After a successful inaugural tournament, WP Rugby and Club Newlands are delighted to announce the return of the Neo Africa Tri-Series in 2011.
The pre-season series will see the DHL Stormers, the Sharks and the Lions battle it out as they prepare for the Vodacom Super Rugby, which kicks off on 18 February.
The Neo Africa Tri-Series will take place from 28 January to 5 February and will see some of South Africa’s top players do battle. Cape fans will get the chance to see some of the country’s top talent including Schalk Burger, Bryan Habana, John Smit, Pat Lambie, Elton Jantjies and Jano Vermaak. This will also be the first opportunity for the Stormers’ players to face the team that defeated them in October’s Currie Cup final, when they take on their rivals from the Sharks.
Commenting on their continued sponsorship of the series, Neo Africa’s CEO, Vivien Natasen said: “After the success of the 2010 Neo Africa Tri-Series, we are delighted to once again be involved in this fantastic tournament and have no doubt that it will be even more exciting in 2011.”
The Neo Africa Tri-Series fixtures are as follows:
Friday 28 January: DHL Stormers vs. Lions (19h00 kick off)
Tuesday 1 February: Lions vs. Sharks (19h00 kick off)
Saturday 5 February: DHL Stormers vs. Sharks (17h00 kick off)
Tickets for the Neo Africa Tri-Series will be available at all Computicket and Shoprite/Checkers outlets as well as on the Computicket website from 17 January and from the Newlands Box Office from 25 January 2011 at the following prices:
| DHL Stormers vs. Lions | Lions vs. Sharks | DHL Stormers vs. Sharks | |
| All Seating | R40.00 | R30.00 | R40.00 |
| Danie Craven Standing | R20.00 | R10.00 | R20.00 |
| Scholars’ Enclosure | R10.00 | R10.00 | R10.00 |
Neo Africa is a group of companies spanning the infrastructure spectrum of banking solutions, telecommunications, properties and transportation. We deliver end-to-end tailored solutions in various environments and have earned ourselves a respectable position in many niche and unique markets. We thrive on being one of the most cutting edge and innovative groups have developed many ground-breaking world, first technologies and applications. Neo Africa has been the laureate of many international awards, the most recent of which is the World Finance Telecoms award for Best Mobile Banking Solution for 2010.
Neo Africa Lifestyle was born of the need in the market for an exclusive and personalised service to manage high profile VIP clients with a seamless turnkey solution, well surpassing industry standards. We have the ability to meet unique requirements by operating as a luxury facilitation mechanism with the following premium capabilities:
- Aviation company to manage charters
- Event planning and support
- Access to major events as a VIP
- Private Chauffer service in luxury and exotic vehicles
Neo Africa’s sponsorship of the Tri-Series tournament is the Group’s first foray into Rugby. Neo Africa was a National Supporter of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South AfricaTM and a sponsors of the BMW Motorsport winning team in the Wesbank Super Series.
Big mistake by the Lions.
Potentially demorallising start to the season.
Great managemet decision Manie and Kevin. (Or are there other decision makers involved now?)