Semi-Final 1: GAUTENG THUNDERBOLTS  V KINGDOM RHINOS (KZN) In the opening minutes of the first semi final match  between the Kingdom Rhinos{KZN) and Gauteng Thunderbolts, Devin O’ Regan latched on to Rhinos’ play maker. Kiresh Hiralal’s perfect set to position 2 and pounded it past a hapless Thunderbolts blockers to register their first point....Read More

First Semi Final: RANDY WILLIAMS/ KRISTEN DELCARMER (Western Cranes, Western Cape) Versus LEBOGANG MALAHLELA / MOKETE MATULUDI (Mapungubwe Warriors, Limpopo Province)   It seemed that youngsters, Lebogang Malahlela and Mokete Matuludi( the Mapungubwe Warriors) from the Limpopo Province went into the semi final clash against the tournament’s top seeds, Randy Williams and Kristen Delcarmer with...Read More

The semi- final fixtures scheduled for SATURDAY 24 March 2018 1st Semi-Final: KZN’s Kingdom Rhinos  v Gauteng Thunderbolts at 4pm (16:00) 2nd Semi- Final: Western Cranes (Western Cape) V Mapungubwe Warriors (Limpopo)  at 6pm (18:00)   SUNDAY 25 MARCH 2018 (FINALS) BRONZE MEDAL MATCH: Loser semi final 1 v Loser semi final 2 GOLD MEDAL ...Read More

WESTERN CRANES V DIAMOND KUDUS Sports pundits often say that a team’s performance depends on the strength of their opposition. For bottom of the log standings, the Diamond Kudus whose only claim to fame at the 2018 National Volleyball League (NVL) is winning a set against the Mpumalanga Buffaloes were clearly intimidated by the high...Read More

MPUMALANGA BUFFALO V DIAMOND KUDUS With the last round of fixtures played over this weekend ( 16-18 March), Mpumalanga Buffalo and Diamond Kudus who are languishing in the bottom half of the NVL log standings simply had no prospects of making it into the semi-final stage of the inaugural 2018 National Volleyball League (NVL). For...Read More

Giants VS Mapungubwe Warriors The opening match on the 3rd week of fixtures on Friday between Free State Giants and Mapungubwe Warriors ended in five sets, a first in the tournament (25-20; 21-25; 23-25; 15-9) in favour of the Limpopo outfit, Mapungubwe Warriors. Given their winning form over the past 2 weeks the Warriors were...Read More

Nine provincial teams converged on the University of Kwa Zulu Natal’s Westville Campus Sports Centre (indoor volleyball) and Durban’s New Beach (beach volleyball) over the weekend for the second round of fixtures in the National Volleyball League (NVL). The 2018 edition of the NVL is played over four weekends in March with a prize money...Read More

Tongaat’s Kiruben Naicker has teamed up with Durbanite, Richard Payne as KZN’s representatives in beach volleyball at the inaugural 2018 National Volleyball League (NVL), an initiative by Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA). The beach volleyball competition is staged at Durban;s New Beach over four weekends in March as the 1st leg of the NVL....Read More

EASTERN CAPE EAGLES V WESTERN CRANES With two weekend wins under their belts against Mpumalanga Buffalo (3-0) and Gauteng Thunderbolts (3-1) the Western Cranes proved to be too strong for the Eastern Cape Eagles when they clashed in the opening fixture on Sunday. A 3 sets to 0 straight sets win (25-16; 25-13; 25- 23)...Read More

DIAMOND KUDUS V KINGDOM RHINOS It was a case of a “baptism of fire” for the winless Diamond Kudus from Northern Cape when they faced the wrath of the log leaders, Kingdom Rhinos who went on to thrash the newcomers in straight sets 3-0 (25-6; 25-8; 25-10). Starting the first set with a strong line...Read More