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GEORGE KUSCHE: THE MILER WHO REWROTE COMRADES HISTORY AND ANNOUNCED HIMSELF TO THE WORLD

George Kusche crossed the line outside Hollywoodbets Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg with his arms doing more talking than his legs had any right to after 85.77 kilometres. The clock read 5:15:56. Nobody in the history of the Comrades Marathon had ever run the Up Run faster. He didn't just win. He demolished an 18-year-old record. Leonid Shvetsov's mark of 5:24:49, set back in 2008, had stood...

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  • 🇿🇦 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING PAT LAMBIE EVER WORE 🏉

“The most important thing you will ever wear is your attitude.”

It is the kind of line that can slide past you if you encounter it without context. Motivational. Neat. Easy to repost, easy to scroll past. But set it against the actual arc of Patrick Jonathan Lambie’s life in rugby, and it stops being a poster quote entirely.

✍️ JAY | JPS SAYS: “What strikes me about Pat Lambie is that the attitude was never performance. It wasn’t manufactured for cameras or press conferences. It was just who he was...”

🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #PatLambie #Springboks #Rugby
  • 🇿🇦 THE SOUTH AFRICAN SWIMMING SQUAD FOR THE 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 🏊

Congratulations to all our swimmers representing South Africa at the Commonwealth Games.

Twenty-five swimmers will represent South Africa in Swimming and Para Swimming at Glasgow 2026, and this is a South African Swimming Squad built on depth as much as it is on star power.

This is what South African swimming looks like right now: proven performers who’ve been here before, mixed with swimmers hungry enough to make their own mark. It’s a combination that works.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #SASwimming #CommonwealthGames
  • CURWIN BOSCH TURNS 29 🇿🇦 THE TALENTED FLY-HALF WHO NEVER QUITE GOT HIS CHANCE 🎂

Happy 29th Birthday, Curwin. You came closest to greatness when there was still time to reach it — and that, perhaps, is the truest measure of what you have given the game...

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #CurwinBosch #rugby
  • 🏉 FAF DE KLERK TO CAPTAIN THE BARBARIANS AGAINST WALES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A week after coming off the Springbok bench in Port Elizabeth, Faf de Klerk has been handed the captain’s armband for the Barbarians.

 The scrum-half will lead one of rugby’s most storied invitational sides when they face Wales this Saturday at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham—a role that carries genuine weight in the sport’s calendar, even outside Test rugby.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #FafDeKlerk #Rugby #barbariansrugby
  • 🥇 BEVIN REYNOLDS CLAIMS WORLD FREEDIVING TITLE IN BUDAPEST 🌊

Most people have never heard of freediving. Fewer still know that South Africa has just crowned a world champion in the sport. 

But that’s exactly what happened in Budapest two weeks ago when Bevin Reynolds claimed the overall women’s title at the World Apnea 2026 Pool Championships, rewriting the continental record books in the process.

This wasn’t a coronation. It was a comeback. Reynolds entered the final day of competition trailing by 6.6 points. Then she swam 256 metres in a single breath—a new African record in Dynamic Apnea—and won by over twenty points. 

The margin tells you everything about the calibre of her performance and the completeness of her breakthrough.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #BevinReynolds #freediving
  • 🇿🇦 SIX NEW NAMES IN RASSIE’S 2026 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD ANNOUNCED 🏉

Rassie Erasmus did not stumble upon six uncapped players on Saturday night. He built toward them, methodically, across months of alignment camps, warm-up fixtures, and careful observation. 

When he named his 46-man Nations Championship squad following the Springboks' 80-31 demolition of the Barbarians in Gqeberha, the six new faces in that list were not surprises. They were the point.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #Springboks #nationschampionship2026
  • 🥊CAN’T WAIT!! 💥
🇿🇦 Dricus Du Plessis vs Usman #IFC
  • The BOKKE take a demanding 80-31 WIN that sets the tone for an exciting season to come 🇿🇦🏉 WELL DONE BOKKE!

#GoBokke #ForeverGreenForeverGold #springboks #rugby #JustPlainSport
🇿🇦 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING PAT LAMBIE EVER WORE 🏉

“The most important thing you will ever wear is your attitude.”

It is the kind of line that can slide past you if you encounter it without context. Motivational. Neat. Easy to repost, easy to scroll past. But set it against the actual arc of Patrick Jonathan Lambie’s life in rugby, and it stops being a poster quote entirely.

✍️ JAY | JPS SAYS: “What strikes me about Pat Lambie is that the attitude was never performance. It wasn’t manufactured for cameras or press conferences. It was just who he was...”

🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #PatLambie #Springboks #Rugby
🇿🇦 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING PAT LAMBIE EVER WORE 🏉 “The most important thing you will ever wear is your attitude.” It is the kind of line that can slide past you if you encounter it without context. Motivational. Neat. Easy to repost, easy to scroll past. But set it against the actual arc of Patrick Jonathan Lambie’s life in rugby, and it stops being a poster quote entirely. ✍️ JAY | JPS SAYS: “What strikes me about Pat Lambie is that the attitude was never performance. It wasn’t manufactured for cameras or press conferences. It was just who he was...” 🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM #JustPlainSport #PatLambie #Springboks #Rugby
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🇿🇦 THE SOUTH AFRICAN SWIMMING SQUAD FOR THE 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 🏊

Congratulations to all our swimmers representing South Africa at the Commonwealth Games.

Twenty-five swimmers will represent South Africa in Swimming and Para Swimming at Glasgow 2026, and this is a South African Swimming Squad built on depth as much as it is on star power.

