Rosko Shane Specman, aka Speckmagic, born on 28 April 1989 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, where I spent the majority of my childhood years with my parents, older sister and younger brother. I started school at George Dickerson Primary, went on to Mary Waters Secondary School, and finished my schooling at Kingswood College. School is where I discovered my love for sport. I participated in various sport codes, such as athletics, cricket, and rugby.

Guest on the line: Rosko Shane Specman, aka Speckmagic – South African Rugby Player

Rosko Shane Specman, aka Speckmagic, born on 28 April 1989 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, where I spent the majority of my childhood years with my parents, older sister and younger brother. I started school at George Dickerson Primary, went on to Mary Waters Secondary School, and finished my schooling at Kingswood College. School is where I discovered my love for sport. I participated in various sport codes, such as athletics, cricket, and rugby.
Guest on the line: Rosko Shane Specman, aka Speckmagic – South African Rugby Player

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Life and Times of Rosko

Adaptive Surfing South Africa reached out to share the happy news that South Africa had placed 5th overall at the 2022 Pismo Beach World Para Surfing Championships which took place from the 7th-11th of December. Not only did we place 5th, but three of our incredible surfers earned podium places during the event.

Several organisations representing South Africa were at the event including Made for More, the Roxy Davis Foundation and Adaptive Surfing South Africa. South Africans played a vital part in getting the team to the USA. Through fundraising efforts run by the various organisations, a few of the team members got to travel overseas for the first time and compete in their first-ever international championship.

Guest 2 on the line: A visually impaired surfer, Sabelo Ngema

Guest 1 on the line: Bluff para-surfer Tracy Mckay

Adaptive Surfing South Africa reached out to share the happy news that South Africa had placed 5th overall at the 2022 Pismo Beach World Para Surfing Championships which took place from the 7th-11th of December. Not only did we place 5th, but three of our incredible surfers earned podium places during the event.
Several organisations representing South Africa were at the event including Made for More, the Roxy Davis Foundation and Adaptive Surfing South Africa. South Africans played a vital part in getting the team to the USA. Through fundraising efforts run by the various organisations, a few of the team members got to travel overseas for the first time and compete in their first-ever international championship.
Guest 2 on the line: A visually impaired surfer, Sabelo Ngema
Guest 1 on the line: Bluff para-surfer Tracy Mckay

SA Placed 5th at World Para Surfing Championships in California

Not all of them can see. In fact, barely can they see. Yet, that doesn’t act as an impediment to their vision of playing like one, akin to a unifying spirit. There are Cricket teams that win. There are cricket teams that lose. And then, there’s the Blind Cricket South Africa; a team that stays true to the spirit of the Madiba-land.

A team that upholds the unwavering spirit of what is meant by the Protea Fire, going all out in the pursuit of excellence and in the demonstration of passion.

They did just that in a cricket tournament that deserved to make more headlines than it did in 2022: the T20 World Cup for the Blind.

Something that was quite evident all December 2022 from the onset of the moment where I stood next to the South African dugout at the Saket Sports complex in New Delhi.

Truth be told, it became a place that while being in midst of a live cricket match seemed like a musical congregation.

A place where live singing- not rabble rousing- took place in midst of a World Cup cricket match.

It was akin to an enthralling saga, albeit one ensuing during the contest against the mighty Australians, where prior to the match and after it, one thing didn’t change.

It was the singing of the closely-knit members of the Blind Cricket South Africa team that in a tone apparently Afrikaner rejoiced and cheered on in an apparent display of team spirit.



Guest on the line: Isaac Bidla –President of Blind Cricket South Africa

Not all of them can see. In fact, barely can they see. Yet, that doesn’t act as an impediment to their vision of playing like one, akin to a unifying spirit. There are Cricket teams that win. There are cricket teams that lose. And then, there’s the Blind Cricket South Africa; a team that stays true to the spirit of the Madiba-land.
A team that upholds the unwavering spirit of what is meant by the Protea Fire, going all out in the pursuit of excellence and in the demonstration of passion.
They did just that in a cricket tournament that deserved to make more headlines than it did in 2022: the T20 World Cup for the Blind.
Something that was quite evident all December 2022 from the onset of the moment where I stood next to the South African dugout at the Saket Sports complex in New Delhi.
Truth be told, it became a place that while being in midst of a live cricket match seemed like a musical congregation.
A place where live singing- not rabble rousing- took place in midst of a World Cup cricket match.
It was akin to an enthralling saga, albeit one ensuing during the contest against the mighty Australians, where prior to the match and after it, one thing didn’t change.
It was the singing of the closely-knit members of the Blind Cricket South Africa team that in a tone apparently Afrikaner rejoiced and cheered on in an apparent display of team spirit.
 
Guest on the line: Isaac Bidla –President of Blind Cricket South Africa

Why 2022 Will Also Always Be Special For Blind Cricket South Africa?

North Riding-based professional, young, talented and fearless boxer Kaine Fourie continues to dedicate his life to the sport.

Fourie, well known as K9, was born in Kempton Park and his father, Kobus Fourie, was a professional boxer. K9 said that he fell in love with boxing at a very young age.

“Since I was very young boxing was all over the TV, because my dad was a professional fighter as well. We always liked boxing and it was the only sport we watched basically. I told my dad I wanted to fight when I was 10 years old but he refused and said I must wait till I’m 16 or 17.”

Fourie dropped out of school in Grade 10 to pursue his boxing career. “To be honest, I wanted to leave school early maybe in Grade 8. I didn’t know how to tell my parents so I waited. Two years later, when I was in Grade 10, I decided it was time to let them know what I want to do. It was hard to explain to my mother but my dad asked me to show him that I want to do this. I told him I will jog the whole year from school to the gym, 8km every day and I did.”



Guest 1 on the line: KAINE FOURIE – SOUTH AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL BOXER

North Riding-based professional, young, talented and fearless boxer Kaine Fourie continues to dedicate his life to the sport.
Fourie, well known as K9, was born in Kempton Park and his father, Kobus Fourie, was a professional boxer. K9 said that he fell in love with boxing at a very young age.
“Since I was very young boxing was all over the TV, because my dad was a professional fighter as well. We always liked boxing and it was the only sport we watched basically. I told my dad I wanted to fight when I was 10 years old but he refused and said I must wait till I’m 16 or 17.”
Fourie dropped out of school in Grade 10 to pursue his boxing career. “To be honest, I wanted to leave school early maybe in Grade 8. I didn’t know how to tell my parents so I waited. Two years later, when I was in Grade 10, I decided it was time to let them know what I want to do. It was hard to explain to my mother but my dad asked me to show him that I want to do this. I told him I will jog the whole year from school to the gym, 8km every day and I did.”
 
Guest 1 on the line: KAINE FOURIE – SOUTH AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL BOXER

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