In 1955 the british lions rugby union team toured southern and eastern africa. Neither the new zealand supporters nor team or the south african media held him in high esteem. Keevy played club rugby for brakpan and provincial rugby. Commemorative hardcover book on the history of namibian rugby. The waterhole rugby museum and private pub posts facebook. Rugby programs from the 1970s and 1980s, all from kings park other than one from woodburn stadium natal v all blacks 28 august 1976 natal v all blacks 22 august 1970 natal v eastern province june 1981 south africa v ireland 6 june 1981 natal v british lions 17 may 1980 natal v france 29 october 1980 natal v cardiff 25 august 1979 natal v northern transvaal 19 july 1980 natal v zimbabwe 6. Authentic rugby a time to reflect and remember it has. Unions that gained independence from transvaal are western transvaal currently the leopards in 1920, northern transvaal currently the blue bulls in 1938, and eastern transvaal currently the pumas in 1948.
Prior to the establishment of the province, the term eastern transvaal was used to refer to the eastern part of transvaal province, or to the scenic tourist area around the escarpment and mpumalanga lowveld. The history of vans rugby museum i became a rugby fan in 1965 aged 6. The falcons rugby union was originally founded in 1947, and was previously known as the eastern transvaal rugby football union. The original participating unions were western province, griqualand west, transvaal and eastern province. The second blazer is that of the south eastern transvaal rugby union team and the badge is the flower of the arum lilly or varkoor. Overall the tourists played twentyfive matches, winning sixteen, losing five and drawing four. Northern transvaal did not qualify for the 1992 currie cup final. He trialed for the 1949 south africa tour of new zealand, and again for the 195152 tour of great britain, ireland and france, for which he was. The lions were unsuccessful in the test series against south africa, losing by three matches to nil with one match drawn. Against eastern province at salisbury, robertson was brought into the side at pivot.
History tests currie cup matches international matches rugby world cup qualifying rugby world cup finals. Northern transvaal vs transvaal, 1414 in johannesburg 1972. History the falcons rugby union was originally founded in 1947, and was previously known as the eastern transvaal rugby football union. Jannie le roux the transvaal rugby boss who made quite a fuss about nothing. By 1942, at province level, he was representing the orange free state, remaining with them until 1945 when he switched to eastern transvaal. Including the full scores of all important matches since 1876. Keith murdoch who, according to gabriel david in his book rugby and be damned demonstrated he was the strongest prop in world rugby when playing against northern transvaal. Natal is now kwazulunatal and now generally known as the sharks. Some of the players described it as dull but manager ron burk said it was. What is it 1993 northern transvaal currie cup season. The third blazer is the eastern transvaal schools blazer with a white rosebud as emblem. After the 1995 world cup, rugby was declared professional in south africa, after which the eastern transvaal rugby football union merged with the vaal triangle rugby union to form the gauteng falcons rugby union and.
The valke rugby referee society vrrs was originally founded in 1947, and was previously known as the eastern transvaal rugby referee society. Download eastern transvaal travel guide book pdf epub mobi. Northern transvaal northern transvaal rugby 50 edited by mc van zyl. Keevy played club rugby for brakpan and provincial rugby for both orange free state and eastern transvaal. Northern transvaal northern transvaal rugby 50 edited by mc van zy. Most of these teams were either named after antelope or plants, so you had the rooibokke of transvaal, the elandeof northern free state, the kudus of both the griqualand west and eastern transvaal unions, the blesbokke of south eastern transvaal, and the impalas team of the western transvaal ect. Griqualand west vs northern transvaal, 119 in kimberley 1971. The name transvaal refers to the provinces geographical location to the north of the vaal river. Eastern transvaal 19471997, griquas 18861986, orange free state. Rugby history a great selection of rugby books rugby relics. The mclook rugby collection 1970 tour in conclusion. Prior to the establishment of the province, the term eastern transvaal was used to refer to the eastern part of transvaal province, or to the scenic tourist area around the escarpment and mpumalanga lowveld bordering the kruger national park.
