She played her first Test a decade ago, and this week in Madrid, Springbok Women scrumhalf Tayla Kinsey is yet again chomping at the bit to have another opportunity to represent her country. Come Saturday, in a first Test against Canada for Kinsey, she and her fellow Bok Women will start a 2023 season which…
Fidelity Titans’ Ricea Coetzer and Yolani Fourie of the DP World Lions recorded impressive five-wicket hauls to help their sides claim convincing victories over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins and Six Gun Grill Western Province as the CSA Women’s One-Day Cup resumed on Saturday. In a North vs South derby in Cape Town, experienced campaigner Yolani…
Renowned Momentum Proteas all-rounder, Dané van Niekerk has confirmed her official retirement from all forms of international cricket after a career that spanned more than 14 years. The 29-year-old enjoyed an illustrious international career for South Africa, representing her country on 194 occasions, including 107 One-Day Internationals (ODI), 86 T20 Internationals (T20Is) and a single…
The South African long jump champion and Commonwealth Games medallist, Jovan van Vuuren’s 2023 campaign, has ended without a proper lift-off. In January, the Tuks athlete sustained a slight tear in his hamstring. He was sidelined for about two weeks. It did not faze him. “It is a long season. Missing a week or two’s…
The Proteas will formally kick off a new era in South African cricket when they face West Indies in the first Betway Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday. Temba Bavuma will take the reins for the first time as captain with Shukri Conrad heading the hosts as red-ball coach for the two-game sequence,…
When Roelof van der Merwe packed his bags to leave Pretoria more than a decade ago he could never have imagined the whole wide world that was awaiting him. Van der Merwe thought he had reached the summit of his career, playing 26 times – split evenly between the two white-ball formats – for his…
When asked why she considers third to be unique when discussing indoor hockey, there is a real chance Tuks’s Tegan Fourie will smile, and with good reason. She played brilliantly for South Africa’s women’s team during the recent World Indoor Championships in Pretoria. In eight games, she scored five goals. It ranks her amongst the…
Tony de Zorzi received his maiden Proteas Test team call up following his impressive performances this season. The talented opener’s patience has finally paid off. The President, CEO, Board and Members of the Western Province Cricket Association congratulated Tony de Zorzi on his selection for the Proteas Test Squad. The Proteas will face the West…
Playing rugby and getting paid is a dream comes true for the Springbok women’s player Libbie Janse van Rensburg. As a little girl playing rugby with her nephews on the farm, she would have laughed if someone had told her that she would be playing for the Springboks one day. Well, dreams do come true….
Cricket South Africa (CSA) today announced the appointment of Temba Bavuma as Proteas Test captain as part of a restructure within the leadership group of the national team. The 32-year-old will replace Dean Elgar at the helm of the red-ball format and will continue to lead the One-Day International (ODI) side. He has, however, relinquished…
