The 10 best sporting moments for South Africa in 2018

Sports brings glory and honour to not just the team and its players but to the country as a whole.

This is why everyone loves watching games and why the people of any nation revere and very nearly worship their sporting greats.

While you can play and bet on your favourite matches with a betting bonus code, what were the best sporting moments to witness this year?

Here we have compiled for you the ten best sporting moments for South Africa is the 2018 calendar year.

1. Springboks defeats All Blacks in Wellington:
Springbok won 36-34 against New Zealand in Wellington making it their first win in New Zealand since the year 2009.

2. Kolisi captains the Boks at Eliot Park:
Kolisi became the first black man to captain the Springboks in a Test match when he led the team against England in Johannesburg.

3. Blitzboks win:
Neil Powell’s team Blitzboks won the World Rugby Sevens Series championship for the second time in a row, after losing in the previous four seasons. This is a big deal for South African rugby.

4. The Lions at the finals of the Super Rugby:
The Lions which is the name of the South African rugby team made it to the finals of Super Rugby for the third time in a row. However, they lost to the Crusaders. But this
achievement still makes it to this list.

5. The female national soccer team makes the country proud:
The female national football team reached the finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. They also qualified for the 2019 World Cup that is to take place in France. The male team, however, hasn’t qualified since 2002. Therefore, this achievement is indeed a huge deal.

6. Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon finals:
While Kevin Anderson actually lost to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon finals, his performance when he knocked out Roger Federer in the quarter-finals and John Isner in the semi-finals, making this achievement worthy to be on the list.

7. The South African cricket team wins against India:
Test matches, India and an in-form AB de Villiers. This match and series were going to be a cracker of a game, no doubt about that. However, the 2-1 win for South African cemented this series in their sporting history of this year.

8. South African wins against Australia in cricket:
The Australian cricket team has been one of the biggest rivals for South Africa in the big league. However, they won one match from a four-match series, and it was one of their best sporting moments this year.

9. Commonwealth Games was a winner:
The South African contingent this year won 37 medals and finished sixth on the table for the countries at this year’s Commonwealth Games, making it one of their best showcases at Commonwealth Games ever.

10. Percy Tao at the English Premiership:
Percy Tao was bought by Brighton at the English Premiership for a whopping R50million because he was the first person to be paid so much ever.