Actor Sharlto Copley: Five top facts about the SA actor

Sharlto Copley is one of quite a few South African actors living it up abroad in Hollywood.

44-year-old Sharlto Copley is a South African actor and film producer who suddenly swept the globe when he stared in a local movie called District 9. Born in Jozi and now living abroad in LA, we thought we would look at some of our favourite Sharlto Copley facts.

Special District 9 genius
While we all know Sharlto from his magical “fokin prawns” lines in District 9. Most people have absolutely no idea that Wikus’ words were all his own work. While there was a very detailed script for Wikus, 100% of the character’s lines were improvised on the spot by Sharlto. What a legend, eh?

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His role in The A-Team had been a long time coming

Rugby News: Joel Stransky tips the Boks to triumph over England

Springbok legend, Joel Stransky believes South Africa have it in them to to defeat England, when the two sides clash over three Tests in June this year.

The series against the Poms begins a week after the Boks take on Wales in a historic once-off Test against Wales in Washington DC, in what will be new coach, Rassie Erasmus’ first game in charge after a horrid 2017 under Allister Coetzee.

Speaking to the Mirror, the World Cup-winning former flyhalf said home ground advantage, as well as their opponents’ injury woes will tip the scales in the hosts’ favour.

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“South Africa will feel that home ground advantage is big,” Stransky said.

“The fact it’s the end of the northern hemisphere season and England players will be tired is another considerat

Cricket News: Kirsten punts Australia to challenge for next year’s World Cup

Former Proteas coach, Gary Kirsten has tipped Australia to challenge for next year’s Cricket World Cup in England and Wales, despite being rocked by their recent ball tampering scandal.

The men from Down Under will, for the best part of the year, be without two of their best players in former captain, Steve Smith and his deputy, David Warner, who are serving one-year bans for their part in attempting to alter the condition of the ball, during the third Test against South Africa in Newlands in March.

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By the time the tournament kicks off on 30 May 2019, the duo would

Super Rugby News: Five talking points on the past weekend’s action

A botched call, a hot wing and the rampant Jaguares feature in our talking points after week 12 of the Super Rugby season.

Beale clanger costs Waratahs
Kurtley Beale’s baffling decision to cross-kick to Israel Folau in the final minute of the Waratahs’ 24-21 loss to the Blues was down to mistakenly believing his team had a penalty advantage.

The Tahs were laying siege to the Blues try-line for most of the second half and had put themselves into a position to win the match.

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After 19 phases in the dying minutes Beale kicked just too high for Folau in the right corner when keeping ball in hand was the better option. The ball went out and with it the Waratahs’ remaining hopes.

“I thought that was a penalty advantage because I sa

SA rugbyspeler vir hoë Engelse toekening benoem

ʼn Speler wat vir Suid-Afrika se naasbestes uitgedraf het, voor hy sy rugbyheil in Engeland gaan soek het, is vir ʼn hoë Engelse toekenning benoem.

Ruan Ackermann (22), die seun van die Springbok Johann Ackermann, is een van vyf spelers op die lys waaruit die toekenning vir die Premierliga se vonds van die jaar gedoen sal word.

Hy speel vir die klub Gloucester, wat deur sy pa afgerig word.

Ackermann jr., wat deur sommige as ʼn toekomstige Engelse toetsspeler beskou word, is glo een van die gunstelinge om die toekenning te wen.

Hy het reeds vier wedstryde vir die Barbarians gespeel – onder meer teen die Springbokke (2016) en die All Blacks (2017) – en het verlede jaar twee wedstryde vir Suid-Afrika A gespeel.

AfriForum se Kriel en Roets na VSA vir bewusmaking oor plaasmoorde en onteiening

Kallie Kriel, uitvoerende hoof van die burgerregte-organisasie AfriForum, en Ernst Roets, adjunk- uitvoerende hoof, vertrek vandag na die VSA waar hulle Suid-Afrika se situasie rondom plaasmoorde en die ANC se planne vir onteiening sonder vergoeding sal belig.

AfriForum se verskerpte veldtog om die internasionale gemeenskap se aandag op plaasmoorde en onteiening van eiendom sonder vergoeding te vestig, het die afgelope tyd vinnig spoed opgetel, sê Kriel.

Sedert ’n gesiene Australiese joernalis op besoek aan Suid-Afrika deur AfriForum geneem is om onderhoude eerstehands met plaasaanvalslagoffers te voer, het letterlik tientalle berigte oor plaasmoorde en die ANC-regering se voorgenome miskenning van eiendomsreg in die Australiese en ander hoofstroommedia verskyn. Prominente politici in Australië het kennis geneem en sterk standpunt ingeneem. Optogte teen die moorde en onteiening is onder meer in Perth en Brisbane in Australië gehou. In Maart is daar ook in Br

Major Bok shock: Rare outgrowth sidelines Serfontein

Cape Town – Centre Jan Serfontein could miss the Springboks’ upcoming Tests due to a rare injury.

Afrikaans website Netwerk24 reported on Sunday that a rare outgrowth on Serfontein’s thigh could keep him out for an extended period.

Serfontein, who boasts 35 Test caps, currently plies his trade at French club Montpellier and the injury saw him miss their Top 14 clash against Pau this past weekend.

The midfielder is currently receiving medical advice on whether he needs to undergo surgery or radiation to have the outgrowth removed.

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The report further stated that

The Wanderers Rugby Club alleges racial abuse after fixture ends in fisticuffs

An under 21 fixture between the Wanderers and Rooderpoort rugby clubs last Wednesday, ended in a brawl when one set of players took exception to the use of the K-word directed at their black players during the match.

The game ended 26-21 in favour of Rooderpoort, but their opponents were not satisfied in the manner in which it was handled, citing hostility from the referee, the players and the crowd in attendance.

According to the Wanderers Rugby Club’s report on the incident, Rooderport players, as well as the supporters, used the racial slur and referred to black players as “development players” as a way to undermine their merit.

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In a post shared on Facebook, Wanderers say their players shared the sentiments that the referee was being confrontat

Rugby News: Kriel reunited with Ackermann at Gloucester

South African international Jaco Kriel, who captained the Lions to successive Super Rugby finals, will be reunited with former coach Johan Ackermann after signing for English Premiership side Gloucester on Monday.

The 28-year-old flanker – capped 11 times since making his debut against Ireland in 2016 – has not played since injuring his shoulder against Australia last September.

Kriel will be unavailable for several months after undergoing a second operation on the shoulder in March.

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Despite this Gloucester’s director of rugby David Humphreys said he had been given assurances Kriel would be fit.

“Jaco’s record in his career so far speaks for itself, and he is a player that Johan rates very highly,” Humphrey

Super Rugby News: Five key talking points the weekend’s action

A former All Black’s motivating influence, a missing penalty try and an injury curse are among five talking points from the weekend’s Super Rugby action.

Reds’ Thorn in side of Lions
Former All Blacks lock Brad Thorn is making his mark on the Reds, highlighted by their gritty 27-22 win over South Africa’s table topping Golden Lions in Brisbane on Saturday.

The victory means the Reds have already won four games – the same number as in their entire abject 2017 season – with two games still to come against the winless Sunwolves.

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Thorn, who boldly dropped former Wallaby fly-half Quade Cooper from his 2018 squad, has encouraged the development of young pivot Hamish Stewart, who looms as the Reds’ first-choice playmaker next ye