The tournament will see 24 teams battling it out for the 2012 trophy and accompanying prizes, which include sunglasses from Sunglass Hut, Havaianas vouchers and Havana Club beach kits. Richard Hardiman from 2Oceansvibe Radio will be supplying the music on the day, while fans and competitors enjoy gourmet snacks from Café Caprice and Red Bull mocktails in the comfort of luxurious Havana Club cabanas. If you’re feeling the heat on the beach, then look out for the sun protection girls who’ll be on duty with sun spray – don’t be sorry the next day!

To book a table for the tournament, feel free to get in touch with Café Caprice on 021 438 8315 or info@cafecaprice.co.za. If you’d like more information or you have any queries, phone 021 434 6370 or email bonnie@brandnewmarketing.co.za.

It should be a fun day out as always. Enjoy!

Over 5,000 spectators are expected at this year’s Ultimate X festival. The action is set to take place at the Gateway Canal at the V&A Waterfront (opposite the Audi dealership), where some of the largest ride structures ever seen in South Africa will be built. Well known extreme sports athletes like Nick de Wit, Alastair Sayer and Dallan Goldman (FMX), Greg Illingworth, Colin and Stuart Louden (BMX), Moses Adams, Dlamini Dlamini and Justus Kotze (skate) and Devon Nassif and Nick Burton-Moore (wake boarding), will be taking part and competing for the top prizes.

In addition to the sporting action, there will be lifestyle stalls featuring brands like DC and Fox, a live radio broadcast, a full bar service, top SA bands and DJs, Xbox 360 gaming, plus a tented area where you can relax on day-beds, bean bags and sofas.

Gates open at 11h00 and the action is expected to finish by 19h00. Zula Lounge in Long Street will host the official after-party with bands and DJs providing the live entertainment.

You can buy Ultimate X tickets in advance from Computicket for R90 each. Alternatively, you can get your tickets at the gate on the day for R100 each. For children of four to six years old, the cost is R40. For more information on the event, check out www.ultimatex.co.za.

The game brings a light-hearted end to the pre-season training schedule for the DHL Stormers, as they gear up for the upcoming Super 15 season. Be sure to check out all of the DHL Stormers Super 15 fixtures – there are loads of great matches to look forward to. For the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras, the game gives them a bit of extra practise, as they defend the domestic T20 trophy which they won last year.

Tickets for the game can be purchased from the Sahara Park Newlands ticket office or at selected Pick n Pay and PostNet branches. The cost is R30 for adults and R15 for kids under 16 years old. Tickets will also be available online from TicketPros. The action kicks off at 12h00 and it should be finished by around 17h00.

If you’ve seen the two teams up against each other before, then you’ll know that it’s a lot of fun to watch. Where else can you see Springboks like Schalk Burger, Bryan Habana and Gio Aplon taking on the likes of Justin Kemp, Richard Levi and Charl Langeveldt in a game of cricket? All you have to do is decide who to support – the Cape Cobras or the Stormers. Enjoy!

The Cape Town Tens is the brainchild of SA rugby legends Bobby Skinstad and Robbie Fleck. The game merges the technical aspects of 15-man rugby such as line-outs and scrums, together with the speed, space and skills of sevens rugby. Each tens rugby team consists of five forwards and five backs.

This year, the competition is bigger than ever before with 72 teams competing in four divisions – the Premier League, the Vets League and the Heavy and Light Beer Leagues. As always, the tournament will see a few rugby legends participating – look out for the likes of Justin Marshall, David Rees, Leon Lloyd and Malcolm O’Kelly, along with SA stars Breyton Paulse, Pieter Muller, John Allen and Jake Boer.

One of the big prizes at this year’s event is a new Golf GTI, valued at R365,000 and sponsored by Stor-Age. To stand a chance of winning the car, you’ll need to fine-tune those kicking skills and have a crack at the posts. Look out for the Stor-Age branded promotion girls at the venue on the Friday and Saturday – they’ll be taking entries for the competition. Six selected finalists will have to kick at a red box during the Premier League semi-finals on the Saturday. Three will go on to the finals where the aim will be kicking for posts and the Golf GTI!

Entertainment is big at the Castle Cape Town Tens and the 2012 line-up includes GoodLuck, UK pop/rock band The Lightyears, the Graeme Watkins Project and also favourites Me and Mr Brown. In addition, you’ll find beer and food tents and also a kiddies play area, making the event accessible to the whole family.

Tickets for the 2012 Castle Cape Town Tens will be on sale from Computicket for R70 each, with no charge for kids under 12 years old. The event is brought to you by Castle, Powerade, Canterbury and the City of Cape Town.

The Odd Shaped Ball Charity Evening: 2 February 2012

To kick things off, a charity dinner event dubbed ‘The Odd Shaped Ball’ will be taking place at the Grand Café & Beach in Granger Bay on Thursday 2 February 2012. Book a table and chat with legends like Justin Marshall, Dan Lugar, Leon Lloyd, Bobby Skinstad and Robbie Fleck.

There’ll be dinner, drinks and live entertainment on the night, plus a Q&A session with the guys. All proceeds raised will go to the Jag Foundation and the Christina Noble Charity Foundation. Both organisations give much needed assistance to underprivileged kids.

Bookings for tables of ten cost R10,000. You can get in touch with Kirsti Lyall (kirsti@klprsa.com) or Andrea Smit (andrea@klprsa.com) / 021 671 4127 for more info and bookings.

Medac brings TLC to the Cape Town Tens

Medac/Rockets are the official rehab partners of the Cape Town Tens. Physiotherapists will be on duty at the Medac/Rockets Recovery Zone to assist players with recovery and managing injuries over the weekend. A cryo-therapeutic ice recovery pool will be available, while post-game massages will also be on offer to all players.

The Stormers will miss the likes of star centre Jaque Fourie and the promising Johan Sadie but they welcome back fullback Joe Pietersen from France, flyhalf Peter Grant from Japan and loose forward Duane Vermeulen from long-term injury. Gerhard van den Heever is a new addition on the wing, having moved from the Bulls. The team will no doubt look to Springboks Schalk Burger, Jean De Villiers, Andries Bekker, Gio Aplon and Juan De Jongh for experience and inspiration, while the new up and coming talents find their way in Super Rugby.

The season kicks off on 21 January 2012 with a selection of warm-up games which includes the Neo Africa Tri-Series (update: this is now called the DHL Pre-Season Series). You can then look forward to the 2012 Super 15 tournament which starts on 24 February 2012. Here are the fixtures for the DHL Stormers for the 2012 season.

DHL Stormers Warm-Up Fixtures:

• 21 January 2012: Boland vs DHL Stormers
  Boland Rugby Stadium
• 27 January 2012: DHL Stormers vs Lions (Neo Africa Tri-Series / DHL Pre-Season Series)
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town
• 4 February 2012: DHL Stormers vs Cheetahs (Neo Africa Tri-Series / DHL Pre-Season Series)
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town
• 11 February 2012: EP Kings vs DHL Stormers
  Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
• 12 February 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs DHL Stormers (Pick n Pay Newlands Cricket Challenge)
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town

DHL Stormers 2012 Super 15 Rugby Fixtures:

