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2000 Currie Cup Top 8
The 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 was the final stage of the 2000 Currie Cup season, the 62nd season in the competition since it started in 1889. It was won by , who defeated the 25–15 in the final at on 28 October 2000, becoming the first team in the history of the Currie Cup to win 30 titles. 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 four top teams in each section qualified to the 2000 Currie Cup Top 8 competition, with all points earned against the other Top 8 teams carried forward to the Top 8. 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 ... [...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] |
Michael Horak
Michael John Horak (born 3 June 1977) is a South African former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and rugby union coach. He represented South Africa in rugby league, and played one game for England in rugby union. He last played at fullback or wing for Saracens. Background Michael Horak was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Career Playing career After playing for the Free State Schools Craven Week side in 1995 and the Free State U21s in 1996 he moved to Australia to play rugby league, and played for the Perth Reds. He has also played for South Africa, including at the 1997 Super League World Nines. Horak was signed by Bob Dwyer for the Leicester Tigers in 1997 and became Leicester's first-choice full back, replacing the retiring John Liley and ahead of Fijian international Waisale Serevi. He also played for the England U21 side. However, he dropped to third choice after Tiger's signing of Tim Stimpson and Geordan Murphy. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannie Van Der Walt
Jannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jannie Blackwell, American politician * Jannie Bornman (born 1980), South African rugby union player * Jannie Boshoff (born 1986), South African rugby union player * Jannie Chan, Singaporean businesswoman * Jannie de Beer (born 1971), South African rugby union player * Jannie de Groot (born 1930), Dutch swimmer * Jannie du Plessis (born 1982), South African rugby union player * Jannie Engelbrecht (born 1938), South African rugby union player * Jannie Habig, South African rally driver * Jannie Hansen (born 1963), Danish footballer * Jannie Mouton, South African billionaire * Jannie Salcedo (born 1988), Colombian cyclist *Jannie Sand (born 1980), Danish cyclist * Jannie Stander (born 1993), South African rugby union player *Jannie van Eyck-Vos (born 1936), Dutch javelin thrower and middle-distance runner See also *Janny Janny may refer to: People Surname * Georg Janny (1864-1935), Austrian landscape painter and set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rassie Erasmus
Johan "Rassie" Erasmus (born 5 November 1972) is a South African rugby union coach and former player. He was the head coach of the South African national team from 2018 to the end of their 2019 World Cup campaign, doubling up on his duties as the first ever SARU Director of Rugby, to which he was appointed towards the end of 2017. He led South Africa to win the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and he subsequently won the 2019 World Rugby Coach of the Year award. Erasmus played for the Free State, the Golden Lions, Cats and the Stormers. He won 36 caps for South Africa between 1997 and 2001, including playing at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. As a coach, he has worked with Free State Cheetahs, Western Province and had spells as an adviser to the South Africa national team. He is also the former Director of Rugby of Irish provincial side Munster, and previously served as General Manager of High Performance Teams for the South African Rugby Union. Erasmus is known to target match referees and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japie Mulder
Jacobus Cornelius 'Japie' Mulder (born 18 October 1969), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1994 and 2001. He is now an employee of the telecommunications infrastructure company, Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) Ltd. On 29 December 2009, Mulder and his wife and children were hijacked in the East Rand. Mulder was forced into the boot in the car, while his hijackers stole money from his bank account. Career Provincial Mulder made his provincial debut for in 1991 and continued to represent the union, whose name was changed to the Golden Lions, until 2001. In 1993 he was selected for the South African Barbarians to tour the United Kingdom and in 1994 he played for the South African A-team. He was a member of the Transvaal team that won the Currie Cup in 1993 and 1994, as well as the 1993 Super 10. International He played his first test match for the Springboks on 23 July 1994 against New Zealand at Athletic Park in Wellington. Mulder pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Kaplan (rugby Union)