Under the leadership of willie john mcbride, the lions would go through the tour undefeated, winning 21 of their 22 matches and being held to a draw in the final match, albeit in controversial circumstances. History the falcons rugby union was founded in 1947 as the eastern transvaal rugby football union. Provinsie transvaal, commonly referred to as the transvaal. Before they were known as the lions, the transvaal team were simply know as the rooibontes, referring to their white jerseys with red hoops. Next it expanded into the western transvaal towns, klerksdorp and potchefstroom. Prominent clubs involved in the process were pirates, wanderers, pretoria, potchefstroom and kaffrarians. The currie cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world, with the first games played in 1889 but it was only in 1892 that it came to be known by that name. Rugby mishmash the history of rugby union in 1 image. The first 10 minutes of this contest was like a fullscale war. After the 1995 world cup, rugby was declared a professional sport in south africa, after which the eastern transvaal rugby football union merged with the vaal. The waterhole rugby museum and private pub home facebook. Yeah right, collin meads might have been a central figure in new zealand and of all black rugby but was definitely not such a central figure outside this tiny island that the incident would or did as a matter of fact shook up the rest of the world. Salisbury, rhodesia ian william robertson facebook. Click the image above to purchase memorabilila for eastern transvaal v new zealand 1970 or the link below to browse our rugby memorabilia.
Welcome to the default page for eastern transvaal rugby statistics. Every currie cup winner since 1889 champions of south africa. After the 1995 world cup, rugby was declared a professional sport in south africa, after which the eastern transvaal rugby football union merged with the vaal triangle rugby union to form the gauteng falcons rugby union. New zealands colin meads lies in hospital with an arm break he sustained vs eastern transvaal 1970 ronan ogara of the lions reacts to being punched repeatedly by duncan mcrae 2001 ryan crotty of the crusaders receives treatment during the super rugby grand final against the waratahs 2014. In 1962 the british lions rugby union team toured southern and eastern africa. Weeks later on 29 september south west africa won their promotionrelegation match against eastern transvaal 369. Oct 26, 2017 northern transvaal became the blue bulls. Most consecutive matches unbeaten in the currie cup. By 1987 there were 28 teams taking part at craven week. Northern transvaal were also renamed the blue bulls although this was less of a problem for their supporters as this had been the teams nickname for many years.
According to former wales international and lion john taylor, the 99 call resulted from an incident that occurred during the lions 1968 south africa tour that saw john oshea become the first and to date only lion to have been sent off during a lions tour. Keevy began playing club rugby at around the age of sixteen, his main club being brakpan rfc. The manager was brian vaughan and the assistant manager was harry mckibbin. Eastern transvaal became the gauteng falcons, then falconsvalke, now valke. A history of western province cricket 2012, with krish reddy and andrew samson, in. This page is dedicated to the legends of transvaal rugby. Jonty winch, in his book, rhodesia rugby a history of the national side. Eastern province vs transvaal currie cup rugby highlights. Aug 10, 2015 steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world.
After the 1995 world cup, rugby was declared a professional. In another book i found this picture of of an all black holding a gold bar above his. Eastern transvaal 1995 school of rugby school of rugby. Mpumalanga was formerly south eastern transvaal which became south eastern transvaal and low veld. The mclook rugby collection 1970 last three matches. The lions won all their noninternational matches except for those against northern transvaal and eastern transvaal. The lions drew the test series against south africa, each team winning two of the four matches. Looking for rugby memorabilia north west newspapers. Western province is the only union that has never changed its name or added anything to it. The transvaal rugby union, with its headquarters in johannesburg, was formed in 1889 after delegates from different clubs in the region decided to form a united rugby union to look after the wellbeing of the clubs. Ten peculiar facts about rugby in rugby union for dummies 2nd edition, p294 pub. In 1974, the british lions toured south africa, with matches in south west africa and rhodesia which would later become namibia and zimbabwe respectively. Before 1994, mpumalanga was part of the nowdefunct transvaal province.
Steeped in history and tradition, the absa currie cup dates back to 1889 and is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. Terry mclean titled the chapter in his book where he discusses the eastern transvaal match the break that shook the world. Murdoch is one of the most tragic stories in new zealand rugby history. Robert owen loftus versfeld, after which the stadium in pretoria is named, was a lifetime member of the transvaal rugby football union. The transvaal rugby union was founded in 1889, which makes it the 4th oldest rugby union in south africa, with only western province 1883, griqualand west 1886 and eastern province 1888 older. Internationals such as commemorative amateur and modern era, rugby world cup finals, rugby world cup south africa only, south africa home and away amateur and modern era, original amateur 15 man. Yeah right, collin meads might have been a central figure in new zealand and of all black rugby but was definitely not such a central figure outside this tiny island that the incident would or did as a matter of fact. A time to reflect and remember it has been a tough year allround, but even more so for those of you who lost loved ones as a result of covid19 or any other reason. Annuals, books, magazines featuring letters to the editors columns, match day programmes e. The transvaal rugby union was formed in johannesburg in 1889 after members of different clubs around johannesburg decided to form a central union in the region. Ultimate rugby experience, nooitgedacht, stellenbosch 2021. Rugby world cup finals car irb nations cup african trinations bankfin trophy vodacom cup.
Sadly, tragedy struck at home in 1966 when i sustained a severe injury to. Albert charles jakkals keevy 12 november 1917 unknown was a south african rugby union player, most often playing as a fullback, though sometimes utilised at flyhalf. For a prize they received a silver cup donated by the south african rugby board, now displayed at the sa rugby museum in cape town. Northern transvaal vs orange free state, 3022 in pretoria. Western province vs northern transvaal, 1515 at newlands. Western transvaal vs eastern free state, olenpark, potchefstroom. Eastern transvaal travel guide written by rita van dyk, published by anonim which was released on 26 march 1993. Tvl blazer comes from fellow collector willem du preez and the other two were purchased from hospice. In 20, taylor recalled that during a lions tour match against eastern transvaal. The first tournament was held in kimberley and was won by western province.
Click the image above to purchase memorabilila for eastern transvaal v british isles 1955 or the link below to browse our rugby memorabilia. John wiley and sons, chichester, england isbn 9780470035375 cotton, fran ed. Western province known for sponsorship reasons as dhl western province is a south african professional rugby union team based in newlands, cape town, that participates in the annual currie cup and vodacom cup tournaments. They won the first test by a single point and the third by three points and lost the second and fourth matches by wider margins. In 1989 winger carel du plessis scored a last minute try as wp managed to draw with northern transvaal 16 all, riaan well as the lock doerie. Founded in 1883, the team has won multiple titles, a record of 34 currie cup titles including the inaugural competition, the vodacom cup, the absa nite series, and the lion. All blacks in transvaal the mclook rugby collection. Jul 09, 2005 the teams taking part in the first craven week were boland, border, eastern province, eastern transvaal, griqualand west, natal, north eastern cape, northern transvaal, orange free state, rhodesia, south west africa, south western districts, transvaal, western province and western transvaal. Northern transvaal vs western province, 283 in pretoria 1970. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition. All blacks were required to carry pass books containing fingerprints, photo and. Orange free state became free state, then free state cheetahs. After the 1995 world cup rugby was declared professional in south africa, after which the eastern transvaal rugby football union merged with the vaal triangle rugby union to form the valke rugby. For the moment we have set up this page for eastern transvaal rugby statistics where you can have a look at the last 12 matches they have played and.
All blacks 34 transvaal 17 transvaal was one of the big guns and have been one of the stronger provincial teams in sa during the 1970s and this was the first real quality opposition for the ab on tour. Northern transvaal vs western province, 399 in pretoria. In the 1994 currie cup tournament, a rugby union competition in south africa, the blue bulls team from northern transvaal came 5th out of 10 teams and most memorable currie cup finals. Eastern transvaal v british isles rugby match 1955. Transvaal vs eastern transvaal, 2519 in springs 1973. Transvaal for example had to change their name to the golden lions. The tournament is regarded as the cornerstone of south africas rugby heritage, and the coveted gold trophy remains the most prestigious prize in south african domestic rugby. The falcons rugby union was founded in 1947 as the eastern transvaal rugby football union. School of rugby is a schools rugby website which covers schools rugby as well as. When the union was formed in 1889, it was named transvaal, based on the name of the province that the union was in at. The mclook rugby collection all blacks in transvaal.
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