Jul 26, 2016 during the 1980s international rugby was a real commodity for south african rugby supporters. Mike jennings, a member of the illfated 196970 demo tour to the united kingdom and ireland, retired from rugby at a relatively young age because, as he said in the book, he realised very early in life that rugby offered limited opportunities in the amateur era and he needed to establish a career. The forceful figure of the current president of the golden lions rugby union has. He played 168 matches for northern transvaal in the currie cup competition. This page is dedicated to the legends of transvaal rugby. Born august 10, 1962, bloemfontein, orange free state. The transvaal rugby union was founded in 1889, which makes it the 4th oldest rugby union in.
Two people, lions, rugby, scotland, june, sunday, tours, book, holiday. They are based in johannesburg, and have always been centred around the golden lions johannesburg union, drawing players from that union since the inception of the competition as super 12 in 1996. The transvaal colony, which had been formed out of the bulk of the old south african republic after the second boer war, became the transvaal province in the new union. For the moment we have set up this page for eastern transvaal rugby statistics where you can have a look at the last 12 matches they have played and.
A jubillee history of the north midlands football union, well written history. See more ideas about rugby, south africa rugby and rugby memes. It was bounded by mozambique and swaziland to the east and by cape province to the west. The boer settlers were trying to avoid british jurisdiction in the cape colony. John laband is by far the most perceptive analyst of the wars in southern africa in the 1870s and 1880s. The limpopo river marked its border with botswana and zimbabwe to the north, while the vaal river marked its boundary with orange free state province to the south. Sid going slaan aan gys pitzer, wat hom toe met n goeie regter planke toe stuur. Noord transvaal gronde pretoria, south africa local. Provinsie transvaal, commonly referred to as the transvaal.
Were looking at feedback, but havent so far seen any significant issues. Founding members such as fred frazer, percy alexander, tommy duff, dave eskine, tile corbett, w wayland and g ladds started the diggers rugby club. The mclook rugby collection 1970 last three matches. It is something for which he has never been forgiven by the powersthatbe at loftus. During the apartheid years, many of the northernmost groot spelonken farms were. Looking for transvaal rugby buy online on bidorbuy. Dec 19, 2011 1987 currie cup final noord transvaal vs transvaal ellispark 1987. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. The next video in our series on the history of the currie cup looks back at. Groot spelonken was a rugged rural area, north east of pietersburg polokwane, centred around a little hamlet called zoekmekaar now called morebeng in the limpopo province of south africa. The physical borders of the transvaal colony were not.
Go to bidorbuy and discover online shopping at its best. World rugby one hundred years of rugby 18861986 edited by don rutherford. The history of transvaal cricket by hayward kidson book. Lions super rugby history super rugby super 15 rugby and. Over the past 117 years we have produced the following. In those days 1rnt was part of 16 armoured brigade and later 81 armoured brigade. During the 1980s international rugby was a real commodity for south african rugby supporters. Pair made in heaven piet greyling with his transvaal side who got a share of the currie cup for the first time in 19 years having previously won it in 1952 when they shared the cup with northern transvaal in an epic final and controversial 1414 draw at ellis park in 1971. School of rugby is a schools rugby website which covers schoolsrugby as well as junior rugby from around south africa. The mclook rugby collection piet greyling personal collection of pictures with match descriptions. Please be advised that we have one allocated parceling day each week. In 1997 the northern transvaal team, representing the northern transvaal rugby union ntru, was renamed, officially taking on their then nickname the blue. Diggers rugby club was founded in 1893, which makes it one of the oldest rugby clubs in south africa. Regiment noord transvaal was initially an armoured unit.
Families and history of groot spelonken zoekmekaar. South africa and the transvaal war 4 volumes by louis. Krugers departure from south africa, with a summarised account of the guerilla war to march 1901 of louis creswickes south africa and the transvaal war, published in 1901. The history of transvaal cricket is a romantic saga closely bound to the story of gold and the witwatersrand. Please have a clear look at all the images as they form part of the description. Framed vintage noord transvaal rugby coaching jersey.
