Johan "Rassie" Erasmus is a South African rugby union coach and former player. He was the head coach of the South African national team from 2018 to the end of their 2019 World Cup campaign, doubling up on his duties as the first ever SARU Director of Rugby, to which he was appointed towards the end of 2017. He led South Africa to win the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and 2023. He also won the 2019 World Rugby Coach of the Year award. Erasmus played for the Free State, the Golden Lions, Cats and the Stormers. He won 36 caps for South Africa between 1997 and 2001, including playing at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighteenth participation overall and sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-apartheid era. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 125 athletes to the Games, 67 men and 58 women, to compete in 17 sports. Field hockey and women's football were the only team-based sports in which South Africa were representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in archery, BMX cycling, judo, shooting and weightlifting.
Austin Charles Smith is a South African field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club HC Den Bosch and formerly the South African national team.
Simon Orchard is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for New South Wales in the Australian Hockey League. He is a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team and has won several medals with them including gold at the 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, gold at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup and gold at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Craig Fulton is a South African coach and former field hockey player. He currently coaches the India men's national team and formerly coached the Ireland men's national team. As a player he represented South Africa at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup. His brother Grant and wife Natalie were also South Africa field hockey players. In 2004, Fulton and his wife became the first married couple to represent South Africa at the same Olympic Games.
Chris Hibbert is a South African former field hockey player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Natalie Fulton, also known as Natalie Haynes, is a former South Africa women's field hockey international. She represented South Africa at the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup and at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her husband, Craig Fulton, and her brother-in-law, Grant Fulton, were both South Africa men's field hockey internationals. In 2004 Fulton and her husband became the first married couple to represent South Africa at the same Olympic Games.
Birendra Lakra is an Indian former field hockey player. He represented India in men's field hockey and recently came out of retirement alongside Rupinderpal Singh and captained the Indian team in the Asia Cup held in Jakarta, Indonesia to a bronze medal. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics also, he also served as the vice-captain of Indian team.
Jonty Robinson is a South African field hockey player At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the tournament.
Timothy James Drummond, also known as Tim Drummond, is a South African field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club HDM and the South African national team.
Julian Allen Hykes is a former South African field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. After the 2018 World Cup he retired from the national team. He was also a cricketer, playing in two List A matches for Border in 2009.
Justin Reid-Ross is a retired South African field hockey player who played as a defender for the South African national team.
Taine Paton is a South African field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Hockey League club Gantoise. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, with his brother Wade Paton. He also represented South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He played a total of 145 matches for the South African national team until 2022.
Clinton Panther is a South African field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the national team in the men's tournament. He also represented South Africa at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
David Wessels, is a South African-Australian professional rugby union football coach. He is currently General Manager of High Performance at SA Rugby.
South Africa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era, and twentieth overall in Summer Olympic history.
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Mustapha Cassiem is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.
Abdud Dayaan Cassiem is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South Africa national team. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Maropeng Cavemen is a South Africa field hockey club. The club was established in 2016, and is one of 6 established to compete in South African Hockey Association's new premier domestic competition, Premier Hockey League.
