Champions Cup 2018 ( Venue: Old Mutual Sports Hall, Wits University, Johannesburg) ( Date: 26-30 April). The Champions Cup 2018, Volleyball South Africa’s (VSA) prestigious national inter club championship for women and men has attracted a record entry of teams that will not only lock horns for the coveted silverware but also for much sought...Read More
Volleyball South Africa’s (VSA) prestigious National Inter Club Championship for men and women, “The Champions Cup”, gets under way from April 25-29 2018 at Wits University’s Old Mutual Sports Centre in Johannesburg. Entries to VSA’s flagship event has been capped at 20 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams. Entry fee is R2000 per team. Teams...Read More
TOURNAMENT RESULTS BEACH VOLLEYBALL WOMEN 1st: Randy Williams and Kristen Delcamer (Western Cranes 1) 2nd Anetta Friederiksen and Bejanke Della (Western Cranes 2) 3rd :Margaret Springer and Manana Mosai (Team VSA) MEN 1st: Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams (Western Cranes) 2nd :Khoutso Mamobolo and Nthoko Mdinji (Team VSA) 3rd :Nathaniel Rafapa and Jonas Mtholobi ...Read More
KINGDOM RHINOS V WESTERN CRANES At the outset it was abundantly clear that the Western Cranes game plan revolved around key attackers, Clinton Stemmet and the left handed Ethan May with Freedom Chiya chipping with his trade mark cross court blistering attacks from time to time. Even the fans in the stands who were firmly...Read More
(# You Can’t Stop The Rise) TOURNAMENT RESULTS BEACH VOLLEYBALL WOMEN 1st: Randy Williams and Kristen Delcamer (Western Cranes 1) 2nd Anetta Friederiksen and Bejanke Della (Western Cranes 2) 3rd :Margaret Springer and Manana Mosai (Team VSA) MEN 1st: Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams (Western Cranes) 2nd :Khoutso Mamobolo and Nthoko Mdinji (Team VSA)...Read More
GAUTENG THUNDERBOLTS V MAPUNGUBWE WARRIORS (Limpopo) One would have easily mistaken the bronze medal match between the Gauteng Thunderbolts and Limpopo’s Mapungubwe Warriors as a Gold Medal encounter. The match had all the trappings of an intensely fought final with powerful attacking, solid blocking and the occasional deft touches into unguarded territory that caught cover...Read More
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