South African Sports
The three most popular sports in South Africa are football (soccer), cricket, and rugby. Rugby is played by mostly by the Europeans. They also play more cricket than the blacks. On the other hand, blacks play more futbol than whites.
Cricket
Graeme Craig Smith is the youngest cricket captain ever. He was many great accomplishments including maintaining a Test batting average around the 50 mark and an ODI average of 40. He also was named SA Cricketer of the year in 2009.
He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and is 33 years old.
He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and is 33 years old.
Rugby
Jean De Villiers was the Springbok 2008 and 2013 player of the year. He is also the captain of the team. He shares the record for most Tests as a Springbok centre combination with Jaque Fourie (team mate). He was also the Players' Player of the year in 2008.
He was born in Paarl, South Africa and is 33 years old.
He was born in Paarl, South Africa and is 33 years old.
Futbol (Soccer)
Itumeleng Khune is the goal keeper and captain of Bafana Bafana, the South African futbol team. He won the Sports Star of the Year award in 2013.
He was born in Ventersdorp, South Africa and is 26 years old.
He was born in Ventersdorp, South Africa and is 26 years old.