Nick Said

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Undated: The Hout Bay United football club takes a holistic approach to its players, helping them find employment in the area and interacting with schools. (Photograph courtesy of Hout Bay United)

Hout Bay United, more than a football club

The amateur club from the Western Cape uses football to bring about social change in Hout Bay while helping its players find employment and excel at school.

By: Nick Said
10 Jan 2020

Sport

4 October 2019: South Africa’s Siya Kolisi during the national anthem before the Rugby World Cup match with Italy at the Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Japan. (Reuters/Peter Cziborra)

Springboks have added brains to traditional brawn

Springbok power was in full force against Italy, confirming that the South Africans’ strength, clever play and solid bench make them one of the toughest teams to stop at the World Cup.

By: Nick Said
7 Oct 2019

Sport

28 September 2019. The Japan team celebrate victory following the final whistle after the Rugby World Cup Group A game between Japan and Ireland at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photograph by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

What Japan’s historic win means

Beating Ireland at the Rugby World Cup is Japan’s ‘sequel’ to the ‘Miracle of Brighton’. And this latest win is even more special as it took place in their own backyard.

By: Nick Said
30 Sep 2019