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Danger From Above!

By 6000 | 6000 | April 16, 2012

Page 4 of today’s Cape Times warns of dangers from above which may threaten your safety in and around the Mother City. First up is the hot air balloon crash at Beyerskloof vineyards in the Cape Winelands on Saturday – witnessed by none other than Beyerskloof supremo Beyers Truter: The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating [...]

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Leaving Newlands

By 6000 | 6000 | February 26, 2012

As in… “I wish WPRU were…” But that’s not what this is about – later in the week for that one. This was taken yesterday evening as we were heading down the back of the Danie Craven stand at Newlands after the Stormers v Hurricanes game. If we’d left earlier (or later), the moon and [...]

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Nice work, Toby

By 6000 | 6000 | November 18, 2011

There’s a Media Statement on Saracens website: Now that all discussions between various stakeholders have been concluded, Saracens has decided the Heineken Cup match against Biarritz on Saturday January 14th will be played not in Cape Town, but in London. The innovative English champion club was eager to host the first Heineken Cup match ever [...]

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So backward…

By 6000 | 6000 | November 15, 2011

Astounding news today that the Western Province Rugby Union (WPRU) have blocked the much anticipated “exhibition” Heineken Cup game between Saracens and Biarritz from being played at the Cape Town Stadium, stating: The WPRFU Executive Committee decided that the home of rugby, Newlands, would stage this historic match. According to the South African Rugby Union [...]

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Mental!

By 6000 | 6000 | November 11, 2011

Yesterday’s cricket at Newlands was a bit mental and broke all sort of records. And even those records that it didn’t break, it threatened with physical violence and actual bodily harm. Cricinfo’s chief statistician S Rajesh was watching it all from the safety of Bangalore and produced this wonderful summary of what happened, what didn’t happen and [...]

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