Players Corner


NAME:
IB Foster
NICK NAME:
IB AKA Mr elastic

CLASSIFICATION: NA
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
"Gebruik elke dag ten volle want dit mag jou laaste dag wees"
MY SPECIAL POWER:
My long arms
CLAIM TO FAME:
Was on OFM with Riaan van Heerden
CLAIM TO SHAME:
Confused a guy's wife as his sister
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
To be part of a team and be more independent
BIRTHDATE:
14-04-1988

NAME:
Cobus van Zyl
NICK NAME:
"Dagga"

CLASSIFICATION: Coach
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
Never ever stop-Churchill
MY SPECIAL POWER:
"Klip gooi"
CLAIM TO FAME:
Never lost against the national wheelchair rugby team as an able body player
CLAIM TO SHAME:
The only girl in the team broke my pinkie
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
It makes me feel alive
BIRTHDATE:
29-01-1982

NAME:
Yolande Oosthuizen
NICK NAME:
"Sussie"

CLASSIFICATION: 2
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
"Jy kan nie se jy kan nie, voor jy nie probeer het nie"
MY SPECIAL POWER:
Girl power
CLAIM TO FAME:
I am the only girl playing wheelchair rugby
CLAIM TO SHAME:
Called time out when my team was not in position of the ball
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
The game gave meaning in my life again
BIRTHDATE:
21-03-1979

NAME:
Victor Buitendag
NICK NAME:
Vic

CLASSIFICATION: 2
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
Go hard or go home
MY SPECIAL POWER:
God
CLAIM TO FAME:
Wheelchair rugby
CLAIM TO SHAME:
Shitting myself
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
Inspiration
BIRTHDATE:
07-10-1967

NAME:
Ben Kruger
NICK NAME:
Barend Phillippus Hendrikus

CLASSIFICATION: NA
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
It is better not reaching for stars than not having stars to reach for
MY SPECIAL POWER:
Laughter
CLAIM TO FAME:
Met Andre Venter
CLAIM TO SHAME:
Always say the wrong things on the wrong time
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
Physical exercising and socializing
BIRTHDATE:
05-12-1986

NAME:
Louis Niewoudt
NICK NAME:
Louis

CLASSIFICATION: 1
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
Positive thoughts breeds positive actions
MY SPECIAL POWER:
Defence
CLAIM TO FAME:
Work for SARS
CLAIM TO SHAME:
Work for SARS
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
Everything!!!
BIRTHDATE:
25-06-1984

NAME:
Derik Olivier
NICK NAME:
"D"

CLASSIFICATION: Technical assistant
MY SPECIAL POWER:
I have animation skills
CLAIM TO FAME:
I know famous people
CLAIM TO SHAME:
Had to play Tom Cruise (when my voice was breaking) in a school play
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
Opportunity
I love this game
BIRTHDATE:
21-08-1988

NAME:
Sakkie Vusishabangu
NICK NAME:
"Sakkie"

CLASSIFICATION: Technical assistant
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
Remember your roots
MY SPECIAL POWER:
I can run very very very far
CLAIM TO FAME:
I know famous people
CLAIM TO SHAME:
I fell while I was running very very very far
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
Socializing
BIRTHDATE:
28-08-1981

 

NAME:
Gerrie Swarts
NICK NAME:
"Jerrie"

CLASSIFICATION: 0.5
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
"Die lewe op aarde is soos ʼn grasperk. As jy een gras helm pluk is dit jou leeftyd of aarde en die res van die grasperk is die ewige lewe"
MY SPECIAL POWER:
My mouth
CLAIM TO FAME:
I met John Smit and Butch James
CLAIM TO SHAME:
My pants were pulled down while playing rugby
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
It gives me self confidence and helps me rid my frustrations
BIRTHDATE:
22-09-1988

NAME:
Willem Stiglingh
NICK NAME:
"Wille willem"

CLASSIFICATION: Abled body
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
If you don’t know to witch port u are sailing no wind is favourable
MY SPECIAL POWER:
Passion
CLAIM TO FAME:
I started studying when I was 45years old
CLAIM TO SHAME:
"SENSORRED"
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
Participation with people I enjoy the most
BIRTHDATE:
03-06-1952

Name:
Luaan Degenaar
Favourite quote:
"Dream it, believe it, achieve it"
Special power:
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Claim to fame:
"Rippley's world record holder for pulling a truck with my wheelchair."
Claim to shame:
"NOVIS....show us your crack"
What the game means to me:
"Scaling the heights, bashing the barriers, shifting the boundaries....making it so..."
Birthday:
July 7, 1967

Name:
Bennie dorfling

Favourite quote
Good, better, best, never let it rest until your good is better and your better, best
Special power
I am passionate about what I do
Claim to fame

  1. It took me 7years to make the national team, but I never gave up
  2. I was at Frik du Preez’s player of the century party
Claim to shame
I drove over the pavement in the cemetary when trying to drive again


What the game means to me
Opportunity and exitement
Birthday
11-08-1970

NAME:
Yvette van der Westhuizen
NICK NAME:
"ywetta, wet…."

CLASSIFICATION:
Team manager and trainee classifier
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
I know God would not give me anything that I could not handle, I just wish he did not trust me so much.
MY SPECIAL POWER:
I have powers?????
CLAIM TO FAME:
My photo was in the Blunt magazine
CLAIM TO SHAME:
The photo in the Blunt magazine was only 2cm x 2cm big
WHAT THE GAME MEANS TO ME:
It means life!!!!!!
BIRTHDATE:
18-07-1984

 

 
 

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