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2012 7s Premier League
The 2012 7s Premier League (also known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the 7s Premier League tournament and was held at Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape, George on 14 and 15 December 2012. Format The teams will be divided into four pools of three teams. On Day 1, each team in Pool A and Pool B will play cross-conference games against the three teams in the other pool. Similarly, each team in Pool C and Pool D will play cross-conference games against the three teams in the other pool. The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Cup Quarter-finals and the bottom team in each pool will qualify for the Bowl Semi-Finals. The winners of the Cup Quarter-finals will advance to the Cup Semi-Finals, while the losers of the quarter-finals will advance to the Plate Semi-Finals. In the Cup, Plate and Bowl Semi-Finals, the winners will advance to the Final, while the losers will advance to the 3rd-place play-off. Pools Pool A Log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7s Premier League
The 7s Premier League (known as the NBM 7s Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is an annual Rugby sevens, rugby union sevens competition in South Africa. It is organised by the SWD Eagles, South Western Districts Rugby Union and is contested in December at and is an attempt to emulate the Indian Premier League cricket tournament. Teams The following teams took part in the 7s Premier League competitions to date: References External links Official 7s Premier League websiteSWD Eagles 7s Premier League page {{DEFAULTSORT:Sevens 7s Premier League, Rugby sevens competitions in South Africa 2012 establishments in South Africa Sports leagues established in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon April
Brendon Terence April (born 20 December 1993 in Wellington) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province Premier League club side Durbanville-Bellville. His regular position is winger. Career Youth and amateur rugby April started off his career playing for Boland club side Roses United and often played for them throughout his entire career. He also played for the side in 2002 and for their U20 side in 2003. Falcons He made the move to the East Rand in 2005, signing for the . He made senior debut during the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition, starting their match against . He also made his Currie Cup debut during the same season, scoring six tries in their First Division campaign. He was regular for them in the 2006 Vodacom Cup, scoring five tries to help the win the trophy – the first trophy in their history – and also qualify for the 2006 Currie Cup Premier Division, where April failed to score in five appearances. He made a total of 32 ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayno Benjamin
Rayno Shannon Benjamin (born 3 August 1983) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a wing or centre for Japanese Top East League side Shimizu Blue Sharks. Career He started out his career in the Western Cape with the Boland Cavaliers and his impressive performances saw him earn Super Rugby honours with the Stormers during the 2006 Super 14 season. He switched to Bloemfontein in 2007 for his first spell with the Cheetahs. However, he didn't manage any first team appearances and this saw him move on again to join the in Johannesburg. He stayed there for 2 seasons before spending the next couple of years focusing on his rugby sevens career. He returned to the 15 man game in 2011 and started his second spell with the Cheetahs which has seen him make more than 70 appearances in Currie Cup and Super Rugby matches. International Benjamin has been a long-term member of the Blitzbokke squad and has played in 11 IRB Sevens World Series The World Rugby Men's S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Zana
Eric Sydney Zana (born ) is a South African professional rugby union player who last played for in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half or fullback. Career Youth and amateur rugby Zana played predominantly club rugby for George-based Progress until 2009, although he was part of the squad for the 2008 Under-18 Provincial Championship. SWD Eagles In 2010, Zana was one of ten club players identified by Johann Lerm and was included in their squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut in the opening match of the SWD Eagles' season, a 13–22 home defeat to the , with Zana contributing eight points with his boot through two penalties and a conversion. He started the first four of the SWD Eagles' fixtures in the competition, scoring 26 points. Zana's contribution was deemed enough to also warrant his inclusion in the SWD Eagles' squad for the 2010 Currie Cup First Division season. Zana made his Currie Cup debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Venter
Benjamin Christoffel Gerhardus Venter (born 15 May 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Pro D2 side Montauban. His regular position is lock or flanker. Career Youth He represented the side in the 2006 Under-19 Provincial Championship and the side in the 2007 and 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championships. That team won the Championships in both 2007 and 2008. Venter played most of his youth rugby on the Wing. Griquas Ben was part of the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division squad and signed a senior professional contract with at the end of 2008. He was named in the senior professional squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup and 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division competitions, but missed most of that season due to injury. Venter was also named in the senior professional squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup and 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division competitions. Border Bulldogs Venter joined East London-based side later in 2010. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Van Zyl
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franzel September
Franzel Julio September (born 6 June 1986) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is flanker. Career Youth and Amateur rugby September played some youth rugby for his provincial side, Boland. He represented their Under-18 side at the 2004 Academy Week competition and their Under-19 in the 2005 Under-19 Provincial Championship. However, he failed to make the breakthrough to the senior side and instead played club rugby for Roses United, also representing them at the National Club Championships in 2006. SWD Eagles In 2009, September finally got an opportunity to play provincial rugby when he signed for George-based side the . He made his debut off the bench late in their 2009 Vodacom Cup match against the . However, that also turned out to be his only playing time in the competition, failing to come on as a substitute in the other two matches that he was named on the replacement bench. Boland Cavaliers He return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntando Kebe
Ntando Lucky Kebe (born 19 August 1988) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played domestic Currie Cup rugby with the and Super Rugby with the . His regular position is scrum-half. Career Youth He represented his local team the in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and at Under-21 level in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Border Bulldogs In 2010, he was included in the senior squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup tournament and started the first game of the season, a 69–8 defeat to the . He quickly established himself as a regular for the senior side and played in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions between 2010 and 2012, accumulating 42 appearances in total. Boland Cavaliers After three seasons of senior rugby at the , he then moved to Wellington to join the and played in all seven of their games in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. Griquas He joined for the 2014 season. Border Bulldogs At the start of 2016, Kebe was one of six Borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adi Jacobs
Adrian Abraham 'Adi' Jacobs (born 14 August 1980) is a South African former rugby union footballer who played for the provincially and The Sharks in Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem .... Playing career At high school, Jacobs was often riled and made fun of because of his small stature. Often being referred to by the nickname "Knob-Kirie", which loosely translates as Toffo-Luxe. Jacobs represented the Western Province Schools team at the annual Craven Week tournament in 1998 and was selected for the SA Schools team. He made his provincial debut for the Falcons in 2000. Jacobs made his Springboks debut in 2001 against Italy in Genoa. A year later he came on as a replacement in the humiliating 53–3 loss against England at Twickenham and did not fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor Halvorsen
Thorleif Halvorsen (born 9 May 1988 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for Rovigo Delta in the Top12 in Italy. He usually plays as a loose forward. Rugby career Boland Cavaliers Halvorsen played for the Wellington-based at youth level, representing them in the Under-19 Provincial Championships in 2006 and 2007 and in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he was included in their senior squad for the first time for their 2010 Currie Cup First Division campaign. He made his first class debut on 6 August 2010 in their Round Four match against the , starting in a 36–45 defeat in George. He made a further two starts and three appearances as a replacement during the remainder of the campaign, helping Boland to finish in third position on the log to qualify for the title play-offs. He was named on the bench for their semi-final match against the , but wasn't used in a 25–26 defeat in Port Elizabeth. He made five appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |