Sports activities in South Africa

Rugby in South Africa

The Danie Craven Museum in Stellenbosch is one of the most comprehensive rugby museums in South Africa. In front of the museum is the memorial statue of Danie Craven and his dog, Bliksem, one-and-a-half times larger than life. Did You Know? Stellenbosch University's rugby club is the largest rugby club in the world.

The most important rugby stadiums in South Africa are:

• Newlands, Cape Town

• Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

• Ellis Park, Johannesburg

• Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

• Springbokpark, Bloemfontein

• Kingspark, Durban

• Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth

The national rugby team is the Springboks.

Cricket in South Africa

Cricket is extremely popular in South Africa. When South Africa plays a five-day test, almost the whole male South African population comes to a standstill, most of them glued to the TV or radio, even during business hours.

The main cricket fields of South Africa are:

• Newlands, Cape Town

• St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

• Wanderers, Johannesburg

• Centurion, Pretoria

• Kingspark, Durban

• Springbokpark, Bloemfontein

Soccer in South Africa

Soccer is the most popular spectator sport in the black community. The only stadium is the FNB Stadium. The national team's name is Bafana Bafana, meaning 'boys boys',

Tennis in South Africa

South Africa also excels in tennis, our main export products being Wayne Ferreira and Amanda Coetzer.

Athletics in South Africa

South Africa has a few very promising sportsmen and women who you should look out for. These include Lewellyn Herbert (400m Hurdles) and Marius Corbertt (javelin).

Golf in South Africa

Not only did South Africa produce the world-famous player, now a veteran, Gary Player, but this beautiful country is also home to Ernie Els, two-time winner of the American Open and many other golf competitions. see golf tourism in South Africa