The symbol, which can still be seen in the pavilion of loftus, was the barberton daisy. Transvaal players changed a decision and awarded a penalty against nz. All books, unless otherwise indicated, are hard back with a dust wrapper. Its headquarters is close to the sa army headquarters complex. Buy a history of the transvaal by haggard, henry rider isbn. They had disagreed over religious rights, slavery and the treatment of black africans in general. In those days 1rnt was part of 16 armoured brigade and. The mclook rugby collection a personal collection that tells the story of springbok rugby. His moment of glory came in 1970 when he predictedcorrectly as it turned outthat griquas would beat the blue bulls then still the meekly named noordtransvaal in the currie cup final. Framed vintage noord transvaal rugby coaching jersey please note. South africa and the transvaal war volume 4 by creswicke, louis and a great selection of related books. The 1995 rugby union world cup in south africa was a uniquely resonant.
Noord transvaal hengel gronde campground in pretoria. Mpumalanga province called eastern transvaal province in 199495 was. The name transvaal refers to the provinces geographical location to the north of the vaal river. The book contains 1001 questions about springbok rugby from the national teams first test match in 1891, right up until the present. But at the heart of this book is pienaars passion for the competitive game and.
This paperback book is sewn, where the book block is actually sewn smythe sewnsection sewn with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. More crazy wednesday snap friday weekend specials all crazy auctions book flights book holidays. Lions super rugby history super rugby super 15 rugby. Northern transvaal rugby union phone and map of address. History regiment noordtransvaal was a reserve unit formed in 1963 and came into service in january 1964. School of rugby sa schools players school of rugby. Rugby history a great selection of rugby books rugby relics. All blacks in transvaal the mclook rugby collection. Transvaal historical province, south africa britannica. Cape town quotes 17 quotes meet your next favorite book. However, in their very first match, they played in the red and gold hooped jerseys of the pretoria combined team that often locked horns with teams touring. Welcome to the default page for eastern transvaal rugby statistics.
Murdoch is one of the most tragic stories in new zealand rugby history. Transvaal south africa history london to ladysmith via pretoria london et al longmans, green, and co. The strength of the transvaal rebellion lies not only its thorough account of the battles themselves which in itself is the best and most comprehensive available but in his description of the mismatched military cultures of the opponants, which saw one of the most experienced. Matthys johannes thys lourens born 15 may 1943 in vryheid, south africa is a former south african rugby union rugby player. The history of transvaal cricket by hayward kidson book a fascinating and comprehensive account of the history of cricket in the transvaal. The new team was named northern transvaal and donned light blue jerseys with a red barberton daisy emblem. The transvaals history in the rest of the 20th century was primarily economic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The gold deposits were concentrated in the southern transvaal, in a highland area known as the witwatersrand, where johannesburg is located. School of rugby is a schools rugby website which covers schoolsrugby as well as junior rugby from. In 1997 the name of the rugby union was officially changed to the blue bulls. Transvaal south africa history war of 18801881 filed under. Regiment noord transvaal was a reserve unit formed in 1963 and came into service in january 1964.
Life after rugby reality bites for unskilled exrugby players. Northern transvaal rugby currie cup finals 1987 to 1991. Noord transvaal rugby and craven rugby handboek, first editions set of two books for r495. Regiment noordtransvaal was initially an armoured unit. Life after rugby reality bites for unskilled exrugby. From his rugby education fighting for the honour of transvaalboth on and off the. The province was extremely rich in mineral resources, especially gold and uranium. The history of the transvaal is similar to that of the orange free state in that both states were formed as the result of the great treks of the 1830s and 1840s. Loan farms were awarded to boer farmers from about 1880 apparently to create and populate a rural buffer for the zar. The currie cup served as the pinnacle of rugby in south africa and the biggest rivalry was without doubt between northern transvaal and western province.
Bloubul legende johann lamprecht oorlede rekord east. It is bounded by limpopo province to the north, mozambique and swaziland to the east, the provinces of kwazulunatal and free state to the south, and gauteng province to the west. Comprehensive coverage of all your major sporting events on, including live video streaming, video highlights, results, fixtures, logs, news, tv broadcast schedules and more. A social history of english rugby union 9780415476607. The team, first known as northern transvaal, originated during 1938 when they broke away from the transvaal rugby union. Cup win, this book explores the social history of rugby union in england. Lions super rugby history the lions formerly known as the cats were a south african rugby union team competing in the super rugby competition. The team as it is known today has its beginnings in 1938 when the then northern transvaal rugby union broke away from the transvaal rugby football union to gain status as an independent rugby union. Regiment noordtransvaal was a reserve unit formed in 1963 and came into service in january 1964. In 1988 will carling became the youngest ever captain of england, this book.
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