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| AB de Villiers is in the pink. Picture: Reuters |
That is only, of course, if you missed Proteas’ captain A B de Villiers’ swashbuckling performance against the West Indies at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday when record after record tumbled (the fastest 50 and 100 in the One-Day International version of the game) with his historic knock of 147.
The affable AB was wearing pink. In fact, the entire team was donned in pretty rose pink as part of an annual awareness day for breast cancer, sponsored by Momentum and Bidvest.
“We love playing in pink,” De Villiers was reported to share before the game. “We haven’t lost while wearing pink.”
May that trend continue (especially as you head to Port Elizabeth this Sunday and off to the Cricket World Cup Down Under soon afterwards).
More especially, however, may the trend of raising awareness of breast cancer and other causes via this unlikely male medium continue.
A new flash of pink posters at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) assures me that is it for they are advertising the forthcoming Varsity Cup rugby. For the uninitiated (all newcomers to NMMU), Varsity Cup is a rugby competition between the country’s top rugby-playing universities. It is now into its seventh year and has been hugely successful, not least for the great student vibe it creates on campuses around the country.
But back to the pink.
But back to the pink.
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| The Varsity Cup rugby campaign starts on 9 February |
This time the burly boytjies of the 15-man game at university level have embraced pink to create awareness against women abuse. This is in line with one of Varsity Cup’s catch phrases – “Keep the aggro on the field”.
Only the Man of the Match from the previous match is afforded the honour of wearing pink. And believe you me, that sole pair of pink shorts certainly stands out on the playing field.
So it’s kudos to the sportsmen who wear pink. Your gesture is appreciated.
Now roll on Sunday at St George’s Park where the Proteas play the Windies again (sans their pink), and Monday 16 February at our own NMMU Stadium when the Madibaz rugby team will play their first home game of the Varsity Cup contest against Central University of Technology (CUT).
We trust one of the latter team players will be wearing a pair of pink shorts after their first match against North West University (Pukke) on Monday 9 February (the game is being televised at 16.45pm).
We will, pun intended, be in the pink should that happen!
Only the Man of the Match from the previous match is afforded the honour of wearing pink. And believe you me, that sole pair of pink shorts certainly stands out on the playing field.
So it’s kudos to the sportsmen who wear pink. Your gesture is appreciated.
Now roll on Sunday at St George’s Park where the Proteas play the Windies again (sans their pink), and Monday 16 February at our own NMMU Stadium when the Madibaz rugby team will play their first home game of the Varsity Cup contest against Central University of Technology (CUT).
We trust one of the latter team players will be wearing a pair of pink shorts after their first match against North West University (Pukke) on Monday 9 February (the game is being televised at 16.45pm).
We will, pun intended, be in the pink should that happen!
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| Pink shorts are worn by the Man of the Match from the previous game. |
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