewdwr. It is pronounced in North Wales, in South Wales, and in English. Anglicised forms of the name include Reece, Rees, Reese and Rice. People with the given name History * Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132–1197), 12th-century ruler of southern Wales * Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd (died 1356), 14th-century Welsh nobleman * Rhys ap Gruffydd (rebel) (1508–1531), executed 16th-century Welsh landowner * Rhys ap Tewdwr (died 1093), 11th-century prince of southern Wales * Rhys ap Thomas (1449–1525), a Welsh soldier and landholder who was instrumental in the victory of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth Field * Rhys Lewis (born 1532), MP for New Radnor Boroughs October 1553 and 1558 * Rhys Hooe (c. 1599 – after 1655), Virginia colonist from Wales Moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Noble
Ian Noble (born 6 April 1972) is a Zimbabwean former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and has coached rugby union in the 2010s. Background Ian Noble was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia Noble represented Zimbabwe at the 1991 Rugby Union World Cup and South Africa in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. As of 2010, he is the head coach of Irvine RFC. Playing career Noble originally played rugby union for Zimbabwe. Attending the 1991 Rugby World Cup and playing 7 matches between 1993 and 1996, scoring 66 points. When he was in South Africa playing for Mpumalanga, Noble changed codes and played rugby league for South Africa in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. Noble then moved to Britain and played for several clubs, including the Glasgow Hawks. He later became a coach. In 2010, he was appointed head coach of Irvine RFC Irvine Rugby Football Club is a Rugby Football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, that now plays its rugby in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennie Pieterse
Hennie is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Hendrik or Hendrikus. It may refer to: Men: * Hennie Aucamp (1934–2014), South African Afrikaans poet, short story writer, cabaretist and academic * Hennie Bekker (born 1934), Zambian-born composer, arranger, producer and keyboardist now based in Canada * Hendrik Hennie Bester, South African rear admiral who served in the South African Navy from 1968 to 2008 * Hennie Binneman (1914–1968), South African cyclist * Hendrik Hennie Daniller (born 1984), South African rugby union footballer * Hendrikus Hennie Dompeling (born 1966), Dutch sport shooter * Hendrikus Hennie Hollink (born 1931), Dutch former football player and manager * Hennie Jacobs (born 1981), South African-born musician, songwriter and actor * Hendrikus Hennie Keetelaar (1927-2002), Dutch water polo player * Hendrikus Hennie Kuiper (born 1949), Dutch former road racing cyclist and Olympic and world champion * Hendrik Hennie le Roux (born 1967), South African f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dian Kruger , a given name
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Dian may refer to: Places * Dian Kingdom, ancient kingdom in modern Yunnan province, China * ''Diān'' (滇), an official abbreviation for Yunnan province * Lake Dian, a lake in Yunnan * Dian, Armenia, a village * People * Dian (given name), a list * Dian (surname), a list See also * Diane (other), a given name * Dianne (other) Dianne may refer to: People * Dianne Brushett * Dianne Buswell * Dianne Byrum * Dianne Chandler * Dianne Cunningham * Dianne de Leeuw *Dianne Feinstein * Dianne van Giersbergen, Dutch singer * Dianne Haskett * Dianne Heatherington *Dianne Holum *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Meyer
Keith Edward Meyer (June 20, 1938 – July 27, 2010) was an American speed skater. He competed in the men's 1500 metres event at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valle .... References 1938 births 2010 deaths American male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the United States Speed skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics People from Geneva, Illinois Sportspeople from Kane County, Illinois {{US-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |