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Sep 29
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Come Play.co.za with us…

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Come Play.co.za with us…

All the sport, music and unrivalled gees of the Cape Town 10s will be back in February 2023, and new title sponsor, Play.co.za, will be taking this world-class festival over the line. 

With Netball, Rugby, Dodgeball, Hockey, and Soccer all in the lineup, the new title partner brings a virtual sporting arena into the team structure. A relatively new player, Play.co.za is home of live sports, esports, virtual and interactive fixed-odds gaming. Play.co.za brings more of the same expected energy to the Cape’s most popular lifestyle festival, as contenders, supporters and partygoers alike prepare to welcome the highly anticipated, full throttle return of the Play.co.za Cape Town 10s.

“Cape Town 10s is not just about the sporting action, we welcome some of the country’s biggest music acts and put on a show like no other, enjoyed by tens of thousands of fans from all over the country. Welcoming Play.co.za into the team is a great pleasure, with a brand ethos and sporting mindset that forms a most appropriate collaboration to enhance all that we have curated over the years. We’re preparing a 2023 festival that celebrates the return of sports and gatherings in a truly post-pandemic mindset, leaving nothing on the bench. If players and fans enjoyed the 10s in years gone by, they will not be disappointed by the action that the 2023 version will bring. If the packed sporting arenas and heaving music festivals across the globe in 2022 offer any indication, we are all ready to push it further, faster and with absolute commitment to fun in 2023!”” Andrea Gutsche. CT 10s Chief Entertainment Officer

Play.co.za Cape Town 10s is the brainchild of rugby legends Bob Skinstad and Robbie Fleck. Founded in 2008 as a rugby-only tournament, the festival has evolved into a multi-sport tournament where fans and players join together to have some fun, form incredible friendships and celebrate over a couple of cold ones. The 2023 Play.co.za Cape Town 10s will take place from 3 to 4 February. 

“It is with great excitement that we exit the bench and join the Play.co.za Cape Town 10s in 2023. The event offering is a natural fit for our virtual sporting arena, where competition meets fun, and strategy meets entertainment. With online and virtual connection now a celebrated part of today’s world, it is key to ensure we do not neglect the opportunity to connect live and in person with our client base. The Play.co.za Cape Town 10s offers the ideal platform for this kind of connection”, says Bianca Uys, Play.co.za Marketing Director.

Play.co.za will be making their first 10s debut as headline sponsor at the Winelands 10s this November at the well-known Welbedacht Wine Estate in Wellington. Festival passes and team entries are available on the 10s website. 

Two festivals, nine sports, eighteen live music acts, three hundred and sixty teams, four thousand players, and twenty-five thousand fans. It’s time to come play with us. 

Bookings for teams are now open via www.capetown.10s.co.za 

Interviews: kim@kimstephens.co.za 

Title sponsor: www.play.co.za 

About Play.co.za

Play.co.za is a leading South African premium sports and gaming platform with the mission to ensure that everyone has access to the latest sports offers, interactive gaming experiences, and more opportunities to win big. Play.co.za is committed to responsible gaming and is dedicated to an enjoyable and positive gaming experience for all players.

 

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Oct 29
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Cape Town 10s Welcomes SPAR Western Cape

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Cape Town 10s launches its 12th year of action-packed sport and live entertainment as 31 January and 1 February shapes up yet again for a massive weekend of hyped up experiences for fans, players and celebrities alike.

Players and fans can begin the count down and again look forward to an entertaining mix of rugby, hockey, netball, dodgeball and soccer, as well as the Run The 10s which is back for its second year. A fun new Golf format makes its way onto the scene as well!

With their shared passion for high-end energy and healthy lifestyle choices, Old School Group and SPAR Western Cape are thrilled to announce their partnership with SPAR Western Cape named as the official partner of the Cape Town 10s Netball and the SPAR Run The 10s event which takes runners through the iconic Green Point Stadium.

“With sporting fans and players returning year on year, Cape Town 10s ensures a world-class consumer experience for all Capetonians. The Cape Town 10s is an award-winning event and the biggest 10s of its kind in the world. The new partnership with SPAR Western Cape is really exciting and the perfect fit for the 10s. The SPAR ladies’ races and their long-standing relationship with netball in South Africa is a testament to their commitment to uplifting sport in South Africa and we are really happy to welcome them to the IAM10s movement.” says Gerhardi Odendaal, MD at 10s.

“SPAR is beyond excited to line up with the Cape Town 10s, particularly as our SPAR culture of caring extends beyond food and nutrition. Balance to life is key – it’s getting the right nutrition, enough rest, physical exercise and social engagement and that’s what Cape Town 10s offers up.  With Netball World Cup being hosted in SA in 2023, it’s a natural fit for us to be headlining the 10s Netball with over 112 netball teams taking part.  For these reasons we feel CT10s and SPAR are perfectly aligned, and we are excited to be a part of the event,” comments Elsabé van Zyl, Advertising Manager of SPAR Western Cape and Namibia.

Entries for Netball are now open and with 90 teams already registered and limited space for more the 2020 netball event at the 10s is going to be one massive experience, see the website details below to quickly book those last team places.

The positive response to the first successful Run The 10s that took place earlier this year was overwhelming and, as a result, Run The 10s is back and set to become a firm favourite with the active Cape Town sports community.  This 6km fun run on Saturday 1 February 2020 takes you through some iconic nooks and crooks and then finishes in the Cape Town 10s where the rest of the day can be spent taking in what is The Best Live Experience Event in South Africa. Keep an eye on the Cape Town 10s website for entries and other details.

For more info or to enter visit the website: https://capetown.10s.co.za/

The event is owned and proudly managed by Old School Group

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For any media enquiries please contact Andrea Grobbelaar at andrea@10s.co.za

Jan 30
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No live Esports tournament at CT10s, but fans can still enjoy Esports vibe

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The organisers of the Cape Town 10s, the pre-eminent annual social sport and lifestyle event, are always looking for innovative ways to innovate and appeal to an even wider and bigger audience and in 2019 one of the ways they are doing this is through including an Esports element to the festival.

“The face of sport, especially among young people, is changing. By including Esports in the Tens Series, we are keeping up with the top global trends in sport,” says Gerhardi Odendaal, CEO of Old School Group, the organisers of the event.

“In 2019, the Tens, WiFi-IT and Mettlestate created a partnership to include Esports in this traditionally outdoor sports festival series and to introduce participants, fans and consumers to the growing gaming industry. However, we have had to delay our very exciting partnership due to some technical aspects with regards to the tournament.”

Although there will still be Esports Zone at the Cape Town 10s, with big screens live streaming the action, two MCs, an entertainment area and an Esports activation, the qualifying teams will now compete for their share of the prize in an online tournament in the Mettlestate studio in Johannesburg as apposed to the live arena at the event. The R100 000 prize pool (courtesy of WIFI-IT Events) is still up for grabs for our four qualifying teams – it’s just the format in which they’ll play that’ll change.

“We know that nothing beats the experience and vibe of a LAN event, but, given the circumstances, this was the best outcome we could reach with all parties involved. We apologise to those fans who were looking forward to seeing the gamers live, and hope that they will still visit the Esports Zone to experience what this growing craze is all about,” added Odendaal.

If you’ve already purchased tickets to attend the Cape Town 10s, you’re still in for a treat because there’s loads to check out and enjoy, including epic live sports, 18 music acts and some of SA’s biggest sports and entertainment stars.

Join up to 4,000 sportsmen and women participating in eight different sport codes and an expected 25,000 fans at the Hamilton Rugby Club in Cape Town from 1 to 2 February and experience the fun, games and gees.

For more info, check out https://capetown.10s.co.za/

Event Details

Dates: 1 & 2 February 2019

Venue: Hamilton Rugby Club in Green Point

Price: From R50 for children (13-17 years); R140 for students and R150 for adults.

Tickets: Quicket (https://www.quicket.co.za/events/60577-cape-town-10s-2019/#/)

For more info visit the website: https://capetown.10s.co.za/

Social media

Twitter: @CapeTown10s

Facebook: www.facebook.com/capetown10s

Instagram: @capetown10s

Official event hashtag: #capetown10s #Iam10s

The event is owned and proudly managed by Old School Group www.oldschoolgroup.co.za

 

Jan 23
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Rugby Royalty Converge on Cape Town 10s

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Rugby royalty will converge on Cape Town during the first weekend of February for the 11th edition of the popular annual Cape Town 10s tournament.

Rugby enthusiasts should ensure that they do not miss the rugby highlight of the year when they will have the opportunity to watch and mingle with some of the legends of the game, including current and former Springboks Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, Bryan Habana, Bob Skinstad, Bakkies Botha, Robbie Fleck, Bolla Conradie and Jongi Nokwe.

The Cape Town 10s is the preeminent annual social sport and lifestyle event and will host nine different sport codes and 18 music acts at the Hamilton Rugby Club in Cape Town from 1 to 2 February.

As a winner of the 2016 Discovery Sport Industry Award for Best Live Experience Event, the organisers are always looking for innovative ways to include even more participants, and this year they are doing it again by hosting an eSports tournament as well as the first ever “Run The 10s” event – a 5.5 km run through the Cape Town Stadium and along the well-known Sea Point Promenade.

The exciting 10s rugby tournament remains one of the event’s biggest draw cards and professional as well as amateur rugby players will give fans much to cheer about over two days of blistering rugby action, including seven finals on the Saturday.

Celebrity coach and former Springbok Bryan Habana’s Oakheart VIP Invitational Team will feature a star-studded cast of former Springboks and provincial players such as Jongi Nokwe, Bolla Conradie, Henno Mentz, Andries Strauss and Hanyani Shimange, to name but a few.

Also in action will be the Espolon Etzebeth BARbarians, coached by Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth, the Ubumbo Legends, coached by Stormers hooker Scara Ntubeni, and the Abantwana Bomgquba, coached by current Springbok captain Siya Kolisi.

Another team to watch out for is the Old School Celebs Rugby Team, coached and captained by local comedian and actor Siv Ngesi and featuring various actors, musicians, and other celebrity players like former PSL football player Ryan Botha, rapper Jack Parow, Espresso host Graeme Richards, and comedian Rob van Vuuren.

“We are pleased to host the cream of South African rugby – past, present and future – as well as the rugby-loving public at the Cape Town 10s this year,” says Gerhardi Odendaal of the Old School Group, organiser of the festival.

“Fans only need to look at the list of attendees to know that they will be mingling with rugby royalty at this year’s event. Off-the-field fun includes the opportunity to get your favourite rugby memorabilia signed by former and current professional rugby players from the Springboks, England, Saracens, Stormers, Lions, Sharks and Bulls. So, bring that rugby ball, sports cap or t-shirt and get your favourite players’ signatures!”

“We are also pleased to welcome more than 400 teams at this year’s event, including regular competitors like the Steamers, winners of the prize for Best Dressed team nine years in a row, and the Westcoast Crew, who has featured in the final multiple times. Will this year be their year to lift the trophy?”

The Friday Superhero Dress-up at the Cape Town 10s is in a class of its own and there is nothing stopping the spectators from dressing up as their favourite characters too. Prizes are huge and expectations are high. Catch the elusive Siv Ngesi in his Super Man cloak – he is everywhere …

Social rugby teams from all over South Africa will compete in seven different divisions, including a Vets division, expected to attract former international and provincial players, a Social division, and a Premier 10s division, featuring cup winners from various 10s and 7s tournaments throughout South Africa.

To add spice to the event, former Springbok lock Bakkies Botha will launch his new boerewors brand over the weekend.

Don’t miss out on the fun! Tickets are selling fast. Buy yours here.

Event Details:

Dates: 1 & 2 February 2019

Venue: Hamilton Rugby Club in Green Point

Price: From R50 for children (13-17 years); R140 for students and R150 for adults.

Tickets: Quicket (https://www.quicket.co.za/events/60577-cape-town-10s-2019/#/)

For more info visit the website: https://capetown.10s.co.za/

Social media:

Twitter: @CapeTown10s

Facebook: www.facebook.com/capetown10s

Instagram: @capetown10s

Official event hashtag: #capetown10s #Iam10s

The event is owned and proudly managed by Old School Group. www.oldschoolgroup.co.za