Sport
Mzanzi – Nine Cities, Ten Stadiums
Here is something to get you into the vibe of the World Cup. If you are foreign this will be even better for you as it provides you with a bit of background and information on the nine host cities and the ten stadiums.
Enjoy, and welcome to our country!
- Captain AwesomeThe World Cup is here – Feel it!
So today is the big day!
The entire world is now watching, and it is time for Africa to show the world how we roll. I am sure the whole of Mzanzi will unite, like they already have been doing, for the rest of the tournament. It has been magical to see how the country has bonded and joined behind a common cause: Bafana Bafana.
It is time to embrace your African heritage and become one South Africa!
IT IS HERE, FEEEEL IT!
- Captain AwesomeHelp Save The Cape Town Ballet
This is a plee to help save something of beauty in Cape Town: The Cape Town Ballet
The Cape Town Ballet has really been struggling of late, and many think that Ballet is a dying art form. It has definitely taken a back seat with kids becoming far lazier in recent years, and with the invention of new technology and gaming consoles, kids are not bothered about becoming active and embracing such an art form.
Kids today would rather sit on their behind and play video games or watch TV than take on such a beautiful thing as dance in general. With this, the Cape Town Ballet has started to suffer, and they are in serious financial support.
This is not something that can just disappear and be forgotten. This is an art form, and something that is beautiful, delicate, elegant and something that needs to be preserved at all costs. I would go further than saying this is just a hobby or sport for some, but rather an educational experience watching Ballet.
I am a guy and do not particularly find any interest in Ballet, but I still think it is an awesome thing. Such grace and elegance is required, and it can educate you in the art of hard work, discipline and fill your life with colour and beauty.
Here is my request:
I challenge and beg you to donate towards this worthy cause. Save the Cape Town Ballet, and save a piece of Cape Town’s beautiful heritage, and provide people with the avenue to express theirselves.
I challenge you to match my donation of R100! The bigger the better! We are looking for 100 000′s of Rands, so we really do need some big donations!
100 Days to Go!
There are only 100 days to go! Hectic stuff! Soon, the greatest sporting event on Earth will be on our shores and tourists will be everywhere! I am quite stoked!
Are you guys excited?
I want your opinion on what is going to be good, bad, ugly, a success, a gigantic failure! Leave all your opinions below!
How far do you think Bafana can make it?
- Captain Awesome2009/2010 Premier League Stats So Far
As you might know, I am a HUGE football fan, and I came across these Premier League stats on Sky sports the other day. I thought that some were really interesting and I thought I would share.
| Category | Player/Team | Total | |||||
| Top Shooter | Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) | 102 | |||||
| Top Passer | Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) | 1458 | |||||
| Top Tackler | Hendry Thomas (Wigan) | 120 | |||||
| Most Dribbles & Runs | Charles N’Zogbia (Wigan) | 163 | |||||
| Most Crosses | Andy Reid (Sunderland) | 249 | |||||
| Most Offsides | Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) | 42 | |||||
| Most Fouls | Kevin Davies (Bolton) | 78 | |||||
| Team with most fouls | Blackburn | 391 | |||||
| Team with most shots | Chelsea | 450 | |||||
| Goalkeepers | Team | Saves | Saves/shots | ||||
| Jensen | Burnley | 105 | 69% | ||||
| Myhill | Hull | 91 | 70% | ||||
| Green | West Ham | 88 | 69% | ||||
| Jääskeläinen | Bolton | 87 | 65% | ||||
| Friedel | Aston Villa | 83 | 81% | ||||
| Tacklers | Team | Tackles | Success rate | ||||
| Thomas | Wigan | 120 | 77% | ||||
| Mascherano | Liverpool | 116 | 82% | ||||
| Lucas | Liverpool | 104 | 65% | ||||
| Palacios | Tottenham | 103 | 73% | ||||
| Cuéllar | Aston Villa | 96 | 78% | ||||
| Passers | Team | Passes | Accuracy | ||||
| Fabregas | Arsenal | 1458 | 80% | ||||
| Mascherano | Liverpool | 1453 | 83% | ||||
| Terry | Chelsea | 1351 | 89% | ||||
| Huddlestone | Tottenham | 1341 | 80% | ||||
| Lucas | Liverpool | 1336 | 84% | ||||
| Scorers | Team | Goals | Goal/shots | ||||
| Rooney | Man Utd | 21 | 21% | ||||
| Drogba | Chelsea | 17 | 17% | ||||
| Bent | Sunderland | 15 | 25% | ||||
| Defoe | Tottenham | 15 | 22% | ||||
| Saha | Everton | 13 | 21% | ||||
| Team | Goals | Shots | On Target | Shot Accuracy | Succ Passes | ||
| Arsenal | 61 | 327 | 161 | 49% | 10662 |
Spurs 9-1 Wigan
Man of the Match: Defoe
Well I was actually rating this to be a fairly close game, but wow was I wrong. The goals came, and just never stopped. I have never actually seen a score like this. My mom told me this morning and I actually laughed at her. I thought, “no ways can it really be 9-1. That is just ridiculous.”