• 25 February 2012: DHL Stormers vs Hurricanes
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 17h05
• 3 March 2012: DHL Stormers vs Sharks
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 19h10
• 9/10 March 2012: Stormers bye
• 16 March 2012: DHL Stormers vs Blues
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 19h10
• 24 March 2012: Lions vs DHL Stormers
  Johannesburg – 19h10
• 31 March 2012: DHL Stormers vs Bulls
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 19h10
• 7 April 2012: Highlanders vs DHL Stormers
  Dunedin – 09h35
• 14 April 2012: Crusaders vs DHL Stormers
  Venue TBC – 09h35
• 20 April 2012: Reds vs DHL Stormers
  Brisbane – 11h40
• 28 April 2012: Force vs DHL Stormers
  Perth – 11h40
• 4/5 May 2012: Stormers bye
• 12 May 2012: DHL Stormers vs Cheetahs
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 19h10
• 19 May 2012: DHL Stormers vs Waratahs
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 19h10
• 26 May 2012: Sharks vs DHL Stormers
  Durban – 19h10
• 2 June 2012: Bulls vs DHL Stormers
  Pretoria – 19h10
• 30 June 2012: DHL Stormers vs Lions
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 17h05
• 7 July 2012: Cheetahs vs DHL Stormers
  Bloemfontein – 15h00
• 13 July 2012: DHL Stormers vs Rebels
  DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town – 15h00

The qualifiers, play-offs and final take place from 20 July 2012 to 4 August 2012. Dates, times and venues listed above are subject to change. Times are in SA local time.

It’s certainly a long season and the depths of each squad will be tested. The DHL Stormers are listed as favourites from the South African teams, with the Sharks also in with a good shout. The Lions will be interesting to watch after their brilliant showing in last year’s Currie Cup. The Bulls will be rebuilding and the Cheetahs will cause some upsets along the way. I’m sure defending champions the Reds and runners-up the Crusaders will once again be tough to beat. By the way, here’s the full list of 2012 Super 15 rugby fixtures, if you’re keen to check it out.

How do you think the teams will do this year? Feel free to post a comment and share your views. Go Stormers!

Cape Town Stadium. Photo courtesy of Bruce Sutherland, City of Cape Town.

Even though the Cape Town Stadium can hold around 10,000 more spectators than Newlands Rugby Stadium, there are reasons why a move to the new venue is not favourable. First of all, Newlands Rugby Stadium has 300 corporate suites, while the Cape Town Stadium currently only has 100 suites. The income received from corporate suites at Newlands is very important to the Western Province Rugby Union, so it’s a key factor to consider. And the cost of increasing the number of suites at Cape Town Stadium is reportedly around R120 million – not exactly small change.

Then, there’s rugby fans’ sentiment towards Newlands Rugby Stadium – the third oldest stadium in world rugby. And it’s not just from the fans. Rugby players (from past and present) will tell you what a privilege it is to run onto the famous ground for a big match. How can you take rugby away from Newlands?

Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing one or two big rugby matches at the Cape Town Stadium, with the bulk of the fixtures still at Newlands. Look at the success of the Tri-Nations game between South Africa and New Zealand, which was held at Soccer City in Johannesburg earlier this year. I’ve heard that they are considering the same venue again next year for that match-up. Then, look at the Currie Cup final at Coca-Cola Park (also a rugby ground with lots of tradition), where a capacity crowd attended and showed that two stadiums in one city can both host big rugby matches.

I get the feeling that the powers that be are concerned about the sustainability of the new stadium and they are turning to rugby – something that would consistently bring good crowds to the stadium. Don’t get me wrong, I think the new stadium is awesome and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed going there. But I would rather see them focus on other events which could bring people to the stadium, like the concerts we’ve had this year and events like the upcoming Cape Town Bike Festival.

Interestingly, I see that Cape Town Stadium will be hosting a once-off Heineken Cup rugby match on 14 January 2012. It’s the first Heineken Cup match to be played outside of Europe and sees UK club Saracens up against French club Biarritz in the pool stages. It’s an interesting move and I hope to see a good crowd attending the game. Don’t you think that it would’ve been great to have the South African leg of the Sevens World Series hosted in the Mother City? [UPDATE: The Heineken Cup match between Saracens and Biarritz will no longer be played at the Cape Town Stadium - the parties involved really dropped the ball on this one I'm sorry to say...]

