The Sports Editor

In this episode, we talk to legendary South African hockey player, Murray Anderson.

We look at that time for the 1996 squad and how things unfolded for South Africa. We also touch on the current squad's performances and what lies ahead for them. What more must the South African hockey fraternity do to get the recognition and support the game deserves? We try to tackle those questions as well as we can and look into the hockey world of South Africa.

In this in-depth conversation on the game of rugby, Loffie gives his thoughts on how challenging times always have a sliver lining.

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The Diocesan College (Colloquially known as Bishops) as it is more commonly known, was established on 2 October 1849 by the Bishop of Cape Town.

Some of the notable alumni from Bishops include the likes of Mark Shuttleworth, Tim Noakes, Herschelle Gibbs and more recently Francois Louw and Dillyn Leyds.

In this talk, Wes Chetty who is the 1st XV Head Coach of Bishops Rugby, gave us a good take on how Bishops has been so successful in the popular sport amongst South Africans. Bishops is well-known for the running rugby brand and we look closely as to how the squads have been successful in producing results above their weight.

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Dick Muir was part of the 2009 Springbok coaching staff with Pieter de Villiers that beat the British and Irish Lions team. It was a physical affair played ta the utmost intensity.

Dick is still involved in the coaching world as he is part of the Sharks Academy as well as the Academy of Sports.

Who do you think is going to win the contests between the Springboks and the B& I Lions?

Is an upset on the cards?

Bjorn Basson has over 100 Super Rugby caps to his name as well as 11 Springbok caps.

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In this interview, Craig Matthews gives us a breakdown on the recent Test success South Africa had over the West Indies and we have a close look at where the strengths and weaknesses lie in the current SA Squad.

Craig represented South Africa 18 times in Test matches taking 52 wickets whilst in 56 ODI's matches he took 79 wickets at an average of 25. Craig also took a combined total of 533 wickets at Provincial level for Western Province.

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SACS, also known as South African College Schools, is the oldest school in South Africa, established in 1829. One sport that the school prides itself on is rugby.  With a host of sporting alumni that carry the name of the school very high, we spoke to Head of Rugby, Graeme Wepener to see exactly how the programme has done this season.

Graeme was the Head Coach of the 1st XV for 6 years and did excellent work and has continued in the sporting department to give his expertise and advice a the Head of Rugby.

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One of the most exciting prospects in swimming for South Africa goes by the name of Matthew Sates.

At 18 years of age, Matthew has qualified to represent South Africa at the Olympic Games held in Tokyo after brilliant performances in the 100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley.

In talking to Matthew, it is brilliant to see how composed and focused he is as he has been compared to the likes of Michael Phelps but is always determined to give his best at each race.

This athlete is someone to watch.

In this interview, Ryan Strudwick talks to us about school sport and the current situation it finds itself in.

Ryan is the current Director of Sport at Michaelhouse, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and has served at the school for four years now.

We have a look at the sport programme Michaelhouse offers, how they have adjusted to the circumstances as well as keeping the learners focused on the sporting goals.  

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Fanie de Villiers is one of South Africa's most successful seam bowlers. In his First Class career, Fanie took a total of 427 wickets in 102 matches as well as 85 wickets in 18 Tests for South Africa.

In this conversation, we look at how Fanie was so able to achieve what he did in his career. We also look at where South Africa currently is and how important it is to fast track potential players. with a lot of negativity surrounding cricket in South Africa at the moment, a close look was given at the leadership style of the current set up.

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