by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 7, 2017 | South Africa, Sports, Uncategorized
What is your favorite rugby team? The only answer for this question is, of course, the Springboks. Clad in green and gold jerseys atop white shorts, the Springbok team’s mascot is the spry, long-legged antelope native to our country. Throughout their hundred-plus year...
by Henri Steenkamp | May 17, 2017 | South Africa, Sports
If you’re a new rugby fan, entranced by the spectacle that characterizes the sport, you must watch Super Rugby. What is Super Rugby? To put it simply, Super Rugby is the top transnational league for the Southern Hemisphere (and, recently, Japan). In a sense, it’s not...
by Henri Steenkamp | Jun 21, 2016 | Sports
As a South African, rugby is one of the first sports I recall becoming a fan of as a kid. Along with golf and cricket, rugby makes up a large chunk of my, and much of South Africa’s, sporting memories. In the U.S., however, rugby remains a fringe sport. Today, the...
by Henri Steenkamp | Sep 11, 2015 | News & Blog, Sports
Rugby and South Africa share a storied history that deeply engrained itself in the fabric and healing of South Africa through the years. While always popular in the country, rugby is indicative of the growth and change the rainbow nation that is South Africa. Rugby’s...