It’s a pity that local soccer in Cape Town isn’t quite big enough yet to regularly fill the Cape Town Stadium. I’ve commented on this in the past and I sincerely wish that soccer could get a boost. It does take time though – look at the example of Major League Soccer in the USA. A plan which worked in the States, was to bring in big name players when they were looking for clubs to finish off their careers in style. Here’s a message to Ajax Cape Town – you have a world renowned brand, a world-class stadium and you’re based in one of the best cities in the world – why not use these advantages to try and bring one or two international players over?

Anyway, let’s get back to rugby.

Where would you like to see matches involving Western Province, the Stormers and the Springboks – at the Cape Town Stadium or Newlands? Feel free to post a comment and share your views. Cheers!

See PUMA's Mar Mostro at the V&A Waterfront. Photo by Chris Hill - PUMA Ocean Racing.

To kick things off, a PUMA pop-up store selling limited edition PUMA products and an entertainment zone called the PUMA Quad will be setup opposite the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre from 25 November 2011. The PUMA Quad will host daily activities, as well as daily sundowner Spinnaker Sessions with DJs Dino Moran and Craig De Sousa on the decks from 18h15 to 21h00. On 10 and 11 December 2011, they’ll spinning tunes from 19h15 to 22h00.

Sailing enthusiasts can look forward to grinding competitions at the PUMA Quad on 26 November, 1, 3 and 8 December 2011 from 15h00 to 18h00, as well as on 10 and 11 December 2011 from 14h00 to 16h00. There’ll be R1000 PUMA vouchers up for grabs and two grand prizes of R10 000 PUMA vouchers for the contestants with the top grinding scores on 10 and 11 December 2011.

The PUMA Social Club will also be back for all those after-hours athletes. This time round, you can try your hand at ping pong, darts and bowling at the PUMA All Hands on Deck party at Quay 4 on 9 December 2011. It’s the official Volvo Ocean Race party and features live performances by Jack Parow, Craig de Sousa, Holiday Murray, Anthea Scholtz, Them Tornados and The Wedding DJs. A limited number of tickets will be on sale at the door for R50 each and the party takes place from 16h00 to 01h00.

Fans will have the chance to view PUMA’s Mar Mostro in action in-port on 9 and 10 December 2011, as the teams gear up for the Volvo Ocean Race restart on 11 December 2011. Skipper Ken Read heads up the PUMA Ocean Racing team, which includes another ten of the best off-shore sailors from around the world, including South African born Jono Swain.

The Volvo Ocean Race starts in Alicante, Spain on 5 November 2011 and ends in Galway, Ireland in July 2012. Stop-overs along the way include Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Miami (USA), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France).

PUMA’s mascot and 13th crew member ‘Marmo’ visits kids in Cape Town

Kids will be able to see PUMA’s new mascot Marmo at the V&A Waterfront from 25 November 2011 to 11 December 2011. During the Cape Town stop-over, Marmo – who stars in a new illustrated children’s book called ‘Marmo Saves Our Seas’ – will be making guest appearances at the Two Oceans Aquarium and PUMA Quad for story-time readings. His aim is to educate little ones and their families about the importance of preserving the wonders of the oceans.

The story-time readings will take place inside the Aquarium from 25 November 2011 to 10 December 2011 – on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 10h30. The readings are free once you are inside the Aquarium. Readings at the PUMA Quad will take place on 25, 26 and 27 November 2011 at 14h30 and from 2 December to 11 December at 14h30.

HOME OCEANS: A new environmental documentary from PUMA.Creative

In addition to all the Volvo Ocean Race action and Marmo’s visit, free screenings of the new environmental film HOME OCEANS will take place at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre, VOR Race Village, Two Oceans Aquarium and Iziko SA Museum between 25 November 2011 and 11 December 2011. The film short was created through the PUMA.Creative programme to help raise awareness about the preservation of our world’s oceans and marine life.