This is what South African swimming looks like right now: proven performers who’ve been here before, mixed with swimmers hungry enough to make their own mark. It’s a combination that works.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #SASwimming #CommonwealthGames
🇿🇦 THE SOUTH AFRICAN SWIMMING SQUAD FOR THE 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 🏊 Congratulations to all our swimmers representing South Africa at the Commonwealth Games. Twenty-five swimmers will represent South Africa in Swimming and Para Swimming at Glasgow 2026, and this is a South African Swimming Squad built on depth as much as it is on star power. This is what South African swimming looks like right now: proven performers who’ve been here before, mixed with swimmers hungry enough to make their own mark. It’s a combination that works. 👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM #JustPlainSport #SASwimming #CommonwealthGames
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CURWIN BOSCH TURNS 29 🇿🇦 THE TALENTED FLY-HALF WHO NEVER QUITE GOT HIS CHANCE 🎂

Happy 29th Birthday, Curwin. You came closest to greatness when there was still time to reach it — and that, perhaps, is the truest measure of what you have given the game...

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #CurwinBosch #rugby
CURWIN BOSCH TURNS 29 🇿🇦 THE TALENTED FLY-HALF WHO NEVER QUITE GOT HIS CHANCE 🎂 Happy 29th Birthday, Curwin. You came closest to greatness when there was still time to reach it — and that, perhaps, is the truest measure of what you have given the game... 👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM #JustPlainSport #CurwinBosch #rugby
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🏉 FAF DE KLERK TO CAPTAIN THE BARBARIANS AGAINST WALES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A week after coming off the Springbok bench in Port Elizabeth, Faf de Klerk has been handed the captain’s armband for the Barbarians.

 The scrum-half will lead one of rugby’s most storied invitational sides when they face Wales this Saturday at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham—a role that carries genuine weight in the sport’s calendar, even outside Test rugby.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #FafDeKlerk #Rugby #barbariansrugby
🏉 FAF DE KLERK TO CAPTAIN THE BARBARIANS AGAINST WALES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 A week after coming off the Springbok bench in Port Elizabeth, Faf de Klerk has been handed the captain’s armband for the Barbarians. The scrum-half will lead one of rugby’s most storied invitational sides when they face Wales this Saturday at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham—a role that carries genuine weight in the sport’s calendar, even outside Test rugby. 👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM #JustPlainSport #FafDeKlerk #Rugby #barbariansrugby
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🥇 BEVIN REYNOLDS CLAIMS WORLD FREEDIVING TITLE IN BUDAPEST 🌊

Most people have never heard of freediving. Fewer still know that South Africa has just crowned a world champion in the sport. 

But that’s exactly what happened in Budapest two weeks ago when Bevin Reynolds claimed the overall women’s title at the World Apnea 2026 Pool Championships, rewriting the continental record books in the process.

This wasn’t a coronation. It was a comeback. Reynolds entered the final day of competition trailing by 6.6 points. Then she swam 256 metres in a single breath—a new African record in Dynamic Apnea—and won by over twenty points. 

The margin tells you everything about the calibre of her performance and the completeness of her breakthrough.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #BevinReynolds #freediving
🥇 BEVIN REYNOLDS CLAIMS WORLD FREEDIVING TITLE IN BUDAPEST 🌊 Most people have never heard of freediving. Fewer still know that South Africa has just crowned a world champion in the sport. But that’s exactly what happened in Budapest two weeks ago when Bevin Reynolds claimed the overall women’s title at the World Apnea 2026 Pool Championships, rewriting the continental record books in the process. This wasn’t a coronation. It was a comeback. Reynolds entered the final day of competition trailing by 6.6 points. Then she swam 256 metres in a single breath—a new African record in Dynamic Apnea—and won by over twenty points. The margin tells you everything about the calibre of her performance and the completeness of her breakthrough. 👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM #JustPlainSport #BevinReynolds #freediving
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🇿🇦 SIX NEW NAMES IN RASSIE’S 2026 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD ANNOUNCED 🏉

Rassie Erasmus did not stumble upon six uncapped players on Saturday night. He built toward them, methodically, across months of alignment camps, warm-up fixtures, and careful observation. 

When he named his 46-man Nations Championship squad following the Springboks' 80-31 demolition of the Barbarians in Gqeberha, the six new faces in that list were not surprises. They were the point.

👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM

#JustPlainSport #Springboks #nationschampionship2026
🇿🇦 SIX NEW NAMES IN RASSIE’S 2026 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD ANNOUNCED 🏉 Rassie Erasmus did not stumble upon six uncapped players on Saturday night. He built toward them, methodically, across months of alignment camps, warm-up fixtures, and careful observation. When he named his 46-man Nations Championship squad following the Springboks' 80-31 demolition of the Barbarians in Gqeberha, the six new faces in that list were not surprises. They were the point. 👉🎙️ FULL STORY ON JUSTPLAINSPORT .COM #JustPlainSport #Springboks #nationschampionship2026
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🥊CAN’T WAIT!! 💥
🇿🇦 Dricus Du Plessis vs Usman #IFC
🥊CAN’T WAIT!! 💥 🇿🇦 Dricus Du Plessis vs Usman #IFC
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The BOKKE take a demanding 80-31 WIN that sets the tone for an exciting season to come 🇿🇦🏉 WELL DONE BOKKE!

#GoBokke #ForeverGreenForeverGold #springboks #rugby #JustPlainSport
The BOKKE take a demanding 80-31 WIN that sets the tone for an exciting season to come 🇿🇦🏉 WELL DONE BOKKE! #GoBokke #ForeverGreenForeverGold #springboks #rugby #JustPlainSport
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