Articles Tagged “Horne”

  • Frank on the run

    Legendary milestone for Frankie Horne

    by Mike Jansen on May 09, 2013 | No Comments

    Francis Henry Horne, affectionately known as Frankie, played his first Sevens World Series tournament back in the sands of Dubai in 2007. That was the ‘old’ Dubai… before the lush green, state-of-the-art facilities of The…

    Posted in England

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    Happy Birthday, Tank!

    by Mike Jansen on Feb 24, 2011 | No Comments

    Today is our Springbok Sevens senior player Frankie Horne‘s birthday. Please join me in wishing the big guy a very happie birthday! Lekker dag, Tank! Frankie supporting Captain Kyle Brown in Adelaide (Pic: Morne De…

    Posted in Mike's Ramblings

  • Fiji retain Bok stranglehold

    Fiji retain Bok stranglehold

    by Mike Jansen on Feb 05, 2011 | No Comments

    Fiji continued its stranglehold over the Springbok Sevens with a 26-12 victory over the South Africans in the Plate final of the NZI New Zealand Sevens in Wellington earlier today. The two teams played to…

    Posted in New Zealand 2010/2011

  • Dubai Day1: Kyle Brown

    Dubai Day1: Kyle Brown

    by Mike Jansen on Dec 04, 2010 | No Comments

    Supersport rugby editor Brenden Nel spoke to South African Sevens skipper Kyle Brown as well as Frankie Horne after Day 1 of the 2010 Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens: Frankie Horne:

    Posted in Dubai, Dubai 2010/2011

  • SARU confirms Mapoe, Noble back for the BlitzBokke

    SARU confirms Mapoe, Noble back for the BlitzBokke

    by Mike Jansen on Nov 09, 2010 | No Comments

    SARU confirmed this afternoon that the former Springbok Sevens player Lionel Mapoe  is now a ‘current’ Springbok Sevens player. Powerful winger Lionel Mapoe has been included in the Springbok Sevens training squad who get together…

    Posted in 2010/2011 Season, Everything and/Alles en nog...

  • What do they feed the people in Paarl?

    What do they feed the people in Paarl?

    by Mike Jansen on Sep 10, 2010 | 1 Comment

    I just came across a FaceBook Group celebrating the sports stars who were born in, or have some kind of connection to the quaint Western Cape town of Paarl. Now, I have to admit that…

    Posted in Mike's Ramblings

  • No more Games for Frankie

    No more Games for Frankie

    by Mike Jansen on Aug 17, 2010 | No Comments

    Coach Paul Treu’s ambitions to be a force to be reckoned with in India in October has been dealt a massive blow. Frankie Horne, a key member of the Springbok Sevens team, has been ruled…

    Posted in Commonwealth Games

  • Treu: we have to buy into Team SA

    Treu: we have to buy into Team SA

    by Mike Jansen on Aug 08, 2010 | No Comments

    I’m not sure why the so-called “Bok purists” still have issues with the prancing Springbok emblem or Protea.  Both emblems are, after all, proudly displayed on the modern Springbok rugby jersey.  In my opinion, the…

    Posted in Mike's Ramblings

  • Images of Hong Kong 2009

    Images of Hong Kong 2009

    by Mike Jansen on Apr 20, 2009 | No Comments

    While there’s a brief lull in the Sevens Series, let’s re-visit the Mother-of-all-Sevens and the one title that continues to elude the BlitzBokke… The Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens! (pictures only)   Bok Sevens…

    Posted in Images of HK 7's 2009

  • One game at a time…

    One game at a time…

    by Mike Jansen on Feb 08, 2009 | No Comments

    So we didn’t win the New Zealand Sevens.   We had some injuries.  We made some changes. We learnt some hard lessons.  But we DO HAVE THE TALENT to move on. So we move on the…

    Posted in Bok 7's

  • Sorrie, Tannie!

    Sorrie, Tannie!

    by Mike Jansen on Jan 10, 2009 | 2 Comments

    As an expat, one treasures whatever little things from home one can get your hands on. (Mrs Balls, Ouma Rusks, Tassies… you get my drift?!) As an expat for 8 years, the “little things from home” become bigger…

    Posted in Bok 7's

  • George 2008

    George 2008

    by Mike Jansen on Jan 06, 2009 | No Comments

    Pic: Linda Ras (George, RSA)

    Posted in Images