The short film is directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, who also directed the visually-stunning environmental documentary with 500 million views, HOME – a film that PUMA.Creative supported through the French luxury goods group PPR. The 10-minute HOME OCEANS documentary highlights marine issues like rising floodwaters, the depletion of sea mammals and sea birds, changes to ecosystems, coral reefs and much more. The film will be available for public viewing at each of the ten Volvo Ocean Race global stop-over ports. HOME OCEANS is edited by renowned editor, Claire Ferguson, and has voiceovers in seven languages – Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish.

Screenings times at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre and VOR Race Village will vary each day, whilst screenings at the Two Oceans Aquarium and Iziko SA Museum will run all day between 25 November and 11 December. HOME OCEANS will also be screened at the Labia Cinema on Orange on 15 December, as part of the Wavescape Film Festival.

The 2011/2012 HSBC Sevens World Series has been expanded to include a ninth venue in Japan, adding to the list of hosts which includes Australia, Dubai, South Africa, New Zealand, USA, Hong Kong, Scotland and England. The South Africa Sevens tournament has moved from George and will now be held in Port Elizabeth at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. It would’ve been great to have the event at the Cape Town Stadium but I’m sure PE will be excellent hosts, as they showed in the Tri-Nations earlier this year. Tickets are available for the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens at Computicket and prices range from R80 to R300. I’ll post information on the fixtures for that tournament as soon as I have details.

Here’s the schedule for the 2011/2012 HSBC Sevens Rugby World Series:

• Round 1: 25 – 26 November 2011
  Skilled Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia
• Round 2: 2 – 3 December 2011
  7he Sevens Stadium, Dubai
• Round 3: 9 – 10 December 2011
  Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• Round 4: 3 – 4 February 2012
  Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
• Round 5: 10 – 12 February 2012
  Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, USA
• Round 6: 23 – 25 March 2012
  Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
• Round 7: 31 March – 1 April 2012
  The Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo, Japan
• Round 8: 5 – 6 May 2012
  Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh, Scotland
• Round 9: 12 – 13 May 2012
  Twickenham Stadium, London, England

New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji and England will be some of the favourites in the 2011/2012 Sevens World Series but there are always surprises along the way. That’s one of the factors that makes the Sevens game so popular. And don’t forget, Sevens rugby is only going to get bigger, as we look forward to seeing the event debut at the Olympic Games debut in Rio in 2016.

Go BlitzBokke!

For 2011/2012, the team welcomes back Proteas Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher, joining other well known players like Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Justin Kemp, Rory Kleinveldt, Vernon Philander, Richard Levi, Charl Langeveldt, Robin Peterson, Andrew Puttick and Herschelle Gibbs. It’s all about finding the right balance of players, so let’s see how the team goes this season.

Sahara Park Newlands - Photo courtesy of Mandy Freeman. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandyfreeman

Here are the fixtures for the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras for the 2011/2012 cricket season.

SUPERSPORT SERIES 2011/2012 FIXTURES:

• 13 October 2011: Chevrolet Warriors vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Buffalo Park, East London – 10h00
• 20 October 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Sunfoil Dolphins
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 10h00
• 27 October 2011: Nashua Titans vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Sahara Willowmoore Park, Benoni – 10h00
• 15 December 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs bizhub Highveld Lions
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 10h00
• 27 December 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Warriors
  Boland Park, Paarl – 10h00
• 5 January 2012: Chevrolet Knights vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley – 10h00
• 12 January 2012: Sunfoil Dolphins vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Pietermartizburg Oval – 09h30
• 26 January 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Nashua Titans
  Boland Park, Paarl – 10h00
• 2 February 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Knights
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 10h00
• 9 February 2012: bizhub Highveld Lions vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg – 10h00

The full list of SuperSport Series 2011/2012 fixtures is available as well.

