Tag: Birthday Tribute

DIVAN SERFONTEIN TURNS 72: THE SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN WHO WALKED AWAY TO BECOME A SURGEON

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | Divan Serfontein | 3 August 2026 | Western Province · Springboks · Rugby There are Springbok scrumhalves who built an entire identity...

HEINRICH KLAASEN TURNS 35: SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST FEARLESS FINISHER, RETIRED BUT UNMATCHED

Cricket
Birthday Tribute | Heinrich Klaasen | 30 July 2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad · South Africa · Cricket There are batters who accumulate. And then there...

JUAN SMITH TURNS 45: THE FLANKER WHO WOULD NOT STAY DOWN

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | Juan Smith | 30 July 2026 | Cheetahs · Toulon · Springboks · Rugby There are flankers who play the position with...

AJ VENTER TURNS 53: THE SPRINGBOK WHO WALKED AWAY FROM A WORLD CUP ON HIS OWN TERMS

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | AJ Venter | 29 July 2026 | Sharks · Springboks · Rugby There are Springbok flankers remembered purely for what they did...

FRANCO SMITH TURNS 54: THE COACH WHO REBUILT THREE RUGBY NATIONS

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | Franco Smith | 29 July 2026 | Glasgow Warriors · Springboks · Rugby There are Springboks who are remembered for what they...

JONTY RHODES TURNS 57: THE DIVE THAT CHANGED CRICKET

Cricket
Birthday Tribute | Jonty Rhodes | 27 July 2026 | Durban's Super Giants (fielding coach) · South Africa (Proteas, former) · Cricket Ask any cricket...

MAPIMPI – THE BOY WITH NO FAMILY PHOTO WHO WON A WORLD CUP

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | Makazole Mapimpi | 26 July 2026 | Sharks · Springboks · Rugby There are wingers who chase a reputation someone else built...

OX NCHÉ TURNS 31: WORLD CHAMPION, HISTORY-MAKER, STILL NOT DONE

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | Ox Nché | 23 July 2026 | Sharks · Springboks · Rugby There are props who scrummage, and props who dominate. And...

WILCO LOUW TURNS 32 | THE PROP WHO FOUGHT HIS WAY BACK INTO A SPRINGBOK JERSEY

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | Wilco Louw | 20 July 2026 | Bulls · Springboks · Rugby There are props who scrummage hard for eighty minutes and...

SHAUN POLLOCK TURNS 53: THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN TO REACH 400 TEST WICKETS

Cricket
Birthday Tribute | Shaun Pollock | 16 July 2026 | Dolphins & Warwickshire · South Africa · Cricket Some surnames carry weight in South African...

MALCOLM MARX TURNS 32: THE BEST HOOKER IN THE WORLD, FULL STOP

Rugby
Birthday Tribute | Malcolm Marx | 13 July 2026 | Kubota Spears · Springboks · Rugby Union There are hookers who do a job, and...

ULI SCHMIDT TURNS 65: THE BOELIE WHO BECAME A HEALER

Rugby
Birthday Tribute - Uli Schmidt | 10 July 2026 | Blue Bulls · Springboks · Rugby There are rugby players you remember for the scoreboard....
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