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It's the national religion.
Transcending race, politics or language group, sport unites the
country.
The major sports in which South Africa excels are the aristocratic
British games of rugby and cricket. For close on a century, the country
has regularly fielded teams of world-beating class, playing chiefly
against arch-foes England, Australia and New Zealand. But it is football
(or soccer, as it is universally called here) that has won the hearts
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"Cricket
Yearly Events
Standard Bank Championship: (Nov-Dec-Jan)
Limited over games
Pro 20: (April 2005)
Super Sport Series: (Octover: Prelim
- March: knockout)
International Fixtures
| 2 Feb 05 |
South Africa v England |
ODI |
Bloemfontein |
| 4 Feb 05 |
South Africa v England |
ODI |
Port Elizabeth |
| 6 Feb 05 |
South Africa v England |
ODI |
Cape Town |
| 9 Feb 05 |
South Africa v England |
ODI |
East London |
| 11 Feb 05 |
South Africa v England |
ODI |
Durban |
| 13 Feb 05 |
South Africa v England |
ODI |
Centurion |
| 18 Feb 05 |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
ODI |
Johannesburg |
| 20 Feb 05 |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
ODI |
Durban |
| 23 Feb 05 |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
ODI |
Port Elizabeth |
| 4 Mar 05 |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
Test |
Cape Town |
| 11 Mar 05 |
South Africa v Zimbabwe |
Test |
Centurion |
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"Cycling
Yearly Events"
Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour
(Second Sunday of March)
The country's biggest one-day sporting event, that draw tens of thousands
of competitors from all over the world, every year.
South Africa's Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour, the world's largest
individually timed cycle race - and the first event outside Europe
to be included in the International Cycling Union's Golden Bike Series
- sees over 35 000 cyclists tackling a 109km route around Cape Town
that is as spectacular as it is gruelling.
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"Golf Yearly
Events
Nedbank Million Dollar challenge at Sun City
(late Nov-early Dec)
2006 World Amateur Team Golf Championships
At the Annual General Meeting of the World Amateur Golf Council (WAGC)
held at Kuala Lumpur on the above date, South Africa, in competition
with the Czech Republic, Scotland and Spain was proud to win the bid
to stage the 2006 World Amateur Team Golf Championships in South Africa..
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"Horse Racing
Yearly Events
Horse racing is a hugely popular sport in South Africa, with regular
racing taking place around the country. The sport in South Africa
enjoys a long and rich history that can be traced back to 1797! The
first recorded race club meeting took place five years later in 1802.
There are three major races that stand out above the rest, one in
each of the three biggest cities in the country. Turfontein in Johannesburg
hosts The Summer Cup , while Cape Town's star attraction is The J
& B Met (Early February). Durban's primary event is The Vodacom
July, which was first run in 1897 at its present home, Greyville.
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"Rugby Yearly
Events
Tri-Nations (July-August)
The Tri-Nations is an annual competition, that decides who the top
international team in the southern hemisphere is. New Zealand, South
Africa and Australia have traditionally set the pace in world rugby
- four out of five World Cups have been shared among these three -
so becoming Tri-Nations champion is a great honour.
Super 12 (Late Feb - mid May)
The Super 12 competition features 12 regional teams from South Africa,
New Zealand and Australia, with South Africa providing four teams,
New Zealand five and Australia three. The forerunner of the competition
was the Super 10, contested by provincial teams from the three countries,
as well as Samoa in 1993 and 1994, and Tonga in 1995
Currie Cup (between July & October)
The Currie Cup is the premier provincial rugby competition in South
Africa and was first contested in 1892,
with 11 teams competing for the title
The Vodacom Cup (Late Feb - mid May)
An important competition on the South African rugby calendar which
creates a platform for talented young players
| 18 June 2005 |
Johannesburg |
SA vs FRANCE |
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| 25 June 2005 |
Port Elizabeth |
SA vs FRANCE |
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| 23 July 2005 |
Durban |
SA vs AUSTRALIA |
Mandela Cup |
| 30 July 2005 |
Pretoria |
SA vs AUSTRALIA |
Tri Nations |
| 6 August 2005 |
Cape Town |
SA vs NEW ZEALAND |
Tri Nations |
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"Running
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These events draw tens of thousands of competitors from all over the
world, every year.
Comrades Marathon
(16 June 2005)
The world's greatest ultra-marathon, 90 kilometres long, the Comrades
is a South African institution, internationally recognised for the
body-sapping challenge it poses and the camaraderie it fosters among
its thousands of participants. Run between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal
province, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban, the race
alternates annually between the up run from Durban and the down run
from Pietermaritzburg.
The Two Oceans Marathon
(Easter: Mar/April)
Considered the most beautiful race in the world, wending its way amidst
the mountains around Cape Town.
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"Soccer
Yearly Events
Soccer World Cup 2010
"I feel like a young man of 15", Nelson Mandela joked after
South Africa was awarded the right to host the 2010 Football World
Cup. But, typically, his first thought was for others - the people
of rival bidders Morocco, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. "South Africans
should treat this decision with humility", Mandela said, "because
we are, after all, equal."
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"Other Sports
Yearly Events
To name a few: Fishing and sailing, canoe marathons, hiking, rock
climbing, hang gliding, hot air ballooning, horse riding, bungee jumping
(world highest bridge), big game hunting, snorkeling, shark diving,
scuba diving and surfing the perfect wave at Jeffrey's Bay
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