DOMESTIC ONE DAY SERIES (1 DAY CUP) 2011/2012 FIXTURES:

• 4 November 2011: Sunfoil Dolphins vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban – 15h00
• 6 November 2011: bizhub Highveld Lions vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg – 10h00
• 11 November 2011: Chevrolet Warriors vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Axxess DSL St George’s, Port Elizabeth – 15h00
• 13 November 2011: Nashua Titans vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Sahara Willowmoore Park, Benoni – 10h00
• 16 November 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Knights
  Boland Park, Paarl – 15h00
• 18 November 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Nashua Titans
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 15h00
• 20 November 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs bizhub Highveld Lions
  Boland Park, Paarl – 10h00
• 23 November 2011: Chevrolet Knights vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein – 15h00
• 25 November 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Warriors
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 15h00
• 30 November 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Sunfoil Dolphins
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 15h00
• 9 December 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Warriors (2nd/3rd place qualifier)
  1 Day Cup Final
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 15h00
• 10 December 2011: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Warriers (2nd/3rd place qualifier)
  1 Day Cup Final Reserve Day
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town – 15h00

Play-offs take place from 4 December 2011 to 10 December 2011. Don’t forget to check out the full list of 1 Day Cup fixtures for 2011.

PRO20 SERIES 2011/2012 FIXTURES:

• 15 February 2012: Chevrolet Warriors vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Axxess DSL St George’s, Port Elizabeth
• 17 February 2012: Chevrolet Knights vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
• 22 February 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs TBA
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
• 24 February 2012: bizhub Highveld Lions vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
• 26 February 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Sunfoil Dolphins
  Boland Park, Paarl
• 2 March 2012: TBA vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Boland Park, Paarl
• 4 March 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Nashua Titans
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
• 9 March 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs bizhub Highveld Lions
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
• 11 March 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Knights
  Boland Park, Paarl
• 16 March 2012: Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras vs Chevrolet Warriors
  Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
• 18 March 2012: Nashua Titans vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Sahara Willowmoore Park, Benoni
• 21 March 2012: Sunfoil Dolphins vs Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras
  Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban

Play-offs take place from 25 March 2012 to 31 March 2012.

Date, times and venues above subject to change.

TicketPros is Cricket South Africa’s official ticket supplier to all domestic and international games. Get your tickets from TicketPros kiosks at PostNet outlets or call the TicketPros call centre on 087 151 4400.

Gianluca Vialli Soccer Point

• Spectacular location just off Beach Road, Sea Point
• 2 x FIFA approved Astroturf fields with flood lights and kick boards
• Social soccer, corporate league, ladies league, soccer school and team building
• Club house with bar, braai facilities and big screen TVs
• Started by soccer legends Gianluca Vialli and Franco Baldini
• Where: 21 Norfolk Road, Sea Point (just off Beach Road)
• Website: www.vialli5aside.co.za

Fives Futbol

• Three different sites in Mouille Point, Milnerton and Sunningdale
• Quality synthetic fields with flood lights
• Midweek corporate league, weekend league, ladies league, schools’ league, showbol league and senior league
• 5′s rugby also played
• Where:
  • Hellenic Club, 24 Bay Road, Mouille Point
  • Italian Club, 16 Donegal Street, Rugby, Milnerton
  • Sunningdale Sports Complex, Sunningdale (10 mins from Table View)
• Website: www.5v5.co.za

African Brothers Football Academy

• Located in Gardens, Cape Town
• Astroturf fields with flood lights
• Social games, league soccer, corporate events and soccer parties
• Where: Gardens Commercial High School Fields, Breda Street, Gardens
• Website: www.abfa.co.za

Note that it’s essential to book in advance if you’d like to play at these facilities. For more information and pricing, check out the websites listed above.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a similar 5-a-side soccer venue in the southern suburbs. If you know of one or perhaps there’s something on the way, then please let me know. I’d be interested to get the details. Enjoy the soccer!