Jonathan Isaac Kaplan (born 7 November 1966 in Durban, South Africa), is a former international rugby union referee who used to hold the record for the most international matches as referee. He announced his retirement on 26 October 2013 and took charge of the 2013 Currie Cup Final between and the as his final domestic league match as referee. His final test match as a referee was on 16 November 2013 when he took charge of the Namibia v Kenya match in the final fixture of the 2013 Namibian Tri-Nations in Windhoek. Background Kaplan was born in Durban to Jewish parents, and was educated at Carmel College, Durban, and King David School, Linksfield, Johannesburg. He gained a bachelor of social sciences degree, with majors in economics and psychology, from the University of Cape Town and a postgraduate degree in marketing management from the University of South Africa. Refereeing career Kaplan began refereeing in 1984, while still a high school student. He made his first-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Cameron
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boeta Wessels
Johannes Coenrad "Boeta" Wessels (born 30 June 1973) is a South African former rugby union player. Playing career Wessels matriculated at Kathu High School in the Northern Cape and was selected for the Craven Week team in 1991. He made his senior provincial debut for the Griquas in 1993 and played in 111 first-class matches for the union. Wessels also played Super Rugby for the , the and the . Wessels toured with the Springboks to Europe in 1997. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks and played in one tour match. See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Individual records Career South Africa's '' ... – Springbok no. 664 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wessels, Boeta 1973 births Living people South African rugby union players South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Uys
Pierre Johannes Uys (born 5 February 1976) is a South African former rugby union player. Playing career Uys began his representative career with Under 21s and made his senior provincial debut for Free State in 1998. He then moved to and in 2001 he switched to the , and also played six matches for the in the Super 12. From 2002 until 2004 he represented the . Uys played one test match for the Springboks, the test against during the 2002 end-of-year tour of Europe. Test history See also *List of South Africa national rugby union players South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame. Individual records Career South Africa's '' ... – Springbok no. 738 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Uys, Pierre 1976 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Free State C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Tsimba
Kennedy Chiedza Tsimba (Zimbabwean pronunciation: Shining Light; born 23 July 1974) is a 2012 World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee, South African professional Rugby coach and former player who is the current Director of Rugby at St Alban's College in Pretoria. Tsimba made his professional debut playing at the inaugural Rugby World Cup 7's in 1997 after which he signed his first professional contract with the 1998 European Champions Bath Rugby Club. It was at the South African based franchise Free State Cheetahs that Tsimba became famous. Tsimba became a prolific point scorer and South Africa's fastest player to score 1000 points in all competitions (Currie Cup, Vodacom Cup and Super Rugby) He won Currie Cup, Vodacom Cup and Super Rugby titles, earning him the title "The King of Bloemfontein". Tsimba won Vodacom player of the year in 2000, Free State Sportsman of the Year 2001 and Currie Cup player of the Year 2003 in his 6 year spell at the Bloemfontein based team. In November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Try (rugby)
A try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area (on or behind the goal line). Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining "grounding the ball" and the "in-goal" area. In rugby union a try is worth 5 points, in rugby league a try is worth 4 points. The term "try" comes from "try at goal", signifying that grounding the ball originally only gave the attacking team the opportunity to try to score with a kick at goal. A try is analogous to a touchdown in American and Canadian football, with the major difference being that a try requires the ball be simultaneously touching the ground and an attacking player, whereas a touchdown merely requires that the ball enter the end zone while in the possession of a player. In both codes of rugby, the term ''touch down'' formally refers only to grounding the ball by the defensive team in their in-goal. A Try is scored in wheelchair rugby f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdie Wesso
Ferdy or Ferdie is a given name, often a diminutive of the masculine given name Ferdinand. It may refer to: People * Ferdie Aston (1871–1926), English-born South African rugby union player * Ferdie Bergh (1906–1973), South African rugby union player * Ferdy Mayne, German actor born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel (1916-1998) * Ferdie Pacheco (born 1927), former personal physician and cornerman for Muhammad Ali and other boxing champions and TV analyst * Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898), French-born British banker, art collector and politician * Ferdie Schupp Ferdinand Maurice Schupp (January 16, 1891 – December 16, 1971) born in Louisville, Kentucky, was a pitcher for the New York Giants (1913–19), St. Louis Cardinals (1919–21), Brooklyn Robins (1921) and Chicago White Sox (1922). In 10 seas ... (1891–1971), American Major League Baseball pitcher Fictional characters * Ferdy Factual, aka "Nerdy Ferdy", a supporting character in the Berenstain Bears children' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