Clearly it isn’t. Defoe grabbed himself a hat-trick in just 7 minues. I actually don’t know what else to say, except something that was said at half-time clearly worked for Spurs. It was only 1-0 at the break, but once Defoe found the net, it was the only thing that seemed to happen.
Does any one know of any other games that have had ridiculous scores lately? Drop your comments below.
Springbok End of Year Tour Squad Announcement
So the Springbok squad was announced shortly after the Absa Currie Cup Final which the Bulls took. I enjoyed the final and thought that the Cheateehs should probably have been rewarded a bit more for their efforts, but a think a spot in the final was just reward for their form after losing the first four games of the season.
Something that I found amazing about the Final weekend, was that in the U21 game, the Cheetahs received four (4) yellow cards, and a red card! That is unbelievable! It was poorly ill-discipline that cost them the game as they were never able to take the game to the U21 Bulls as they often had two players off at a time.
Back to the Boks. There are one or two surprises in the squad, but I think some new blood has been rewarded for their efforts this season. So here is the squad:
Forwards (20)
John Smit – Sharks, Captain (90)
Victor Matfield – Vodacom Blue Bulls, Vice-Captain (89)
Andries Bekker – Vodacom Western Province (18)
Bakkies Botha – Vodacom Blue Bulls (63)
Heinrich Brüssow – Vodacom Cheetahs (10)
Schalk Burger – Vodacom Western Province (53)
Bismarck du Plessis – Natal Sharks (30)
Jannie du Plessis – Natal Sharks (12)
+ Alistair Hargreaves – Natal Sharks (-)
+ Ashley Johnson – Vodacom Cheetahs (-)
Ryan Kankowski – Natal Sharks (10)
+ Bandise Maku – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Tendai Mtawarira – Natal Sharks (19)
+ Dewald Potgieter – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Chiliboy Ralepelle – Vodacom Blue Bulls (8)
+ Davon Raubenheimer – GWK Griquas (-)
Danie Rossouw – Vodacom Blue Bulls (43)
Pierre Spies – Vodacom Blue Bulls (28)
Gurthro Steenkamp – Vodacom Blue Bulls (22)
* Heinke van der Merwe – Xerox Lions (1)
Backs (17)
+Heini Adams – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
* Meyer Bosman – Vodacom Cheetahs (3)
+ Juan de Jongh – Vodacom Western Province (-)
Fourie du Preez – Vodacom Blue Bulls (52)
Jaque Fourie – Xerox Lions (51)
Bryan Habana – Vodacom Blue Bulls (54)
+ Francois Hougaard – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Adi Jacobs – Natal Sharks (28)
* Zane Kirchner – Vodacom Blue Bulls (1)
Odwa Ndungane – Natal Sharks (6)
* Jongi Nokwe – Vodacom Cheetahs (4)
Wynand Olivier – Vodacom Blue Bulls (24)
Ruan Pienaar – Natal Sharks (35)
JP Pietersen – Natal Sharks (30)
* Earl Rose – Xerox Lions (-)
Morne Steyn – Vodacom Blue Bulls (9)
+ Riaan Viljoen – GWK Griquas (-)
+ Denotes new cap
* Denotes recalled to squad
No Tambourine’s Mr Wenger
This goes out to all my Arsenal friends! A great moment during the game against United the other day. 2-1!!!
Simply brilliant!
New Springbok Jersey
So the new Springbok jersey has officially been unveiled right ahead of the Lions Tour. I personally prefer the previous top, but hey, I don’t care what they wear as long as they win!
Not many people will actually notice that the King Protea has now been included and placed over the heart. It has the word “Rugby” underneath. There was much talk of the Springboks being renamed to the Proteas Rugby side, but it seems they have decided to keep with the Springbok, which has now been moved over the right breast. The players jersey will say “Springboks” under the Springbok, while the fans jersey will just say SA Rugby, as in the picture above.
What do you think of the jersey? Is it better than the previous one, or is it horrible? Leave your views below!
New Balence Sponsored Tops
So at practice we finally got our warm up tops! Awesome! They are simple, but very elegant and go extremely well with the rest of our kit! Take a look:
Quite sexy don’t you think? These pictures were taken with my phone so forgive me if they are not the greatest.
