The Lions are a South African professional rugby union team from Johannesburg who compete in the Super Rugby competition. They were previously known as the Cats between the 1998 and 2006 seasons. They had varied results in the competition, finishing at the bottom of the table six times, but reaching the semifinal stage five times. They reached their first final in 2016 – where they lost to the Hurricanes 20–3 in Wellington – and repeated the feat in 2017, losing 17–25 to the Crusaders in Johannesburg.
Uitenhage is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port Elizabeth and the small town of Despatch, it forms the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality.
The following lists events that happened during 1856 in South Africa.
Willem Boshoff is one of South Africa's foremost contemporary artists and regularly exhibits nationally and internationally.
Carel Willem Hendrik Boshoff was a South African professor of theology and Afrikaner cultural activist.
Cornelis Hiddingh, RNL was a South African born Dutch lawyer and civil servant, who acted as special envoy to the Orange Free State and South African Republic in 1855–1856 and was consul general of the Orange Free State in the Netherlands between 1861 and 1871.
Boshoff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Willem Schalk Alberts is a professional rugby union player who currently plays for Stade Français in the French Top 14 competition. He previously played for the Lions and the Sharks in Super Rugby and for the Golden Lions and Sharks in the Currie Cup. He was schooled at Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp.
Frederik Willem Wepener is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker for the Lions in Super Rugby and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup. Wepener has previously represented Clermont Auvergne, Griquas, the Leopards and the Blue Bulls.
Jannie Boshoff is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either as a winger or a centre. Although contracted to the Lions, he joined Griquas on loan for the 2012 Vodacom Cup and 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division campaigns.
Marnitz Louis Boshoff is a South African rugby union player who usually plays as a fly-half or fullback. He plays for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge, having previously played for South African provincial sides Griquas, the Blue Bulls and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and for Super Rugby side the Lions. He also had a short stint with Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14.
Petrus Willem van der Walt is a South African-born Japanese rugby union player, currently playing with NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is lock or flanker.
Willem Stephanus Britz is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Japanese sides the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Top League.
Willem Andries Liebenberg is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Top 14 side Stade Rochelais. His regular position is flanker.
Jaco van der Walt is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Scottish Pro14 side Edinburgh. His regular position is fly-half.
The 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 77th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 7 August to 24 October 2015. The tournament was the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
Henri Bossau Boshoff is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with SuperLiga side Timișoara Saracens. His regular position is loosehead prop.
Lloyd Dirk Greeff is a South African rugby union player for the Cheetahs in the Pro14, the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a winger or a centre.
Shaun Reynolds is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby, the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Willem Leon Massyn is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby, the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is flanker or number eight.
