Archive for February, 2007


Charl Schwartzel

Ernie Els? No thanks…

Thursday, 22nd February 2007 at 3:13 pm

You’re in your early 20s, you’re generally acknowledged as South Africa’s brightest young talent, and you have a spot in the Accenture World Matchplay lined up, an $8-million knockout affair that has you drawn with childhood hero Ernie Els in …

Montgomery and Skinstad

Monty getting younger by the day

Monday, 19th February 2007 at 5:46 pm

You could have forgiven Stormers fans a little envy (and a solid dose of nostalgia) on Saturday night. The return of Bob Skinstad, so long Cape Town’s fulcrum of creative endeavour, to South African rugby in the Sharks colours, was …

Worcester Golf Course

Worcester: Sunday morning gem

Monday, 19th February 2007 at 4:14 pm

It’ll take you an hour and a half (or thereabouts) from Cape Town to get there; and when you’ve been having a quiet beer with Robbie Kempson until 4am, setting off at 6am seem like a seriously bad idea. But …

World Cup kit

SA on top of the world

Monday, 19th February 2007 at 3:54 pm

Granted, it required New Zealand to thump an understrength Australia (which they duly did, for which we’re very grateful), but for the first time since the ICC introduced its rankings system to add a little pizazz to the one-day game, …

Bloemfontein Celtic fans

Free State’s corner of Scotland

Sunday, 18th February 2007 at 8:11 pm

Vodacom’s swathe of sports sponsorships has seen a lot of money poured into rugby, football and golf, with the Chiefs and Pirates deals the ones that usually get the most attention - and as a result cost the most. But …

Big Lurker

Pinelands Mighty Dodos in training

Sunday, 18th February 2007 at 7:30 pm

Cape Town’s hockey season is just around the corner, and celebrity hockey side The Mighty Dodos are in the thick of pre-season training. Closely watched by official media partner Feverpitcher, the superstar hockey players are a dedicated lot. Rugged defender …