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Take a run in a vineyard…

If getting fit is one of your new year’s resolutions, then this might be just the thing for you. Get you tekkies on and pull those laces tight because the mountain biking event specialists, Dirtopia, have opened up the trails to all the runners amongst us. Getting 2012 off to a healthy start couldn’t be [...]

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Mountain biking at its vine-est

* Challenging and picturesque routes for all levels of riders* Picture a spectacular vineyard in the heart of the Stellenbosch, the sun is shining and the sky is blue. Gorgeous, isn’t it? Now imagine your one of 3,500 mountain bikers whizzing through your choice of four scenic routes. With serious climbs, technical descents and oodles [...]

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We still love cricket, oh yeah!

So we may not have made it through to the next round of the cricket world cup, but there you go, that’s life – you win some, you lose some. Granted, it was a big game and we should have won it, but at the end of the day, we didn’t – time to build [...]

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Bokkie – the Springboks’ mascot

Looking ahead to Saturday’s Tri Nations action, the Boks meet the All Blacks for their second game in Wellington. To my delight, I found this awesome promotional video for the Springboks mascot. It came out a while back but definitely worth a look see. It was produced entirely in house by the guys at Sunrise Productions in Cape [...]

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Piet the Octopus

The 2010 Tri Nations is under way with the All Blacks beating the Springboks 32-12 in the season opener at Eden Park. Piet also predicted that Bakkies would be yellow carded – No surprises there! ** The disappointment is still fresh but we should have seen the signs** Share and Enjoy:

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